US EditionWhy Microsoft Just Tightened Its Policies for Firing Low Performers
- Microsoft, ticker MSFT, is implementing performance management policies targeting underperforming employees, according to Business Insider.
- These changes, detailed in an internal email, include barring poor performers from internal transfers and rehiring for two years.
- Employees with zero to 60% Rewards outcomes or on a PIP will not be eligible for internal moves or rehire for two years.
- Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said the company is introducing "new and enhanced tools" to boost performance and address underperformance.
- Microsoft also introduced a voluntary exit plan, GVSA, and AI‑supported tools for managers to prepare for difficult conversations.
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Microsoft Cracks Down On Underperformers With New Policies, Including 2-Year Rehire Ban: Report - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Barclays (NYSE:BCS)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is reportedly implementing new performance management policies, including a two-year rehire ban for underperforming employees. What Happened: The company's chief people officer, Amy Coleman, informed managers about new tools to accelerate high performance and quickly address low performance, reported Business Insider on Tuesday, citing an internal email. A key change includes a policy that bars employees with poor p…
Microsoft introduces strict new policies for low performers, adds voluntary exit plan
In an internal email seen by Business Insider, Microsoft's new chief people officer Amy Coleman wrote about new and enhanced tools that would help accelerate high performance and swiftly address low performance.Read Entire Article
Microsoft announced “new and improved tools to accelerate high performance and quickly resolve low employee performance.”
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