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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please share this information with supervisors and managers of USPS employees.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">The current USPS performance evaluation rating period will end on December 31, 2021. Supervisors will be responsible for evaluating their employees’ performance beginning
<b>January 3, 2022</b>, for the 2021 rating period. The performance evaluation is a constructive tool for continued improvement and development and ensures that employees receive feedback on their performance for the rating period. It is essential that performance
evaluations are completed in a timely manner. In preparation for the creation of the performance evaluation documents, please review the following deadlines:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a name="_Hlk55387245">Position description updates that should be reflected on the 2021 evaluation form and any management changes must be entered by
</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55387245"><b>November 26, 2021,</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55387245"> to be fully approved by Compensation Services. Any position-related changes and/or management changes must be submitted via ePAF. The performance
evaluation form will reflect changes made to the position description if the effective date for the change is within the rating period. We are requesting that only substantive position description updates be made. If you have minor updates (i.e., non-substantive
changes that do not impact the essential functions of the position), please hold on submitting changes at this time.
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55387245">If you or members of your staff have questions regarding the position description or management change updates, please contact your department’s assigned Compensation Services
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55387245"></span><a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/PDF/Analyst%20and%20Recruiter%20Departmental%20Assignments.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55387245"><span style="color:blue">analyst.
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Performance evaluations are <u>not</u> required for USPS employees who have been hired or promoted to an A&P position on or after
<b>May 1, 2021</b>. These employees will not have evaluations available in OMNI HR.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">The deadline for all performance evaluation documents to be completed is
<b>March 1, 2022</b>. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Supervisors and Department Representatives are encouraged to utilize the
<a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/sections/training-organizational-development/omni-training-guides">
<span style="color:blue">training resources</span></a> provided by the Office of Human Resources.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Questions</span></b><b>?</b> Please reference
<a href="http://policies.vpfa.fsu.edu/policies-and-procedures/faculty-staff/employee-and-labor-relations#labor">
<span style="color:blue">Policy 4-OP-C-7-G1</span></a>, or contact the Employee & Labor Relations section at (850) 644-6475.<o:p></o:p></p>
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