sec.85Positive performance management principles

### sec.85 Positive performance management principles For best practice human resource management and in recognition that public sector employees are selected based on recruitment and selection processes under chapter 3 , part 3 , the management of public sector employees must be directed towards the following principles ( positive performance management principles )— pro-actively managing the professional and personal development of public sector employees with a view to continuously building expertise within the public sector; ensuring regular and constructive communication between public sector managers and employees about the work performance and personal conduct principles; recognising the strengths, requirements and circumstances of individual employees and valuing their contributions; recognising performance that meets or exceeds expectations; providing opportunities and support to employees for improving performance; continuously improving performance through the provision of training and development; identifying at the earliest possible stage performance that does not meet expectations; integrating the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) into management practices and policies. The commissioner must make a directive about how the positive performance management principles are to be applied. (sec.85-ssec.1) For best practice human resource management and in recognition that public sector employees are selected based on recruitment and selection processes under chapter 3 , part 3 , the management of public sector employees must be directed towards the following principles ( positive performance management principles )— pro-actively managing the professional and personal development of public sector employees with a view to continuously building expertise within the public sector; ensuring regular and constructive communication between public sector managers and employees about the work performance and personal conduct principles; recognising the strengths, requirements and circumstances of individual employees and valuing their contributions; recognising performance that meets or exceeds expectations; providing opportunities and support to employees for improving performance; continuously improving performance through the provision of training and development; identifying at the earliest possible stage performance that does not meet expectations; integrating the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) into management practices and policies. (sec.85-ssec.2) The commissioner must make a directive about how the positive performance management principles are to be applied. - (a) pro-actively managing the professional and personal development of public sector employees with a view to continuously building expertise within the public sector; - (b) ensuring regular and constructive communication between public sector managers and employees about the work performance and personal conduct principles; - (c) recognising the strengths, requirements and circumstances of individual employees and valuing their contributions; - (d) recognising performance that meets or exceeds expectations; - (e) providing opportunities and support to employees for improving performance; - (f) continuously improving performance through the provision of training and development; - (g) identifying at the earliest possible stage performance that does not meet expectations; - (h) integrating the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) into management practices and policies.