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Managing Underperformance Fairly

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Spot underperformance early and act, find out what’s causing it and agree a clear improvement plan with support.

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Managing Underperformance Fairly
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Managers
Duration
20 minutes
Evidence
11-question quiz
Your version
Editable

What they will be able to do

  • Spot underperformance early and act.
  • Find out what’s causing it.
  • Agree a clear improvement plan with support.
  • Know when and how the formal process starts.

The course

  1. 01Spotting it early
  2. 02Understanding the cause
  3. 03The conversation and plan
  4. 04The formal stage

The decision they practise

In the main activity, “Rewrite Daisy’s improvement plan”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “Daisy’s six months” and “Two ways Friday could go”.

How you know they finished

The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.

Roll it out with

  • Line manager essentials

Relevant legislation and guidance

The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.

  • Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended)
  • Equality Act 2010

How this course is built

  • Interactive activity

    Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.

  • Edit it in the builder

    On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.

  • A record they finished

    The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.

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