rce Banks system of performance appraisals to the standard, we found the standards have been met in most cases. In the following paragraphs, we have listed some of the guidelines that Commerce Bank follows when giving performance appraisals.Performance evaluations are standardized and uniform for all employees at Commerce Bank. Every employee is given an annual performance appraisal. However, an employee may be given two in a year if necessary. Therefore, performance appraisals at Commerce Bank are standard and uniform for all employees. Next, the appraisal process is formally communicated to employees. One step Commerce Bank has in its process consists of meeting with the employee to discuss assignments that need to be completed and objectives that need to be met. This also serves as a time for employees to review appraisal results. During this time employees are given notice as to performance deficiencies, after which there is an opportunity given to correct them. The raters used at Commerce Bank are in fact multiple, diverse, and unbiased. There is equal spread between the three raters in such a way that every employee has an equal opportunity to achieve the rating he or she desires. Since expectations and goals are discussed with every employee prior to the performance appraisal, each employee is given the opportunity to do what is necessary to meet the expectations.Finally, Commerce Bank does use performance appraisals to improve performance among its employees. By identifying his or her weaknesses and working to strengthen them, this helps to make their employees more knowledgeable about the job they perform.Though there are many guidelines that Commerce Bank does follow, there are a few that may need further development. First, Commerce Bank does not have a set system to detect discriminatory factors or abuses of the system. In this day and age, companies are seeing an increased number of discrimination lawsuits fil...
