Should annual performance reviews reflect leave without pay (LWOP) status?
Yes. It is appropriate to annotate in the 363L comments section any extended periods during which the employee was absent from the workplace, such as in LWOP. Should an employee who recently received an end of probationary period EPR still receive an annual EPR? For example, a new employee who is on a fiscal year rating cycle successfully completed his probationary period in March. Should the employee still receive an annual EPR (July through June of that year)? Yes. The supervisor/rater should complete an annual review for the employee, regardless of the time the probationary period ended during the employee’s EPR cycle. In the comments section, it will be necessary to annotate the specific review period (from-to dates) and that the EPR is being completed as part of the employee’s annual performance review cycle.
