His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued the Cabinet Resolution No. (24) of 2017 concerning the amendment of some provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (12) endorsing the Performance Management System for Federal Government employees, which was published in the Official Gazette.
The Resolution replaces item under “Firstly”, Chapter (6) of Performance Management System for Federal Government employees attached to the Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. (12) for 2012 with the following:
Performance of an employee will be considered unsatisfactory if he / she receives a rating of “Improvement Needed”, and in this case, the HR Department in the federal entity concerned should the following measures:
A written notice is be given to the employee to improve his /her performance within a period of three months. In the event that the employee does not improve after the end of the said period, a final three months’ written notice is given to the employee. If the employee fails to improve within by the end of notice period, he /she may be terminated due to poor performance, in accordance with the provisions of Human Resources Law and its executive regulations. An employee whose service has been terminated due to incompetence may submit a written complaint to the grievance and objection committees as per the procedures and mechanisms specified in the Human Resources Law and its executive regulations.
Any provision contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.
The Resolution shall be effective from the day following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
The Authority is set to organize a workshop for employees of ministries and federal bodies to highlight the amendments of the electronic Performance Management System operated via BAYANATI System.