Clearwater Electronics recently received a complaint via its employee hotline from a terminated employee claiming he was fired because he was disliked by his supervisor, whom he said had harassed him. The HR department handles all harassment claims, and an investigation was immediately opened. One of the first steps the HR director took was to review the former employee's quarterly performance appraisals, which had been signed by both the supervisor and the employee. Over the course of a year, the performance appraisals documented the following: the employee was often absent, had consistently produced poor-quality work, and was insubordinate to his supervisor on several occasions. The HR director closed the case after determining the supervisor had appropriately terminated the employee with good cause. Using this case as an example, why is it especially important for performance appraisals to have detailed information on an employee's performance?

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Detailed information in performance appraisals is essential for several reasons as demonstrated in the case of Clearwater Electronics 1 EvidenceBased ... View the full answer