HI
Yes I have a fair amount of people on PIP`s , whilst it is stressful the best way forward is for the employee to face the music and RTW- easier said then done I know.
I find that CBT skills are useful in such cases. For example the longer the employee remains off sick the harder is will be for them to return and deal with the work issue. The employee is simply avoiding the issue & therefore "self perpetuating" their stress & prolonging their anxiety. Which will only get worse if they continue disengage with the situation (hope this makes sense? & is helpful :)
There may also be further underlying issues which relate to individuals being "poorly managed" in the past and then all of a sudden the heat is turned up and managers have to get results so some employees may have been under the illusion that they have been performing well in the past when in fact they have been "underperforming" but this hasn't been managed properly-and so it comes as a huge shock & is devastating for employees when they are suddenly put onto PIP`s when this should never come as a surprise.
There are plenty of very good managers out there, however sadly there are many who simply do not know how to manage or just don`t manage people as they should.
Regards
Jane
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] PIP
Hi List
Does anyone have any information?experience of employees, who having been put on performance improvement plans, consequently go off sick with stress and best ways of managing, when managers are tenacious in sticking to set plan..I know this is management rather than medical but I have had so many lately, all from different areas and departments, and apart from wearing out the HSE standards , I can find little else.
Thanks Jane
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