Appraisals at Weyerhaeuser: improving staff performance

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Weyerhaeuser Company developed an employee performance appraisal process that was designed to develop employees' careers and reward them objectively. The key objectives of the appraisal process were to promote job performance feedback, assess individual training needs, and provide decision-making inputs for salary, promotion, and termination. Certain common information was identified for all three purposes: opinions of the employee, first-line supervisor periodic ratings, and hard-data on performance. Twelve performance factors are rated and weighted according to the importance of each to the job, including: work quality; work quantity; and job knowledge. The final stage of the performance evaluation is a meeting between employees and supervisors in an appraisal review session that includes a standard setting session and employee feedback.

Case studies, Accounting and auditing, Weyerhaeuser Co., WY, Employee performance appraisals, Performance appraisals

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The marriage tax

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Conflicting goals within any tax system make the design of tax laws difficult, forcing policy makers to balance the demands of different groups without being fully aware of the trade-offs that are possible (or impossible). Differences in the taxation of married people and single people comprise a difficult area of tax policy formulation. It is impossible to have a tax system that considers marriage neutral, that pools the income of a married couple, and that maintains a non-linear tax function. The logical implications of abandoning any of the three above principles are discussed.

Social aspects, United States, Analysis, Interpretation and construction, Taxation, Tax law, Tax administration and procedure, Tax administration, Tax reform, Income tax, Married people, Single people

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Civil engineering takes a hammering

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The UK civil engineering sector has been experiencing significant problems, particularly as spending on infrastructure declined more than 7% in 1997 from 1996 to 5.8 billion pounds sterling, compared with a peak of 7 billion pounds sterling in 1993. It seems likely that civil engineering firms will continue to struggle for some time to come. However, those that have been able to adapt to changing market conditions are quite optimistic about the future. Firms able to undertake large capital projects have been seeking work abroad.

Economic aspects, Civil engineering

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