A performance improvement plan (PIP), also known as a performance action plan, is a tool to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address failures to meet specific job goals or to ameliorate behavior-related concerns.

What is a PIP work?

A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a document that aims to help employees who are not meeting job performance goals. … The role of HR in a PIP is to work with the employee’s managers to determine whether a PIP is appropriate and to provide guidance to both the manager and employee for the duration of the plan.

Should HR be involved in PIP?

Enlist the Help of HR “HR should always be a partner to the process,” she says. HR can provide guidance on whether a PIP is appropriate and can provide templates and documents that managers can reference when drafting a PIP.