Personnel Policies Manual

  1. The policy of the Navajo Nation is to encourage and promote optimal employee performance using program management objectives. Every employee must receive a performance appraisal at least once a year. All employee performance appraisals shall be accepted and acted upon by the Department of Personnel Management as received by each submitting unit and shall not be unduly delayed pending receipt of the entire Division’s forms.

  2. The purpose of the Employee Appraisal is to evaluate past job performance and set standards for future performance.

    1. Supervisors shall be responsible for evaluating past performance pursuant to procedures issued by Department of Personnel Management.
    2. At the beginning of each review period, supervisors will be responsible for establishing specific objectives and performance standards consistent with program objectives and current job description.
    3. Department of Personnel Management shall issue procedures regarding performance appraisals and establish review periods and timelines for submission of appraisals.
    4. Department of Personnel Management shall monitor the completion of employee performance appraisals.
    5. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that performance appraisals are submitted for all employees by the established deadline date. Failure to submit appraisals by established deadline date will result in disapproval of step increase and/or disciplinary action.

  4. An employee whose job performance is unsatisfactory is subject to disciplinary action as set forth in the Table of Penalties.

  5. Performance evaluations serve as the basis for awarding merit pay. Merit pay provisions are set forth at Section VII.I.1-2 herein. The Department of Personnel Management will issue procedures.