Performance Appraisal During Pandemic Covid-19: How to Evaluate Remote Worker Productivity

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how organizations are operating. Globally, a majority of the population is still working from home due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19. In this current scenario, many businesses have had to take significant steps to adapt to COVID-19 and it has become a necessity for organizations and managers to keep their workforce productive and engaged. However it was found that most organizations are curtailing or even abandoning performance management because of difficulties measuring performance and disruptions in performance due to the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore this article, will discuss on how the organization and management can conduct performance appraisals on employees who work remotely effectively and take into account some justifications and due consideration especially in situations where the whole country is facing health and safety risks.