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Signing the PIP notice The employer will ask for the employee's signature when notice of the PIP is given. Some people fear that signing is an admission of their poor performance. Declining to sign may be interpreted as refusing to cooperate on performance improvement, and therefore, grounds for termination.

Read It: Don't let your manager read the PIP to you. ... Copy It: Make a copy of the PIP and keep a copy for yourself. ... Discuss It: A good PIP is well documented and detailed. ... Negotiate It: Make sure the expectations and time for completion are sensible and realistic.

What if they refuse to sign the PIP? The employee should be informed that the alternative to a PIP is disciplinary action. The appropriate disciplinary steps should be made in consultation with HR. It is important to document a refusal to participate in or sign a PIP.

In that sense, a Performance Improvement Plan is NOT confidential by definition, as it is carried out in a professional setting, not a private and personal one. However, different companies have different company policies, and some may treat a Performance Improvement Plan differently.

No matter how miserable you are on the PIP, don't quit your job, if at all possible. If you quit rather than get fired, you won't be eligible for unemployment benefits. If you quit, it will be nearly impossible to succeed in pursuing any claims of discrimination or retaliation you may have against the company.

If you have concerns about the fairness of the decision to place you on a PIP and/or the nature or contents of the PIP, it might be possible to negotiate a financial settlement with your employer prior to leaving and as part of this negotiation we might advise you to raise a written grievance about the PIP.

It may be that the performance improvement plan is merely a ?paper trail? to formally document poor performance supporting termination. Importantly, the issuance of a performance improvement plan may impact an employee's ability to pursue legal claims upon termination.

A PIP should include information on acceptable performance levels, specific and measurable objectives that are achievable, relevant, and time-bound, guidance on what management will do to assist the employee, details on progress meetings, and consequences for not meeting the objectives of the plan.