It's That Time of the Year Again!

Guidance for Self-Evaluations and Performance Reviews

As Dow Jones departments and managers move ahead with year-end performance conversations, IAPE members are once again reaching out to the union office for guidance. 

So, here’s our annual reminder: all IAPE-represented employees may decline self-assessments, self-ratings, and department feedback requests. Dow Jones has confirmed for IAPE that, “Employee self-reflection remains optional but strongly encouraged,” and that self-ratings are also optional.

As we have said in years past, if you want to rate yourself or offer comments about your achievements over the past year, feel free. Nobody will do a better job of singing your own praises than you. But beware: any critical notes you provide may be held against you in your manager’s final assessment of your performance.

If you have any questions or concerns about performance discussions with your manager, please let us know, or contact your local IAPE representative

Merit Increases

As performance evaluations are ramping, we’re hearing from members that they are receiving mixed messages about union eligibility for merit increases. Managers in some groups have gone so far as to say union members are ineligible because of the ongoing negotiations.

Sadly, this is more of the same from the company. A tactic they use to push merit conversations down the road and create pressure during negotiations.

There is nothing on the union side that prevents the company from paying our members more through merit increases and/or promotions. 

Get a Pay Review!

As you prepare for your performance evaluations, we're receiving an influx of pay review requests. Requests usually take a week or longer; however, there is a bit of a backlog due to limited staff availability during collective actions and ongoing negotiations. The turnaround time has been extended. If you know you'll be requesting a pay review and have a date for your performance evaluation, please submit your request as soon as possible and mention your performance evaluation date to payreview@iape1096.org.