CREA Employee Handbook - Core Final (Updated 2025)

5.3 Performance Reviews

CREA, LLC will make efforts to periodically review your work performance. The performance review is a tool used to evaluate employee performance over the review period by assessing:  Your performance of assigned job duties and responsibilities.  Your achievement or lack of achievement of specific targets and goals.  Other aspects of your performance (e.g., communication skills, professionalism, ability to collaborate, reliability, willingness to take initiative, etc.).  The performance review process will take place quarterly, or as business needs dictate.  The performance review process is intended to increase the quality and value of your work performance.

The review process may be used:

 As a basis for employment decisions, such as promotions and demotions.  To improve the performance of underperforming employees.  To document employee growth at the Company.

A positive performance review does not guarantee a pay raise or continued employment.

5.4 Disciplinary Process Violation of CREA, LLC's policies or procedures may result in disciplinary action, including demotion, transfer, leave without pay, or termination of employment. The Company encourages a system of progressive discipline depending on the type of prohibited conduct. However, the Company is not required to engage in progressive discipline and may discipline or terminate employees who violate the rules of conduct, or where the quality or value of their work fails to meet expectations at any time. Again, any attempt at progressive discipline does not imply that your employment is anything other than on an "at-will" basis consistent with applicable law. Note that the specific terms of your employment relationship, including termination procedures, are governed by the laws of the state in which you are employed. In appropriate circumstances, management will first provide you with a verbal warning, then with one or more written warnings, and if the conduct is not sufficiently altered, eventual demotion, transfer, forced leave, or termination of employment. Your manager will make every effort possible to allow you to respond to any disciplinary action taken. Understand that while the Company is concerned with consistent enforcement of our policies, we are not obligated to follow any disciplinary or grievance procedure and, depending on the circumstances, you may be disciplined or terminated without any prior warning or procedure. 5.5 Outside Employment Outside employment that creates a conflict of interest or affects the quality or value of your work performance or availability at CREA, LLC is prohibited. The Company recognizes that you may seek additional employment during off hours, but in all cases expects that any outside employment will not affect your attendance, job performance, productivity, work hours, or scheduling, or would otherwise adversely affect your ability to effectively perform your duties or in any way create a conflict of interest. Any outside employment that will conflict with your duties and obligations to the Company should be reported to your manager. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in discipline up to and including termination. While on a leave of absence, you may not work or be gainfully employed for yourself or by another employer. If you are on a leave of absence and are found to be in violation of this policy, you will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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