Review questions
- Employers and employees’ expectations in the terms and conditions of
employment are first determined during job advertisement. However, these
employment conditions are rarely well established. Discuss. - The link between recruitment and selection and open performance appraisal is
obscured by both job descriptions and performance agreements. Comment. - Despite continued efforts to implement performance appraisal policy in
Tanzanian public service, these efforts have continuously failed. By using an
example from a ministry, department or agency, explain the major reasons for
the failures.
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