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Review your team's end of year reviews

Quick answer

  • In ESS, open your manager view and open the end-of-year review waiting for your feedback.
  • Comment and give your final rating against each goal, then set an overall rating and summary for the year.
  • Click Submit for calibration — the total and average scores are calculated, and the record goes to HR.

The end of year review is where you set an employee's final ratings for the year and submit them for calibration. This stage feeds the calibration process, so the ratings you record here are the ones HR compares across the organisation.

  1. Open the review

    In ESS, go to your manager view and open the end-of-year review. Everything submitted throughout the year—ratings, comments, both sides—is visible.

    An end of year review open in the manager view showing the full year's history

    You can complete an end-of-year review even if the employee missed earlier stages. The system won't block it if the employee didn't submit goal setting or the mid-year review.

  2. Comment and rate each goal

    Add your end-of-year comments against each goal and set your final rating. Where you agree with the employee's assessment, record the same rating.

    Click Next to move through the goals — objectives, competencies, and any PIP or PDP goals.

  3. Review career aspirations

    You can see the employee's career aspirations, but you cannot change them. The employee submits this section, and it is locked for you.

  4. Comment on training needs

    You can see the employee's training needs and their previous comments, and add your own. You cannot clear a training item the employee has marked as completed.

  5. Set the overall rating

    Give an overall rating for the year and write your summary — for example, that the employee has met most of the expectations of their role and exceeded some. Add any development notes for the year ahead.

    The overall rating, summary and development notes at the end of the review

  6. Submit for calibration

    Click Submit for calibration.

    The total score and average score are calculated on submission, so they show as zero or blank until you submit. An empty score before you submit is expected, not a fault.

    The total and average scores populated after submission

    The review is now with HR. Once they calibrate it, the ratings come back to you to discuss with the employee before publishing—see Release calibrated ratings to your team.