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Performance Review Forms & Merit Letters

  • Performance Excellence Annual Plan for Exempt and Non-Exempt Staff MS Word Document
  • Performance Excellence Instructions PDF Document
  • Non-Exempt Employee Merit Letter Sample PDF Document
  • Exempt Employee Merit Letter Sample PDF Document

Departments and schools using the older 5-point scale performance evaluations should use these forms:

  • Non-Exempt 5-point Scale Form MS Word Document
  • Exempt 5-point Scale Form MS Word Document

For more information regarding performance excellence, please see the NU Performance Excellence page at the Workplace Learning website.

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