Question

Spencer gave all his employees low ratings on their performance appraisals. While the employees had met their objectives for the quarter and several had exceeded their sales goals, Spencer felt that everyone could have worked harder than they did. He does not have any evidence that his employees slacked off during the quarter, he just has a feeling that more could have been done. Spencer's performance appraisals violate the ____________ part of the OUCH test.

Answer 1

Spencer's performance appraisals violate the objective part of the OUCH test

Step-by-step explanation:

"The OUCH Test is a rule of thumb you should use whenever you are contemplating any employment action. You use it to maintain equity for all of your employees or applicants. OUCH is an acronym that stands for Objective, Uniform in application, Consistent in effect, and Has job relatedness. An employment action should generally be objective instead of subjective; we should apply all employment tests the same way, every time, with everyone, to the best of our ability; the employment action should not have an inconsistent effect on any protected groups; and the test must be directly related to the job to which we are applying it."

Reference: Lussier, Robert N., and John R. Hendon. “Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development.” Learning Objectives | SAGE Companion, 2019