Shaming ritual sees 'underperforming' employee drenched by boss

Underperforming employees often have a reason for failing to meet business targets – whether they’re affected by personal issues, swamped with a surplus of tasks or just experiencing a bad week for business.

Reprimanding staff for being unable to meet workplace demands, however, must be done with caution as poor performance management practices can drive away talent.

In fact, managers that fail to deal with employees sensitively and fairly are causing an exodus of talent, with a 2015 Gallup study finding that approximately half of the respondents surveyed have left a job to escape a manager.

To best prevent this, HR must examine the individual’s history, to see whether they are consistently underperforming or if the case was just a one off, and with that information, create constructive feedback.