State Worker
My boss will not evaluate my performance during the 2015-2016 school year. He claims that he is too busy to perform this task? I told him that if he does not do this,I will fire him on the grounds of dereliction of duty and I told him that my step raise is also connected to this evaluation. I have contacted my lawyers in Boston and told them the story. If he does not do it in a reasonable time I will file a suit against him. Will I win in court or will he settle out of court just to avoid embarrassment? What should I do? Steven
I'm curious how you are going to fire your boss. I don't see this ending well for you.
Ask your boss to have another supervisor to complete the task. I did a self evaluation and my boss concurred. Maybe you are approaching him wrong.
I agree with the first comment from Robert to follow the chain if his supervisor also dsnt perform then you can a file a case with the human resource also... If the time runs out and still evaluation is not done then file a case in court... All I want to say is use your resources well...
I'm not a lawyer but your I think you have a good chance at winning under these circumstances.
Don't you have a HR department you take this too? Legal action seems extreme for this type of workplace issue.
I agree with the previous comment Steven. It appears from your description of the situation that you have given your boss enough opportunities to make things right with your evaluation concern. The next step would be to follow the chain of command upwards for a solution. Legal resource can be lengthy and expensive.
Steven,
Although I am not a state employee, there may be a better option.
I would go to that persons boss and tell them what has transpired. It should get the ball running on your evaluation.
For any person in a management or supervisory position, not doing an honest evaluation of an employee is inexcusable. It is a part of their job description and, therefore, their duty. Not doing the eval is, in my opinion, is laziness.
Go to his boss and give him/her the information.
Steven, I'm sorry but I'm a little confused. You are a state worker. Are you a member of a union? If you are, your union rep is a good place to start.