Given the mandates to give a % needs improvement, does that mean those people won't get severance? Is that why they are doing it?
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@a6 I respectfully disagree. If you legitimately are not at fault, you should never sign anything that could legally be viewed as admittance of fault. Instead respond via email with your factual disputes as rationale for why you will not be signing it. The PIP states your signature indicates you have received, read, AND understand it. If you do not understand the indicated performance issues, blatantly fabricated or otherwise, and/or the expectations for improvement, say so. It won't get you out of the PIP but it will make HR more cautious about how your PIP is managed. There have been enough botched BS PIPs that leadership, HR and Legal are all pointing fingers at each other behind the curtain now.
That's what happens when the top talent has effectively been driven out of every org. Get familiar with your employee rights. It's not difficult to outsmart USB's current org leaders.
From what has been shared to my group/leaders, no, Needs Improvement does not automatically mean you are on PIP any longer, which is a change from last year. NI are also still eligible for bonus - up to 60% from what I heard.
I believe that NI still get severance if cut as well, unless they are on PIP and fail to meet those objectives, at which point you may be out of luck.
You are correct.
This is now common practice across many industries.
PIPs evade several intended regulatory controls.
Plus you eventually must sign paper agreeing you are not good enough.