The Employee Performance Review System (EPRS) provides the Commonwealth's bargaining unit and confidential employee workforce with the skills and understanding necessary to meet key performance targets. EPRS is not just a tool but a significant collaborative process to improve productivity by increasing communication between employees and their supervisors. Through this three-staged process, the supervisor will supply the employee with their expected job duties while also defining what successful performance looks like within these objectives. The successful completion of EPRS is not just a task but a significant contribution towards the agency's mission accomplishment, making you an integral part of our collective success.
Roles and Responsibilities
For your own EPRS, you are the employee. If you direct others, you will also be a supervisor and/or reviewer. Depending on your organization's structure, you may have more than one role.
- Employee: The bargaining unit or confidential employee being evaluated for the applicable fiscal year performance review cycle.
- Supervisor: An employee’s direct supervisor who is responsible for conducting their performance review.
- Reviewer: The employee’s indirect manager (their supervisor’s supervisor). The reviewer determines the final rating during Stage C.
The Three Stages of EPRS
The performance review cycle runs concurrently to the fiscal year, beginning in July and ending in June.
| Stage | Title | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| Stage A | Performance Planning | July |
| Stage B | Progress Review | January |
| Stage C | Annual Review | June |
New Hire Timeframes
Standard Cycle (for employees who are not new hires) Stage A begins in July, Stage B begins in January, Stage C begins in June. Compressed Cycle (for new hires hired before March 31st) Stage A begins upon start, Stage B begins half-way to June, Stage C begins in June. Stretched Cycle (for new hires hired on or after March 31st) Stage A begins upon start, Stage B begins in January, Stage C begins in June.
The MyPath System
MyPath, the Commonwealth's learning and performance hub, houses the Employee Performance Review System for participating agencies. The user-friendly interface paired with automated workflows and communications foster meaningful performance review conversations by removing identified administrative barriers.
MyPath Benefits:
- MyPath offers digitized performance reviews* and electronic signatures.
- The system automatically generates personal, action-oriented communications during the review cycle to help users remember key dates and tasks.
- Performance reviews can be printed directly form the MyPath portal.
- Provides custom dashboard reports for real-time compliance monitoring.
*While performance reviews are digitized, the personnel file will remain the system of record for all employee performance reviews.
Additional Resources
Non-MyPath EPRS
The majority of Commonwealth employees participate in EPRS via MyPath. However, there are some groups of employees who will continue to utilize the Word or PDF version of the form. If you have questions regarding what format EPRS you should be using, please reach out to your EPRS Coordinator.
Please note: To add an electronic signature on the fillable PDF, please select the Open in Desktop App (Acrobat) button located in the top right corner of the screen. Alternatively, you may download the form and open it in Adobe to electronically sign.