Employee Testing
MNJane
11 Posts
My employer is considering testing employees to measure job knowledge. They would like to terminate employees who do not pass the tests. I have already raised concerns about the testing process itself (making sure we provide reasonable accommodations, etc.) but am looking for any feedback about the decision to terminate employees who don't pass.
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Sorry - I sound like a little kid, "What's that..." x:-)
1. We announced the test and performed 1 hour training classes once a week for 5 weeks.
2. We allowed individuals to take their information home to study.
3. We had interpreters present during the training classes and the same interpreters came back for the test.
4. Anyone who did not get a 70% score was allowed to take a retest 2 weeks later.
5. Anyone who failed the retest, was terminated.
34 of 35 employees passed. Of the employees that passed, about 14 did not pass the first go around. The one that didn't pass, not surprisingly, was also one of the worst performers in the department. The employees that took the test were a mixed bag of English speaking, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean employees.
Those threads maybe so old they are gone? Who will develop the test? I would be concerned about the reading level, validity, etc Look down this forum to pre employment testing searching for. .Don and others offer good input. .