“It is being done in line with the human resources (HR) law of Qatar,” Ashghal said, adding that the step supports the authority’s long term strategy to develop the skills of its local workforce.

Saif al-Kaabi, HR manager, said Ashghal has always been keen on developing its local talents and provide them with opportunities to stand out. “In line with the Qatar National Vision 2030, the organisation works to continually enhance the performance and development of employees by offering jobs, training and scholarship opportunities for all its employees and Qatari nationals who want to join Ashghal’s team,” said
al-Kaabi.

The main feature of the new system is that all its functions are done electronically, starting from sending evaluation forms and seeking approval by the respective head of the section or affairs. As a first step, the system notifies the managers concerned to prepare the annual evaluation through Ashghal’s internal intranet portal. In the second step, the system sends all employees evaluation forms to the manager concerned.

Al-Kaabi added that the system allows employees to submit a grievance to the Grievance and Appeals Committee if they are not satisfied with their
evaluation.

The official confirmed the authority applies international standards in employee performance evaluation to enhance efficiency. These levels are checked through specific measuring tools based on the themes specified in the annual evaluation folder.

The system contributes to automating the traditional manual evaluation procedures to support Ashghal’s vision of using the latest technology across its
operations.