In plain English
It is the formal check-in that looks back over an employee's work across the past year. It assesses how the employee performed and how they progressed, and it happens at the close of that year.
In context
Here, "year-end review" names the formal annual evaluation at the close of the year that examines an employee's performance and progress during the year just finished.
- Situation
- Setting goals, receiving feedback, completing reviews, and discussing performance
- What it communicates
- names the formal evaluation point at the end of the year.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say what result the evaluation will have or what specific criteria will be used.
Examples
“In December, she met her supervisor for a year-end review of her work and progress over the previous twelve months.”
“Her supervisor scheduled the year-end review for the last Friday in December.”