{"id":123869,"date":"2025-01-31T16:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=123869"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:17:12","slug":"performance-improvement-plan-pip","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/performance-improvement-plan-pip\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)\u00a0"},"template":"","class_list":["post-123869","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Performance improvement plan (PIP)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is a formal document and process used by organizations to address and improve an employee\u2019s performance when it falls below expectations or standards. 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