- Applying penalties and abatement. Performance should be regularly monitored to decide if penalties or abatement should be applied for under-performance to encourage better future performance.
- Incentive revisions. Under specific circumstances, non-abatement for under-performance could be considered in return for guarantees of improved productivity due to strategic reasons. Such decision-making should be underpinned by management commitment and support and be monitored over time to establish whether relaxation of abatement has achieved the desired outcome. This establishes a link between performance and partnership management.