An Employee Corrective Action Plan (ECAP) is a written procedure that details the specific corrective action to address an employee's performance or conduct issue. The ECAP sets forth expectations for the employee to meet and outlines the consequences if these standards are unmet. The ECAP helps employees improve their performance or conduct so that it meets the standards expected by the employer. It can also document an employee's progress in addressing their performance or conduct issues. You can use an ECAP when an employee's performance or conduct falls below the standards set by the employer. You can also enforce it when an employee has been warned about their performance or conduct but has not improved sufficiently. Typically, the employee's supervisor creates the ECAP in consultation with Human Resources, tailored to the specific performance or conduct issue addressed. It should include a description of the performance or conduct issue, expectations for addressing the issue, a timeline for improvement, consequences for failing to meet the expectations, and a signature from the employee indicating that he or she understands the plan. An ECAP, when used correctly,

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