A well-functioning Human Resource Management Performance Appraisal System (PAS) will function in the open while being beneficial to employees and the entire organisation. Effectiveness of appraisal can be increased if we get feedback from the appraisers & appraisees on the current state of PAS in the organisation. Understanding the perception of Employees helps human resource managers to figure out loopholes in the appraisal framework and take necessary measures for improvement. Accordingly, the current study utilized a quantitative research methodology to assess the perceptions and experiences of raters and ratees employed in an in-house context and make appropriate recommendations for changes to the appraisal system. Interview Folia data was collected using a structured questionnaire from distributed directly to the respondents. A total of 100 Employees and a sample of the whole workforce, with 20 Employers were selected through stratified random sampling technique.

The results found that employees had a high awareness level of the present practices of performance appraisal practices incorporated in the organization. Feedback gathered regarding both the raters and ratees indicated a broad awareness of existing PAS practices. Almost 97% of the ratees agreed regarding awareness and understanding of the system. Raters also spent a lot of time giving performance feedback to employees. Also, a respondent had significant awareness of performance evaluation traits and attributes as only around 82% of employees said the appraisal criteria analyzed were sufficient to assess their job performance. In addition, participants believed that training programmes had a major role to play in improving job knowledge and individual competencies. Results were also found to indicate that the vast majority of ratees understood their reporting and reviewing officers in relation to the appraisal process.

Keywords: Performance Appraisal System, Employee Performance, Human Resource Management, Performance Evaluation, Employee Feedback, Training and Development, IT Organizations, Organizational Performance, Employee Competency, Yemen IT Sector.