transfer and promotion

Transfer and promotionA PRIME CORPORATE SUCCESS DETERMINANT

The Glindex (Index and Glossary)

Topic Person in charge

1.Meaning of Promotion2. Objectives of Promotion3. Criteria For Promotion (Only Meaning)4. Merit Based Promotion (Only Meaning)

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5. Advantages and disadvantages of Merit Based Promotion.

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6. Seniority Based Promotion (Only Meaning)

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7. Advantages and disadvantages of seniority based promotion.

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8. Meaning and objectives of transfer Saurabh S.S - 1510513

9. Reasons for transfer Harshith B.S - 1510569

10. Types of Transfer 11. Meaning of right sizing12. Need for Right sizing

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Meaning of Promotion

• Promotion is the reassignment of a higher level job to an with delegation of and

required to perform that higher level job and normally with .

When promotions are given…..

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Purposes or objectives of promotion

• Internal conservation :-The primary objective of promotion is to fill the job vacancies available within the organization by the employees.

Utilizing employees’ skill at appropriate level


• Reduces labour turnover :-To promote employee’s self-development and make them await their turn of promotions. It reduces


• To promote interest :-To promote interest in and in team

development areas.

• To boost morale :- Organizations seek to encourage efficiency and loyalty among the employees through motivation.



• To Improve constructive competition

• To reward loyal and committed employees

• To impress upon others that opportunities are availableto them too in the organization, if they perform well.

Please note down…… Objectives of Promotion

• Internal conservation

• Utilizing employees’ skill at appropriate level

• Reduces labour turnover

• To promote interest

• To boost morale

• To Improve constructive competition

• To reward loyal and committed employees

• To impress upon others that opportunities are available

to them too in the organization, if they perform well.

Basis or Criteria of Promotion

• Promotion is one of the highly tasks of HR Managers especially when it involves selecting from a pool of candidates.

• This is because employees who do not get promotion may blame the system if it is .

• Therefore an organization should be careful with its promotion policy and criteria.

Merit Based Promotions

• Merit as a basis for promotion means fulfilling the job positions in an organization with the most talented persons available within the organization for those positions.

• Merit is given appropriate consideration while other factors like seniority become insignificant.

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Merit Based PromotionsAdvantages

• It improves both employee and organizational

• It acts as an and for the competent and diligent employees of the organizations.

• Promotions on the basis of merit necessitates continuous by the employees throughout their career to remain competitive in the

lab our market.

• It increases of the employees and keeps the organization dynamic to meet the challenges from the external environment.

Merit Based PromotionsDisadvantages

• Organizations may find it difficult to the employees and their unions about the fairness of the promotion system when merit is the sole criterion in promotion.

• This method can cause intense and destructive among the employees, leading to a mutual block of performance.

• It may favor the with fresh and relevant knowledge, thereby putting the aged employees in a disadvantageous position.

• It can cause undue for the employees if they are promoted.

Seniority based promotions

• The promotions are given on the basis of the of the employees

• Other factors like the KSA’s are ignored.

• Usually followed in the enterprises.

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Seniority based promotionsAdvantages

• This method is suitable for organizations and avoids conflicts.

• It may improve the and of the employees.

• There arise no bitter feelings in any employee at the end of the promotion process.

• It is simple and straight forward.

Seniority based promotionsDisadvantages

• It offers for the efficiency, creativity and commitment of the sincere and hardworking employees.

• It kills the of employees.

• There will be to change.

• It may lead to

Seniority-Cum-Merit

• Both the and are taken into consideration.

• The primary objective is to include the virtues of both merit and seniority.

Merit Based PromotionsAn example

Mr. X 20 years experience Relatively less KSA’s

Mr. Y 3 years experience Relatively more KSA’s

Who will you promote if you haveChosen a merit based promotion policy ?

Transfer

• A horizontal shifting of employees from one job to another without any job related increase in the pay, benefits and status of the employees is called a transfer.

Reasons for Transfer

• Over a period of time, the productivity of an employee may decline because of the monotony of his or her job. To break this monotony, the employee is transferred.

Reasons for Transfer

• The Climate may be unsatisfactory for an employee’s health. He or she may request a transfer to a different place where his/her health is not affected by the climate.

Reasons for transfer

• Family related issues cause transfers, specially among female employees. When they get married, the females want to join their spouses, and this fact necessitates transfers.

Objectives or Purposes of Transfer

Organizations may have to transfer employees due to changes in technology, volume of production, production schedule, product line, introduction of new product lines etc.,

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• To satisfy the employee needs :- to reduce the boredom of the employees etc., transfer may be given.


• Correction of faulty initial placement of an employee.


To make the employees more versatile:- Transfers can be used to make the employees familiar with different skills.


• To adjust the workforce :- In order to meet the shortages of human resources in any department, employees may be transferred to that department from a department which is overstaffed.


• To Provide relief :- Transfer may be given to employees who are overburdened or doing hazardous work for a long period.

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• To reduce conflicts:- If the employees do not get along with their working environment, they may be given transfer.


• To punish the employees:- Transfers may be used to punish employees who indulge in mal practices etc.,

Please Note Down… Objectives of transfer

• To meet the organizational requirements

• To satisfy the employee needs

• To utilize employees better

• To make the employees more versatile

• To adjust the workforce

• To Provide relief

• To reduce conflicts

• To punish the employees

Types of Transfers

• Right-sizing of workforce refers to employing and maintaining exact number of employees with the required skills, knowledge and abilities to perform the existing number of jobs in an organization.

Meaning

• Employing and maintaining exact number of employees with required skills, abilities and knowledge to perform the existing number of jobs in an organization.

Need for right sizing

References

• Human Resource management – P Subbarao• Human Resource management – VSP Rao• Human Resource management – Gary Dessler• Human Resource management 7e – K Aswathappa• Slide Share Articles• Online research articles

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