DEMOTION Demotion is  Lowering of rank  Reduction in salary  Reducing of status  Reducing of responsibility

Defination  Demotion can be defined as “the assignment of an individual to a job of lower rank and pay usually involving lower level of difficulty and responsibility”.

Meaning of demotion  Used as a punishment  For search of discipline  Brings bad name to employee  Difficult to be borne if punitive

Causes of demotions  Breach of discipline  Inadequacy of knowledge  Unable to cope with change  Organisational re- organisation.

Demotion policy  Clear-cut set of rules  Employees should be communicated the grounds which will attract demotion.  Machinery to investigate violation of rules  Employees should be given an opportunity to explain their conduct  Can state in their defence  Consistent and equitable action against all employees for violation.

 Employees should be given an opportunity to explain their conduct  Can state in their defence  Consistent and equitable action against all employees for violation.

 No pick and choose of any type  Review provision if situation so warrants  Provision for appeal to top management.

Advantage of demotion  Keeping employees alert to their responsibilities.

Disadvantage  Demoralise the employees  Affects efficiency  Affects mental stability  Affects emotions  Do not improve working of employees  Employees may leave organisation

TRANSFERS  MEANING OF TRANSFER  Movement of an employee from one job to another.  May involve more responsibility and higher pay compared to promotion.  Done to fil a vacant post by posting a person to a similar job.

PURPOSE OF TRANSFERS  Satisfy organisational needs  Employee’s request  Proper utilisation of employees  Adjustment of workforce.  To increase versatility of employees  Maintaining tenure system  Penalising employees.

TYPES OF TRANSFERS  Replacement transfers  Production transfers  Shift transfers  Versatility transfers  Remedial transfers

TRANSFER POLICY  Clarify type of transfers and conditions under which these will be made.  There should be specific authority which should initiate and implement transfers.o  Area of transfer should be specified.  Indicate basis of transfers  Decide the rate of pay to be paid to transferee.  Intimate fact of transfer to concerned person well in time

 Transfers should be in writing, properly communicated to all concerned  Transfers should be minimum,not just for the sake of transfers.