Directorate of distance education master of business administration

PROMOTION, 
TRANSFER, 
DEMOTION, 
DISCHARGE 
DISMISSALS AND LAY OFFS 
Promotion  - promotion is transfer of an employee from a present 
job to another job which involves substantial increase in pay, status 

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and responsibility within the same organization.  Promotion may not, 
generally, involve change of place. 
Promotion assists the following 
 
ӹ Motivation 
 
ӹ Morale 
 
ӹ Reduction of expenses on training 
Promotion may be based on 
(i) Seniority (ii) Merit
Transfer 
Transfer is the movement of a worker from one job to another job 
which does not involve substantial change of pay, status or responsibility 
within an organization which may or may not involve change of place. 
Demotion 
Demotion involves transfer of a person from his present job to 
another job which involves substantial reduction in status, responsibility 
and pay.  This may or may not involve change of place.