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Promotion | Meaning and Definition

What is Promotion?

When an employee is given a higher position or rank in an organisation, it is called Promotion.

  • A promotion comes with an increase in responsibilities.
  • An employee becomes a senior authority of the company.
  • When an employee is promoted, his or her salary also increases.

Definition

“A promotion is the elevation of an employee to a higher job role. It is accompanied by an increase in salary, greater responsibilities, and higher status. It is a form of recognition for an employee’s contributions and capabilities.”

Types of Promotion

1. Vertical Promotion:

Role Advancement: Moving to a higher position within the same department or function.
Increased Authority: Gaining more decision-making power and leadership responsibilities.

2. Horizontal Promotion:

Role Change: Shifting to a different role at the same level but with different responsibilities or in a different department.
Skill Utilisation: Utilising an employee’s diverse skill set in a new capacity.

3. Dry Promotion:

Title Change: Receiving a new title without an increase in pay or significant change in responsibilities.

Benefits

 The promotion has the following advantages:

  • Acknowledge an employee’s efforts and devotion, and encourage him or her to improve.
  • Encourage employees to compete for higher-level jobs by encouraging them to learn new things.
  • Maintain talented and skilled staff
  • Eliminate dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction.
  • To fill a job vacancy that arises as a result of an employee’s retirement, resignation, or death. The next experienced worker would be upgraded to the vacant post in this situation.
  • Engage employees’ knowledge and abilities more effectively.
  • Attract qualified and experienced individuals.

Example of Promotion in Corporate Offices

Vertical: An employee moves from a Senior Analyst to a Manager position, with additional team leadership responsibilities and a higher salary.
Horizontal: A marketing specialist shifts to a product management role, leveraging their understanding of market needs in a different capacity.
Dry Promotion: An employee’s title changes from “Junior Developer” to “Developer” to reflect their growing experience, without an immediate salary increase.

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