Job Rotation

Policy
 Job Rotation Meaning & Definition

Meaning:
A movement of employees on different
job role which enriches their skills,
ability to work on different roles and
experience

Definition:
A management technique which is used
to shift employee from one job to
another
 Role of Employee Job Rotation Policy

To convey the employees about the job rotation technique

To clarify on the rules and regulation associated to the job rotation
To specify the frequency of job rotation
To make the organizational outcomes more efficient
To improve the productivity of the employees
To boost innovative thinking and inventiveness
 Benefits and Purpose of Job Rotation Policy

Benefits
It minimizes work related strain, physiological
Purpose
stress and fatigue
To create a career path for employees
It eliminate the risk of to be stuck on high risk job
Provide opportunity to gain new knowledge
It improves efficiency and productivity of
To enhance the understanding
employees
To keep employee motivated and productive
It increases work flexibility
To create unity among employees
Provides relief from boredom and complacency
It decreases absenteeism
Job Rotation Program Steps
Selection of
Leadership Ideal Bench
Critical Job Job Analysis
Commitment Strength
Position

Assessment and Development

Job period Selection process
Evaluation maps

Internal Team
Support Rewards
Communication orientation
Types of Job Rotation Process
Task rotation
The employees are shifted from
stressful job to less demanding
job. It is used to provide employee
a break from mentally or
physically stressful task.
Position rotation
The designation, location or department
of the employee is changed by the
organization. It is used to provide
employee an opportunity to gain
different skills, knowledge and new
work perspectives
 Objectives of Job Rotation

To reduce the repetitiveness in the job profile of the employee

To develop a pool of talented employees
to place a right employee at right job
To provides basic knowledge about the organizational operations
 To enrich the work experience of the employees
To sharpen employee skills
Advantages and Disadvantages of Employee job rotation
program
Advantages
Reduces the job repetitiveness
Supports the overall
development of the employees
Reduces the chances of
employee burnout
Helps employees to find out
their strength and weaknesses
Creates a back-up talent pool
for organization
Disadvantages
Process is time consuming and costly
In some cases job rotation can lead to
dissatisfaction among employees
It is not a solution on the
disengagement of the employees.
It is not applicable to the industry
which required highly skilled employees
It can lead to loss due to error
generation by employees who are in
learning process.