Job Rotation Policy

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 Purpose
➢It minimizes work related strain, physiological ➢To create a career path for employees
➢Provide opportunity to gain new knowledge
stress and fatigue
➢It eliminate the risk of to be stuck on high risk job ➢To enhance the understanding
➢To keep employee motivated and productive
➢It improves efficiency and productivity of
➢To create unity among employees
employees
➢It increases work flexibility
➢Provides relief from boredom and complacency

➢It decreases absenteeism

Job Rotation Program Steps

Leadership Selection of Job Analysis Ideal Bench
Commitment Critical Job Strength

Position

Assessment and Development Job period Selection process
Evaluation maps

Internal Team Support Rewards
Communication orientation

Types of Job Rotation Process

Task rotation Position rotation

The employees are shifted from The designation, location or department
stressful job to less demanding of the employee is changed by the
job. It is used to provide employee organization. It is used to provide
a break from mentally or employee an opportunity to gain
physically stressful task. 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 Disadvantages

➢Reduces the job repetitiveness ➢Process is time consuming and costly
➢Supports the overall ➢In some cases job rotation can lead to
development of the employees dissatisfaction among employees
➢Reduces the chances of ➢It is not a solution on the
employee burnout disengagement of the employees.
➢Helps employees to find out ➢It is not applicable to the industry
their strength and weaknesses which required highly skilled employees
➢Creates a back-up talent pool ➢It can lead to loss due to error
for organization generation by employees who are in
learning process.