Promotions

LFernandes

Hi Everyone,

I need to put together a formal promotion policy and I was wondering what criteria, if any, you use when deciding if and when an employee should be promoted. Is it based soley on the promoting manager's recommendation or do you allow all employees to apply for the position even if they are in different departments. How long do they need to be with the company or in their current position before they are eligible for promotion?

Also, if anyone has a formal policy that they would like to share I would greatly appreciate it. As always, thanks for your help.


LFernandes

AnneHa

We have a formal policy in our personnel manual that spells out our philosophy concerning and the requirements for promotion. I'll be happy to send it to you if you will provide a fax number or email address for a Word document.

scantey

We also have a formal policy on promoting and transferring- I can email you a copy if you like- just let me know your address...

LFernandes

I would welcome any policies. My e-mail address is:

[email]Laura.Fernandes@collabo.com[/email]

Thanks for your help!

hrbanker

We have a job posting policy that amounts to the same as a promotion policy. When jobs open within the company we determine the requirements for anyone filling the position (within or outside the company). Then we post the job listing those criteria. All job posting aps come through HR so we can verify that the person is eligible to post --they are not on probation, didn't post for their current position less than 6 months ago, and they have the required education/experience. Then the manager interviews and chooses the best person for the position. We do a lot of in-house training and preparing people to advance with the company.

LFernandes

What would happen if a manger came to you and said that I want to promote say Jane Doe to a Senior Tech position up from a Tech position because of the great job that she is doing. Jane has exceeded expectations for her current position and her manager wants to promote her for her efforts. Would you still post the position?

Thanks!

sonny

Would this be an upgrade, perhaps? Will there be a vacant tech position as a result of the promotion?

LFernandes

It depends on the position. Sometimes there is a position open after the employee is promoted. For example if a Manufacturing Tech 3 becomes a Compounder, the Tech 3 position becomes available. So in a sense, we consider it a promotion but in reality it would probably be more of an upgrade to the next position.