Meaning and Definition of Transfer
According to Edwin B. Flippo, "Transfer is a change in job where the new job is substantially equal to the old in terms of pay, status and responsibilities".
According to Yoder and Associates, "Transfer is a lateral shift causing movement of individuals from one position to another usually without involving any marked change in duties, responsibilities, skills needed or compensation".
REASONS OF EMPLOYEES TRANSFER
After that few questions are come in mind that what are the reasons for transfer?, why do employers transfer employees?
Transfer is usually made to satisfy the interest of both the employee and the organization. Transfer is made due to the following reasons:
1) To Meet Organizational Needs: An organization undergoes several changes in the path of growth and achievement of its goal successfully. These changes may include work inconsistencies, changes in the structure of the organization, changes in the economic status, changes in the quantity of production, etc. This demands either reduction or reallocation of the workforce. Thus, suitable adjustments are made to fulfill these requirements of the organization by transferring appropriate candidates to the right place.
2) To Fulfil Employee's Requirements: Transfers are also made when the employee is not able to adapt himself in the company's working environment. If an employee is not comfortable with his superiors or fellow workers, or he is unable to see his future growth in a particular job or he is having some family problems, in such conditions, in order to meet the employee's requirement transfer can be done from one place to another or from one department to another by the organization.
3) To Enhance Employee's Productivity: When an employee works in the same job over a long period of time, the enthusiasm as well as the productivity of the employee starts declining. Thus , to break this boredom and make the job more interesting , transfers are made .
4 ) To Make Effective Utilization of Employees ' Skill : Sometimes , employees are not able to perform satisfactorily and adequately in a particular job as their skills are not properly utilized . Therefore, the management transfers such employees to that job where their capabilities and skills can be utilized in a much better way.
5 ) To Increase Employees ' Versatility : Transferring an employee from one department to another or from one place to another helps the employees to face new challenges and gain new experiences . This increases the versatility of the employee as he receives enough opportunities to improve his diverse skills.
6) To Adjust the Employees and their Timing : Transfer takes place to adjust the employees in different departments particularly when there are certain changes in the organisation. Transfer can also be done as per the convenience of the employee. There are some people who prefer morning shifts, some prefer evening and some prefer night shifts. For example, working women prefer to work in the evening shifts as they have to do their daily household work in the morning time.
7) To Ensure Discipline in Employees : There are some officers or employees of the organization who violate the rules and regulations and work for their personal benefit. Therefore to penalise , such employees are transferred to a distant branch or office where they do not get a chance to carry - out their unlawful activities .
8) To Maintain a Tenure System: Many organizations follow tenure system. Specially, in government organizations employees are hired for a particular period of time on a particular post. Late these employees are transferred to other places or departments to acquire new knowledge and skills. For example, in banks, probationary officers are hired for the duration of 3 years and later they are transferred to other places for the next 3 years. Sometimes, transfers are also made so that employees do not get involved in politics against the organisation.
