How Job Rotation contributes to employee retention.

Employees particularly millennials, want more opportunities to learn, grow, and advance their careers. They may be able to get the development they want without changing companies, thanks to Job Rotation.

Job Rotation is a strategy where employees rotate between two or more jobs in the same company. Employees take on new tasks at different jobs for some time before rotating back to their original position. Generally, an employee’s pay remains the same. A rotation program doesn’t mean employees are promoted, although promotions do happen. Employees typically move laterally from job to job.

With a job rotation system, employees broaden their experience and skills by taking on new responsibilities. Rotations are meant to promote flexibility, employee engagement, and retention.

Job rotations motivate key, and high-potential employees because they are seen by those employees as a company-made investment in their future. They retain talent because they foster learning opportunities. If a talented employee doesn't see any kind of growth opportunity, or if he or she is kept in the same position for too long, there is a turnover risk. Rotating employees creates more challenges, and tests adaptability to a new environment and managers.

Additionally, if an employee’s job is physically (or even mentally) exhausting 24/7, fatigue and disengagement can creep in. Companies that require heavy-duty labor use job rotation strategies. Overworked employees who are constantly doing manual labor benefit from getting a break. Rotating their jobs helps offset the risk of fatigue and possibly injury.

Although employee turnover can be expensive it doesn’t have to be devastating. By having a job rotation plan, organizations have multiple employees who know how to do each job. If an employee leaves, companies won’t need to scramble to hire the first candidate they see. Instead, they have other employees capable of covering the separated employee’s tasks while they take your time to hire the best fit.

Job Rotation has its cons too including;

• It can be costly & time-consuming
• Organizations could end up with disgruntled employees
• It may not be applicable to all industries, etc.

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