How long do you require an employee to work in a role before you consider them for a promotion?
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Director of HR in Miscellaneous2 months ago
Ideally for senior roles minimum 3 years and less senior roles 2 years minimum Director of Talent Management & Organizational Effectiveness in Travel and Hospitality2 months ago
We currently require people to be in their role for 12 months, and in prior organizations I've seen it be required up to 18 months. My personal view is that it's important to balance procedural consistency with flexibility to the situation. If you have a top talent who's been in role under 12 months, but is currently underutilized and would be a perfect fit for a much higher value-add role, the company would be short-sighted to not facilitate a move. In that case, it would be important to include the "why" in communications to the relevant teams.Director of HR in Miscellaneous2 months ago
We recommend an employee to be in their role 12 months, however, we leave this open for flexibility if needed. For example, if a situation exists where a new employee is being under-utilized and the organization has an opportunity for their contribution to be fully utilized then we approve of this movement of roles.Director of HR in Retail2 months ago
I do believe that this is a situation where you need to differentiate between policy and guidelines. It’s best to have guidelines on how long an employee must be in a role before they are considered for a promotion versus a black and white policy. Guidelines provides us the recommended practice but allows us the flexibility to deviate given the right circumstances. Consider what is best for the employee, department and organization and find the balance. It would be a shame if you have the right person in front of you to take on a more senior role but due to something as trivial as not having spent enough time in their current role you have to look at others - possibly less qualified or even external which would be more expensive. I absolutely believe there should be parameter in place on how long an individual must be in their role before being considered for a promotion. However I also strongly believe that when we have an employee that is right for the role, and is ready for a senior position now, it is in the organizations best interest to make it work. Imagine being told that the only reason you were not considered for a promotion was because you had not been in your current position long enough. At that point you have lost the employee. They will be demotivated and will more than likely find that promotion at another organization.