Promoting employees is an essential part of a company’s success; however, it is a lot more challenging than people realize. There are positives as well as negatives in promoting employees and all of management must be aware of this. Promoting union and non-union employees is quite different and this needs to be spelled out in the company’s promotion policy. There are different types of promotions and different methods of promotions, and these will all be discussed. There are acceptable criteria that needs to be spelled out for promotions as well as attributes of the person considered to be for a promotion. Looking at an employee’s personal characteristics also comes into play when considering a promotion as well as the qualities that the employee exemplifies. We will discuss the process a company should have in place for promotions and the importance of everyone in the organization understanding the policy. The topic of promotions without compensation will be discussed as well as the negatives that can occur when an employee is promoted. If promotions are not handled properly, it can negatively impact the organization so that will be discussed also. Areas CoveredWhy companies need to promote employeesWhy company needs to have a promotion policy Different types of promotions Difference between a union and non-union promotionNegatives about promoting employees The attributes an employee must have to be promotedThe characteristics that an employee must exhibit to be promotedSuggestions to making a good company promotion policy Who Should AttendAny one in HR, Managers, Directors, anyone that manages a department.Why Should You Attend Employee promotion serves several purposes for businesses and is often a critical component of employee retention. However, there are so many components to making it work effectively that it is more challenging process than people think. In attending this webinar, you will learn the challenges companies face in setting up a competitive and fair policy for promoting employees. You will learn that there are two different methods of promoting employees and that promotions will be different depending on if you are in a union or non-union environment. You will learn why your company needs to have a promotion policy and why it is important. There are numerous things to consider before you promote an employee, it is not always based on seniority or how hard they work, many are based on the employees character and certain attributes that should be in the companies promotion policy. We will discuss compensation with promotions, do all promotions come with compensation increases. Also, you will learn that there are some negatives to promoting employees and how to handle them.