What does redeployment mean in the workplace?

What does redeployment mean in the workplace?

Redeployment in the workplace is the moving of an employee from one job or role to another. The new job or role does not necessarily need to be similar to the original and for example, can have different duties, be in a different location, have different pay and/or be of a different seniority level.

What is the purpose of redeployment?

Redeployment isn’t just about saving money. It protects the employer brand during times of uncertainty and assists with retaining key talent and maintaining morale. This ensures productivity does not suffer, creating a highly skilled workforce who are ready to adapt to future challenges.

What is a redeployment policy?

The redeployment process begins from the date when an employee as being identified is “at risk” from redundancy and it will form part of the individual consultation process. This will provide information on the employee’s qualifications, skills, experience and areas of work in which they have expressed interest.

What does medical redeployment mean?

Redeployment. When a disabled employee is absent because they can no longer continue in their substantive position through ill health or injury, employers should consider redeployment as an alternative to dismissal if they are fit to work in some capacity.

How do you redeploy an employee?

Redeployment

  1. Introduction.
  2. Reasonable in the circumstances.
  3. Alternative job, position or work must be identified.
  4. The job must be suitable.
  5. Roles with lower income & less responsibility to be considered.
  6. Open selection process may impact on whether redundancy is genuine.
  7. Associated entity of the employer.
  8. Case examples.

Can I be forced to be redeployed?

In most cases your employer can redeploy you to other areas, but it is important that you check your contract and local policies and to note that temporary deployment is generally a voluntary choice, staff should not be forced to move.

What do you mean by redeployment why and how it is done?

Redeployment is a workforce management strategy. In simple terms, it is the internal movement of the workforce. Talent is moved from areas within the organisation that no longer require staffing, to areas within the business that are expanding.

What does Redeployee status mean?

An employee will become a redeployee when they are issued formal notice of redundancy or because they are unable to continue working in their substantive position as a result of a disability.

What is HR redeployment?

Redeployment gives employees whose jobs are at risk the chance to find a new job at the University. Hiring managers can use redeployment to find current employees to fill their jobs.

How does redeployment work in the NHS?

Redeployment may mean covering wards or clinics or providing support in other areas, for example general practice nurses required to work in different practice settings or even NHS staff covering independent health and care sectors.

What is another word for redeployed?

What is another word for redeploy?

move rearrange
reposition shift
shuffle change
displace alter
budge redistribute

Can I refuse to be redeployed?

You may be able to refuse if you have reasonable grounds, for example because a medical condition cannot be supported or if you are pregnant and the necessary measures cannot be put in place.