BENGALURU: In the wake of a series of recent train accidents in the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today suggested out-of-turn promotions for those staff who...
Rewarding the staff averting accidents is essential. Giving recognition, merit certificate, cash award, paid holiday etc are some of the options. Out of turn promotion is a very big reward which will motivate the recipient like any thing. But in a government organisation where seniority matters more than competence/merit as compared to private sector, it is a double edged sword and may prove counter productive in long run: (1) Several rail employees who shall get superseded due to out of promotion of one employee, may get annoyed & demotivated which in turn may adversely effect their dedication (2)... more...
Such a big reward may promote deliberate sabotaging, followed by remedial measures, which is ultimately reported as a case of averted accident to get out of turn promotion.
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