Definition of a Demotion

[john_seed]

What is the name of your state?CA

Recently our group had our pay grade lowered after a re-evaluation of the position. Our pay is the same, but the change in job grade affects our participation in the bonus plan, our future merit increases, and what our salary cap is.

When I was speaking with our director of HR, she said it was not a demotion, but a reassignment of the pay grade based off a re-evaluation of the position.

I disagreed. I looked up the term "demotion" in the Webster dictionary and it said a demotion was "to reduce to a lower grade or rank". I looked up the word in other dictionaries and found the same thing.

Do any of you have the definition of a demotion, and does it really apply here in my case?

Thanks!

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state?CA

Recently our group had our pay grade lowered after a re-evaluation of the position. Our pay is the same, but the change in job grade affects our participation in the bonus plan, our future merit increases, and what our salary cap is.

When I was speaking with our director of HR, she said it was not a demotion, but a reassignment of the pay grade based off a re-evaluation of the position.

I disagreed. I looked up the term "demotion" in the Webster dictionary and it said a demotion was "to reduce to a lower grade or rank". I looked up the word in other dictionaries and found the same thing.

Do any of you have the definition of a demotion, and does it really apply here in my case?

Thanks!

**A: demotion is what deboat does when dewaves come.

 

[You Are Guilty]

**A: demotion is what deboat does when dewaves come.

Not exactly. It's actually not desize of deboat, it's demotion of deocean...

 

[cbg]

I tend to agree with your HR manager, since your pay and responsibilities have not changed; only your participation in fringe benefits. But it's possible that if I saw the entire compensation plan (no, you cannot e-mail it to me) I might change my mind. It's not likely, though.

 

[Beth3]

There is no legal definition of "demotion." In common business vernacular, it's typically used when an individual is removed from one position and transferred to another position of lesser status and pay. That did not happen here. I agree with your HR Manager - the position was just reclassified.

In any case, what does it matter? Call it a demotion if you wish - it doesn't change anything.