Define demotion

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What is meant by demotion?

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Demotion is the opposite of promotion. Demotion is a downward movement of an employee in the organisational hierarchy with lower pay, status or responsibilities. Dale Yoder defines, "demotion as a shift to a position in which responsibilities are decreased. Promotion is in a sense, as increase in rank and demotion is decrease in rank." According to Beach, demotion is the assignment of an individual to a job of lower rank and pay usually involving lower level of difficulty and responsibility". In other words, demotion refers to the lowering down of the status salary and responsibilities of an employee."