Staff transfer means moving a person from one factory, branch or office to another without changing status, salary and power. This will ensure uniformity of treatment and avoid transfers for petty reasons. It should indicate the executive responsible for initiating and approving the transfers. 

The benefits of staff transfer are given below : 

• Improve employee skill 

• Remedy for faulty placements 

• Develop employee for future promotion 

• Greater job satisfaction.

Various types of transfers are : 

Production Transfers: Such transfers are made when there is need for more personnel in one branch. Production transfer helps to prevent lay-offs and stabilize employment. Employees are transferred from the over staffed unit to the unit where the staffs are less. 

Shift Transfers: Employees may be transferred from one shift to another for personal reasons like marriage, old parents etc. 

Versatility Transfers : Such transfers enable the organisation to develop talent for filling up higher jobs. It is made to develop all round proficiency among employee. They are shifted from one job to another to increase the job knowledge. 

Remedial Transfers : These transfers are made to rectify errors in selection and placement of employees. It also permits better use of human resources in the organisation through proper matching of job requirements and qualification of employees.