] Moving between the organizational levels by promotions, transfers and job rotation and layoffs define employees’ life cycle as an entity in a business environment. These changes result in changes in status, and often, pay of affected employees. At the end of every year, organizations are usually faced with the challenge of selection criteria for determining which employees are eligible for promotions and pay rises, which in most cases are tied to one another. What to be taken into account when evaluating employees’ suitability for promotions, pay rises and other forms of rewards usually dominates decision making in such scenarios.