Wiktionary
lateral transfer
n. The movement of an employee from his/her current post to a different position without noticeable benefits.
Usage examples of "lateral transfer".
He'd worked on All News 60, then made the lateral transfer to Channel 75, first in the social data unit, then into hard news.
As Jim had predicted, he'd obtained a good price for the house and, given his tragic circumstances, his company had enabled a lateral transfer to another job.