rehire

See also: re-hire

English

From re- +‎ hire.

rehire (third-person singular simple present rehires, present participle rehiring, simple past and past participle rehired)

(transitive) To hire again.
- 2009 August 19, Jessica Dickler, “You're fired! You're hired!”, in CNN Money‎^[1]:
  There are many upsides to rehiring former employees, according to management professor Peter Cappelli of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. The positives include savings on recruiting and training costs, maintaining associations between customers and employees, and the fact that the rehired employee doesn't need an introduction to his or her colleagues.
- 2022 April 25, Ramishah Maruf, “US labor board sues Starbucks to rehire unionizing employees”, in CNN‎^[2]:
  The National Labor Relations Board petitioned in federal court to force Starbucks (SBUX) to rehire three workers who claimed the coffee chain retaliated against them for attempting to unionize.

rehire (plural rehires)

A former employee who has been hired again.
- 2009 August 19, Jessica Dickler, “You're fired! You're hired!”, in CNN Money‎^[3]:
  Not all rehires have a happy ending. Jerry Abiog, 37, worked for an Atlanta-based consulting firm until he was laid off in January -- only to get called back six weeks later.