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rehire

[ ree-hahyuhr ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment a second or subsequent time (often used in the passive):

    More than half of the dismissed teachers were rehired the following year.

    Officials have said they hope to rehire many of the 900 employees who were laid off when the hospital closed.



noun

  1. an act or instance of engaging someone’s services for payment a second or subsequent time:

    A transfer within the group of related companies is considered continuous employment, not a termination and a rehire.

  2. a person whose services have been engaged for payment a second or subsequent time:

    Rehires are eligible to have their retirement benefits reinstated after a 30-day waiting period.

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of rehire1

First recorded in 1760–70; re- ( def ) + hire ( def )
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Trump called for more accountability, ordering Collins to rectify the Biden’s administration’s decision to “rehire and reinstate back pay for employees previously fired for misconduct†and to take appropriate action against individuals who have committed misconduct.â€

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Fire the FAA safety inspectors – then rehire them.

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But on March 13, Alsup ordered the government to “immediately†rehire 16,000 probation employees who were dismissed in February.

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Officials at 18 departments and agencies have submitted documents to a federal court detailing their efforts to rehire the laid off probationary workers to comply with the court orders.

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On 13 March, Judge James Bredar of Maryland and Judge William Alsup of California ordered the agencies to rehire thousands of fired probationary workers.

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