restaffing

Hiring new employees

Restaffing is the process of replacing or reorganizing personnel, typically after layoffs, departures, or restructuring: The company began restaffing the department after the merger.

The term implies filling positions that were previously occupied rather than creating new ones.

recruitment

hiring

Giving someone work

vacancies · headhunting · screening · shortlisting · selection · resumes · qualifications · recruiters · sourcing

workforce

headcount

Total of individuals present

scheduling · rostering · manpower · capacity · attrition

strategy

restructuring

Rearranging an existing framework

redeployment · outsourcing · insourcing · contingency · scalability · downsizing · rightsizing · reorganization · efficiency · prioritization

transition

onboarding

New member integration process

induction · integration · acclimation · mentoring · shadowing · probation · ramp-up · cross-training · documentation · succession

reemployment

rehiring

Restoring someone's job

upskilling · outplacement · redundancy · severance · reintegration

Opposites
workforce size direction

restaffingdownsizing

Reducing workforce or scale

destaffing · layoffs · staff reduction · workforce reduction · firing

organizational stability

restaffingstaff retention

Keeping workers employed long-term

status quo · employee retention · hiring freeze

Family

staff, staffed, staffing, staffer, understaffed, staffroom, overstaffed, overstaffing, understaffing

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