re-employ
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the company's boss had been given "one final opportunity" to re-employ sacked staff on their previous salaries.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2022
According to Rutter’s statement, the $25 million would “provide long-term cash flow for essential personnel to ensure that we can reopen the Center and re-employ our staff and musicians.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020
It would help to re-employ workers who have lost jobs and get them trained for higher paying jobs.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2016
The petition, addressed to United’s chairman Kevin McCabe, was prompted by reports that the club are preparing to re-employ him on his release.
From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2014
Mr. Kruger's appointment expired by law in November 1877, and the Government did not think it advisable to re-employ him.
From Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal by Haggard, Henry Rider
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