Use this template to outline your rehiring policy, defining your company's rules for rehiring former employees.
Our rehiring policy defines rules for rehiring former employees. Sometimes, we may find it to be beneficial and cost-effective to hire employees we trust who left [your company] for various reasons.
This policy outlines the circumstances under which employees might be rehired and any relevant guidelines. This policy applies to former employees who left [ on a permanent basis and does not refer to any employee who's on medical, parental, or other types of long-term leave.
This policy will not prohibit any former employee from applying for a position. But, it’ll outline in which cases it can consider this employee for rehire.
To be considered for rehire, former employees should have left the company for one of the following reasons:
Voluntary resignation
Company lay-offs
Expired contract
Termination for reasons other than illegal or unethical behavior
These employees can apply for a position with the company after a minimum period of [4 months]. This excludes employees whose contracts expired. They can ask for a contract renewal immediately and we may consider them.