Headcount, hiring & workforce planning · Core

Redeployment

Also called: reassignment

ELI5

Moving an employee to another role instead of exit or redundancy.

Used in conversation

“Who is accountable for redeployment, and who is affected by it?”

Pitch context

You will see “Redeployment” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches headcount, hiring & workforce planning.

Why it matters: In headcount, hiring & workforce planning, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.