Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of restaff
nounrestaffing (plural restaffings)
plural restaffings
- The replacement of staff.
When the reduction is drawn out over many months, several major restaffings of the same division may occur, each such restaffing requiring training and retraining, preparation of new job descriptions, adjustment of records, etc.
1949, United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, Task Force Report on Federal Personnel, page 68
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