upstaffing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upstaff

plural upstaffings

1. countableuncountableThe process of increasing the workforce for a business or institution.

   The results of this upstaffing had surprised everyone.

   2005, Mandy Johnson, Family Village Tribe: The Story of Flight Centre Limited, →ISBN, page 128

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   We see that there are a great many additional top level people in the District Government, but we have not seen enough of it to make any competent comment on it; however, there is certainly a substantial upstaffing of the top echelon.

   1968, United States Congress House Committee on the District of Columbia, Hearings, page 198

   By developing a flexible work force plan a company can protect itself from the costs that arise in an upstaffing situation.

   1971, The Office - Volume 74, page 40

   In June of 1988, the original upstaffing at this site included three analysts, one secretary and a director.

   1990, Project Management Institute, Proceedings of the PMI Annual Seminar/Symposium, page 311

   Community planning for rapid upstaffing of impacted facilities by special credentialing of health care providers along with augmentation of supplies may be one partial solution.

   2007, David E. Hogan, Jonathan L. Burstein, Disaster Medicine, →ISBN, page 5