The term “boomerang employee” refers to a worker who has left your company only to be rehired sometime later. We’ve discussed the pros and cons of bringing back boomerang employees in the past, but as employers seek to rehire laid-off or furloughed workers, it’s time we look at new research to solve the question once and for all: Are boomerang workers worth rehiring?
Researchers John D. Arnold (University of Missouri), Chad H. Van Iddekinge (University of Iowa), Michael C. Campion (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Talya N. Bauer (Portland State University), and Michael A. Campion (Purdue University) recently analyzed data on 30,714 employees at a large retail organization with locations throughout the United States who initially were hired/rehired into the management trainee position.
