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1. to move workers to a different place or job:
• Redeployed staff should be given consideration for vacancies occurring within any area of the Group.
2. to use assets in a different way:• Those planes are to be redeployed into more profitable areas of the company, such as charter activities and international operations.
— redeployment noun [countable, uncountable] :• proposals regarding retraining and redeployment of staff
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redeployment UK US /ˌriːdɪˈplɔɪmənt/ noun [C or U]► HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT the process of moving employees to a different job, or of sending them to work in a different place: redeployment in/within sth »Employees who have lost their jobs will be considered for redeployment elsewhere within the organization.
»redeployment plans/options/opportunities
(the) redeployment of staff/workers/posts »""It is inevitable that there will be some branch closures, redeployment of staff, and some redundancies,"" the CEO said.
► the process of using money or other assets for a different purpose from the one they were originally intended for: (the) redeployment of resources/assets/capital »Even with the proposed redeployment of resources, there is simply not enough suitable manpower in many poor countries to provide the necessary services.
Financial and business terms. 2012.