---
title: "Update an employee rehire"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/rehire"
tags: ["Employee Employments"]
---

# Update an employee rehire

`PUT /v1/employees/{employee_id}/rehire`

Update an employee's rehire.

scope: `employments:write`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- RehireUpdateRequestBody — Request body for updating an employee rehire.
  - `version` string, required — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/idempotency) for information on how to use this field.
  - `effective_date` string, required — The day when the employee returns to work.
  - `file_new_hire_report` boolean, required — The boolean flag indicating whether Gusto will file a new hire report for the employee.
  - `work_location_uuid` string, required — The uuid of the employee's work location.
  - `employment_status` 'part_time' | 'full_time' | 'part_time_eligible' | 'variable' | 'seasonal' | 'not_set' — The employee's employment status. Supplying an invalid option will set the employment_status to *not_set*.
  - `two_percent_shareholder` boolean — Whether the employee is a two percent shareholder of the company. This field only applies to companies with an S-Corp entity type.

## Response `200`

Success

- Rehire
  - `version` string — The current version of the object. See the [versioning guide](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/versioning#object-layer) for information on how to use this field.
  - `effective_date` string — The day when the employee returns to work.
  - `file_new_hire_report` boolean — The boolean flag indicating whether Gusto will file a new hire report for the employee.
  - `work_location_uuid` string — The uuid of the employee's work location.
  - `employment_status` 'part_time' | 'full_time' | 'part_time_eligible' | 'variable' | 'seasonal' | 'not_set' — The employee's employment status. Supplying an invalid option will set the employment_status to *not_set*.
  - `two_percent_shareholder` boolean — Whether the employee is a two percent shareholder of the company. This field only applies to companies with an S-Corp entity type.
  - `employee_uuid` string — The UUID of the employee.
  - `active` boolean — Whether the employee's rehire has gone into effect.

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

---

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