Update an employee rehire

put

https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees/{employee_id}/rehire

Update an employee's rehire.

scope: employments:write

Path Params

employee_id

string

required

The UUID of the employee

Body Params

version

string

required

The current version of the object. See the versioning guide 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

string

enum

The employee's employment status. Supplying an invalid option will set the employment_status to not_set.

Allowed:

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.

Headers

X-Gusto-API-Version

string

enum

Defaults to 2026-02-01

Determines the date-based API version associated with your API call. If none is provided, your application's minimum API version is used.

Allowed:

Responses

Language

Credentials

Bearer

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Response

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200Success

404Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.

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