How Welcoming Boomerang Employees Affects Employees’ Perception of Organizational Justice: An Analysis on Air Transport Personnel in Turkey

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between former employee re-recruitment policies and organizational justice perceptions. Aims(s) – It is aimed to examine the studies on hiring former employees, which are performance-oriented in the literature, in the dimension of organizational behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – The study includes a literature review followed by implementation. In the application, data was collected by questionnaire method and then analysed by statistical methods. The analysed data were then interpreted in line with the literature. Findings – As a result of the study, it was revealed that supporting the reemployment of the former employee by the organization resulted in the employee feeling himself/herself in a more just environment. It was observed that the re-hiring of the former employee had a positive effect especially on the interactional justice sub-dimension. Limitations of the study – The fact that the study covers a single country and sector can be considered as a limitation. Conducting various studies in the context of sector and country may take the subject to different places. In addition, the reasons why employees change their jobs according to sectors should be examined in detail. Originality/value – Its focus on aviation personnel, where staff turnover is generally high and critical, and its focus on the employee perspective rather than performance can be considered original.