--- title: Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced,... description: Forrester research finds 55% of employers regret cutting jobs due to AI, and expects half of AI-attributed layoffs to be quietly reversed, though often with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back | daily.dev og:description: Forrester research finds 55% of employers regret cutting jobs due to AI, and expects half of AI-attributed layoffs to be quietly reversed, though often with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NRPBglHMV.png og:image:alt: Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Forrester research finds 55% of employers regret cutting jobs due to AI, and expects half of AI-attributed layoffs to be quietly reversed, though often with jobs returning offshore or at lower pay rather than restored on original terms. Worker anxiety about AI-driven job loss sits around 53% in both the US and inside workplaces, according to Reuters/Ipsos and Software Finder polling. Some companies (Ironclad, Torani, Superhuman) are experimenting with voluntary, bottom-up approaches to AI adoption instead of mandates. In Europe, a revised Works Councils directive (2025/2450), to be transposed by January 2028, will require formal consultation with workers before AI-driven restructuring decisions, backed by turnover-based financial penalties, contrasting with the more voluntary, unregulated approach in the US. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of employers regret laying off workers because of AI, according to Forrester? Fifty-five percent of employers regret laying off workers for AI, according to Forrester research. The firm also expects about half of all AI-attributed layoffs to be quietly reversed, though many of those jobs return offshore or at significantly lower wages, shifting the cost of the correction onto workers rather than employers. _Track how AI-driven layoff reversals unfold across companies with daily.dev's coverage of workplace and AI news._ ### When does the revised EU Works Councils Directive 2025/2450 take effect and what does it require? Directive 2025/2450 revises European Works Councils rules and must be transposed into national law by 1 January 2028. It requires employers to inform and consult workers in good time and in a form that allows thorough assessment before decisions that reshape their work, such as AI-driven restructuring, and backs this with financial sanctions tied to company turnover. _Follow evolving EU AI employment regulations on daily.dev to stay ahead of compliance deadlines._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI layoffs to backfire: half quietly rehired at lower pay](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-layoffs-to-backfire-half-quietly-rehired-at-lower-pay-ufskfwnhp) · The Register · 36 upvotes · 8 comments - [The people we left behind: Tech layoffs, AI hype, and a misplaced future](https://daily.dev/posts/the-people-we-left-behind-tech-layoffs-ai-hype-and-a-misplaced-future-alobd4sse) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Forget job losses – most firms haven’t switched AI on yet](https://daily.dev/posts/forget-job-losses-most-firms-haven-t-switched-ai-on-yet-tzf9izkw3) · TechCentral · 27 upvotes · 5 comments - [The latest tech layoffs have all the hallmarks of AI washing](https://daily.dev/posts/the-latest-tech-layoffs-have-all-the-hallmarks-of-ai-washing-bc52ybhll) · LeadDev · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#future-of-work](https://daily.dev/tags/future-of-work) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T19:50:24.310Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:21:43.132Z","description":"Forrester research finds 55% of employers regret cutting jobs due to AI, and expects half of AI-attributed layoffs to be quietly reversed, though often with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/97a724c1e9d0f198add8439c384c66f1?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/97a724c1e9d0f198add8439c384c66f1?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,future-of-work","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/employers-are-quietly-rehiring-the-people-ai-replaced-and-paying-them-less-to-come-back-nrpbglhmv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What percentage of employers regret laying off workers because of AI, according to Forrester?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Fifty-five percent of employers regret laying off workers for AI, according to Forrester research. 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