Leila Fielding
Why I picked it
It replaces the terminate-and-rehire workaround with one guided change that keeps employment history intact.
Where it helps
A contractor who's been offered a permanent role becomes an employee in one transaction, with their assignment details carried across.
Watch out: Payroll details only copy across if you open the Payroll region during the change, and don't miss the tax reporting unit.
From Oracle's note
Still relying on terminate-and-rehire to convert a contingent worker to an employee? There's a better way now. Change Worker Type is a new Redwood guided flow that converts workers between types in a single transaction, keeping employment history intact and cutting out the duplicate data entry.
- Contingent Worker to Employee
- Employee to Contingent Worker
- Nonworker to Employee
- Nonworker to Contingent Worker
- Employee to Nonworker
- Contingent Worker to Nonworker
Payroll is handled within the same flow, assignment attributes, manager relationships, direct reports and payroll details are pre-populated from the source assignment. Important: payroll data is only copied if you navigate to the Payroll region during the transaction. Also ensure you provide the Tax Reporting Unit, missing it may result in the employee being excluded from the payroll run. One auditable transaction. No gaps in employment records.
Last reviewed November 2026