hire away

hire someone away (from someone or something)

[for one] to get someone to quit working for some other employer and begin working for one. We hired Elaine away from her previous employer, and now she wants to go back. The new bank hired away all the tellers from the old bank.
See also: away, hire
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Duke and UNC have denied that top administrators had a deal not to hire away staff for similar roles, but allowing doctors and nurses to move for promotions.
Duke University to Pay $54M to Settle Suit Over Hiring Agreement with UNC
I don't think we've ever been hurt by a deal that got away, but in one case, a major client decided to hire away the two people we had working on their account.
Minnesota Icon: Kathy Young
There's probably not a polite way to say poaching, but if you speak to apartment executives, more often than not they will cite examples of apartment owners and managers who hire away each other's talent.
Observations
Stashing a new hire away for several years before introducing them to clients is not the answer.
Talent Wars: Lessons From Leading Firms
Imagine that you have the opportunity to hire away a key executive or group of employees from a major competitor.
Practical considerations when hiring someone who may be subject to post-employment limitations: A process driven by due diligence and common sense
Teams from Toronto to Boston began to imitate Oakland's methods and to hire away the management talent that had implemented it.
Major league innovation
According to one broker source, both AIG and Berkshire "are Cylawyering up' as AIG anticipates Berkshire Hathaway may move to hire away even more AIG surplus lines executives" in a move to grab market share
AIG Names Head of Lexington; Completes Exec Shuffle After Berkshire Departures
The company plans to file a suit again if it perceives more unfair efforts to hire away its employees.
Cypress drops suit against Maxim Integrated Products a[euro]without prejudicea[euro](tm)
"And I think ESPN may well hire away our sports anchors," he adds.
New series peel away Onion's satirical soul
Such agreements are a violation of antitrust laws since agreeing not to hire away top talent could stifle competition for highly skilled workers and hold down wages.
Top tech firms settle employment probe
Turgeon's boss, Texas A&M director of athletics Bill Byrne, made it clear in a Friday interview he would do everything he could to fend off any school attempting to hire away Turgeon.
Turgeon reportedly staying at Texas A&M, so Ducks turn to Dixon
Friedman was also barred from trying to hire away Clear Channel employees.
Judge Rules Clear Channel Exec Can't Join TribCo -- For Now
One determined suitor, Russian media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky, reportedly went so far as to hire away Gerwe's entire executive team.
Adventures in Russia: how a young American CEO built a media empire in Moscow
(Were I in charge of the Judd estate, I would hire away this expert on the spot and dispatch her to advise every public collection with such works in its care.) The other work that stood out in the Guggenheim's hodgepodge was Robert Irwin's eerie Soft Wall, 1973, a kind of black Reinhardt in space--except that it's all white.
Specific objections: Yve-Alain Bois on Donald Judd in London and minimalism in New York and Los Angeles
More than 10 years ago a letter to Business Week asked rhetorically, "Who would try to hire away John Akers of IBM or Lawrence Rawl of Exxon or Rand Araskog of ITT?" Myths like this have led to such examples as Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill's compensation over the past 10 years exceeding $1 billion.
The watchdog that did not bark: can corporate directors regain their reputations as reliable guardians? (Some Things Considered)
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