Definition of Secondment

a temporary period of time in which an employee is transferred to a new position or organization

Examples of Secondment in a sentence

The department head was required to find a couple of replacement workers since two permanent employees were on secondment in a different department.  🔊

Arriving in France for his new position, the air traffic controller prepared to be on secondment from his original post for three months.  🔊

Leaving his job temporarily, the Marine prepared to be on secondment in Afghanistan for several months.  🔊

Most of the private company’s staff are actually government workers on secondment.  🔊

A period of staff shortage required the counselor to be on secondment and transferred to another facility.  🔊

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