0 a period of time when an employee is sent to work somewhere else, to increase the number of workers , to replace other workers, or to exchange experience or skills:
His involvement with the project began when he was on (a) secondment from NASA to the European Space Agency.
1 a period of time when an employee is sent to work somewhere else temporarily, either to increase the number of workers there, to replace a worker, or to exchange experiences and skills:
A member of the company's eastern Europe group, who has been on secondment in Berlin, Bratislava and Budapest, gave an informed overview of publishing in the region.
When their secondment came to an end, 22 returned to their former jobs, 7 continued their secondments, and 14 moved to another employer.
The fellowships are offered as secondments for a term.
Such training may take the form of secondments, which may last for up to 6 months, or focused workshops.
Many contributions are also received in kind, such as through secondment of scientific staff, equipment donations, and use of facilities and experiment stations.
The method may be learnt quickly on secondment to a unit specialising in adult cardiology or respirology.
Information on secondments to complaints and discipline departments and on employment of non-police staff is not available.
