be on secondment

  • 1Secondment — is the transfer of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere, to transfer an employee, official, or soldier temporarily to other duties. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/secondment Secondment] ] Secondments… …

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  • 2secondment agreement — An agreement governing the temporary transfer of an employee from one organisation to another for a period, usually to carry out a particular project. The agreement will set out details of the relationship between the two organisations and the… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3secondment — (n.) 1897, from SECOND (Cf. second) (v.) + MENT (Cf. ment) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4secondment — second se‧cond 3 [sɪˈkɒnd ǁ ˈkɑːnd] verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to arrange for an employee to work for another organization for a period of time: second somebody to something • We provide the opportunity for you to be seconded to industry… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 5secondment — n. (BE) on secondment from; to * * * to (BE) on secondment from …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 6secondment — se|cond|ment [sıˈkɔndmənt US ˈka:nd ] n [singular, U] BrE a period of time that you spend away from your usual job, either doing another job or studying on secondment (from sth) ▪ a government advisor, on secondment from the Metropolitan Police …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7secondment — [[t]sɪkɒ̱ndmənt[/t]] secondments N VAR: oft on N, N from/to n Someone who is on secondment from their normal employer has been sent somewhere else temporarily in order to do special duties. [BRIT] We have two full time secretaries, one of whom is …

    English dictionary

  • 8secondment — noun (singular, uncountable) especially BrE a period of time that you spend away from your usual job, either doing another job or studying: be on secondment from: He s not at the university permanently he s on secondment …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9secondment — UK [sɪˈkɒndmənt] / US [sɪˈkɑndmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms secondment : singular secondment plural secondments British a period when you are sent by your employer to work for a different organization or a different part of your… …

    English dictionary

  • 10secondment — /sɪ kɒndmənt/ noun the fact or period of being seconded to another job for a period ● He is on three years’ secondment to an Australian college …

    Dictionary of banking and finance