The maximum period for a secondment is usually 2 years. It will be for the manager to determine whether a fixed-term contract may be advertised on a secondment basis.
How does secondment work UK?
A secondment does not terminate an employee’s contract of employment; the contract continues to subsist during the period of secondment, and a key principle of the arrangement is that the employee is expected to return to his or her substantive post when the secondment ends.
What does secondment mean in the UK?
The term ‘secondment’ describes where an employee or a group of employees is assigned on a temporary basis to work for another, ‘host’ organisation, or a different part of their employer’s organisation. On expiry of the secondment term, the employee (the ‘secondee’) will ‘return’ to their original employer.
Do you get a pay rise with a secondment?
Generally, the employer who is letting their employee go on secondment is the one that continues to pay the wages but there needs to be additional consideration of bonuses, expenses, overtime and training costs.
Should I apply for a secondment?
Employee secondments can benefit employers as a means of developing good business relationships and sharing and enhancing employees’ skills. At the same time, they can offer employees a valuable career development opportunity, with the chance to make new contacts and gain experience within a different setting.
Can secondment become permanent NHS?
All secondment opportunities should be advertised in line with the Trust’s recruitment process through National Health Service (NHS) jobs. A secondment cannot be made permanent without further advertisement of the post in line with employment legislation.
How does a secondment to the UK work?
It also has to be remembered that secondments to the UK will normally require the employee to be included in a UK payroll scheme ( PAYE) whereby tax and (where applicable) NIC are deducted and paid over to HMRC . Typically the PAYE scheme is operated by a UK group company acting as “host employer”.
When is a fixed term overseas secondment in the UK?
I have a client who is a UK based company with overseas subsidiaries/group companies. The UK company is planning to send one of their employees for a 9 month fixed term secondment abroad spanning Dec – Aug.
What are the options for secondment of an employee?
The options include: 1 A simple letter of secondment between the employer and secondee. 2 An agreement between the original employer and the host, possibly with a separate letter to the employee, as described above. 3 A tripartite agreement between all three parties.
What happens at the end of a secondment agreement?
In short, secondments can enhance both service delivery and staff development without losing a valued employee. On expiry of the secondment term, the seconded employee will usually return to their original employer.
