HR Glossary

What is Secondment?

A temporary assignment where an employee is sent to work in a different department, subsidiary, or external organization for a defined period while remaining on the payroll of their original employer.

Why it matters in hiring

Secondment comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

Related terms starting with S

• Salary Benchmarking
• Salary Sacrifice (UK / Australia)
• Saudi Labour Law (Saudi Arabia)
• Self-Assessment
• Self-Paced Learning
• Separation Agreement
• Service Certificate (Singapore)
• Severance Pay

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