What is Secondment?
Secondment is a temporary job assignment where an employee is transferred to another role, department, or even an external organization for a specific period. During this time, the employee remains on the payroll of their original employer while gaining new skills, experiences, and perspectives in the new role.
Secondments can be internal, within different teams or departments of the same company, or external, where employees work with partner organizations, clients, or subsidiaries. This arrangement benefits both the employer and employee by fostering knowledge exchange, career development, and business collaboration. Once the secondment period ends, the employee typically returns to their original position or moves to a new role based on the acquired experience.
How HR teams use this term
HR teams usually use Secondment when they write policies, explain employee communication, review payroll or leave records, or keep employee data clean in an HRMS.
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