Secondment Policy - January 2023
In this section
- 11. Internal and External Secondments
- 12. Fixed Term or Temporary Employees Approved Secondments
- 13. Financial Considerations
- 14. Additional Financial Considerations
- 15. Legal/People Implications
- 16. Managing the Secondment Arrangement
- 17. Managing the Secondee’s Return
- 18. Terms and Conditions During Secondment
- 19. Equalities
6. Advertisng a Secondment Opportunity
All temporary and fixed term posts of 12 months or more duration will be advertised as suitable for appointment on a secondment basis.
Permanent posts may also be advertised as suitable for a secondment where it will support the development of employees and succession planning within the Authority. It is important that this decision is taken prior to advertising so that all employees are given equality of opportunity to apply for a secondment opportunity.
All secondment opportunities should be advertised in accordance with the Authority’s Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure, and Equality and Diversity Policy. This includes the production of a job profile and person specification and undertaking the relevant pre-employment checks suitable for the particular post applied i.e. DBS checks, references etc.
Where a new project team is being developed secondees will be transferred on existing terms and conditions whilst the project is at the inception stage. This will support and enable flexibility and provide development opportunities for individuals whilst project objectives develop. However, if a project team extends beyond 6 months the structure of the project team and role profiles must be developed and advertised in the normal way.