secondments
Staff on loan
Secondments are temporary transfers of employees to different positions, departments, or organizations.
A worker on secondment remains employed by their original employer but works elsewhere for a set period: She's on secondment to the Paris office for six months.
The arrangement benefits both parties—the employee gains experience, the receiving organization gets expertise.
Primarily British usage; Americans more often say temporary assignment or loaned out.
Allocated work or duty
- transferMove between locations
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
rotation · attachment · exchange · posting · relocation · temporary · arrangement · agreement
Gaining knowledge gradually
- skillsLearned competencies
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- growthIncrease in size
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
mentoring · exposure · career · networking · knowledge transfer · capability · professional · upskilling
Government's administrative workforce
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- intergovernmentalBetween or among governments
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
embassy · agency · public sector · bilateral · international · NATO · UN · liaison
One living abroad permanently
- overseasIn foreign countries
- globalRelating to entire world
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
relocation · visa · work permit · allowance · hardship · repatriation · cultural · adjustment
Shared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- employerOne who employs others
employee · rights · obligations · duration · termination · confidentiality · intellectual property · duty
assignment
Allocated work or duty
- transferMove between locations
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
loan · rotation · attachment · exchange · posting · relocation · temporary · arrangement · agreement · contract
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- skillsLearned competencies
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- growthIncrease in size
training · mentoring · exposure · career · networking · knowledge transfer · capability · professional · upskilling · cross-functional
civil service
Government's administrative workforce
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- intergovernmentalBetween or among governments
diplomatic · embassy · agency · public sector · bilateral · international · NATO · UN · liaison · advisory
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- overseasIn foreign countries
- globalRelating to entire world
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
multinational · relocation · visa · work permit · allowance · hardship · repatriation · cultural · adjustment · host country
agreement
Shared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
employer · employee · rights · obligations · duration · termination · confidentiality · intellectual property · duty · supervision
- global workforceexpatriates, expats, virtual teams, foreign workers, remote teams
- temp worktemp, temps, temp agency, temping, warehouse temp
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- government jobscivil servant, civil servants, federal jobs, public servant, government jobs
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
secondmentsterminations
Acts of bringing closure
resignations · dismissals · retentions · hirings · recruitments