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secondment [sɪˈkɒndmənt]
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit a temporary transfer to another job or post within the same organization
[from French en second in second rank (or position)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.secondment - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
2.secondment - the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
reassignment - assignment to a different duty
Translations
secondment [sɪˈkɒndmənt] Ntraslado m
on secondmenttrasladado, destacado
she is on secondment to section Bha sido trasladada temporalmente a la sección B, está destacada en la sección B
secondment [sɪˈkɒndmənt] n (British)détachement m
to be on secondment → être en détachement
second name nnom m de famille
second person n (GRAMMAR) the second person singular → la deuxième personne du singulier
the second person plural → la deuxième personne du pluriel
second-rate [ˌsɛkəndˈreɪt] adj [goods] → de qualité inférieure; [work] → médiocre; [writer, actor, player, film] → de seconde zone; [service, meal] → médiocre
second sight n
to have second sight → avoir le don de double vue
second string
n (mainly US) (SPORT) (= player) → remplaçant(e) m/f (= team) → équipe f réserve
adj (mainly US) (SPORT) [team] → réserve; [player, horse] → remplaçant(e)
second-tier [ˌsɛkəndˈtɪər] modif (= second-rate) [player, writer, actor, film] → de seconde zone
second wind [ˌsɛkəndˈwɪnd] nsecond souffle m
to get one's second wind → trouver un second souffle
Second World War n
the Second World War → la seconde guerre mondiale
secondment
n (Brit) → Abordnung f; to be on secondmentabgeordnet sein
secondment [sɪˈkɒndmənt] n (Brit) (of employee) → distaccamento


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The hearing heard Mr Carr himself had frequently raised issues around staffing within the ward before the incident, particularly around staff secondments, sickness and a "significant turnover of staff", and also about his workload.
Nigel and I both came from schools that had been judged as outstanding, but all three of us, including Philipa, decided to stay after our secondments ended.
North East business will benefit from keeping these talented people in the region and from the impetus they will bring to a company during secondments as they look for full time employment.
 
 
 
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