This Secondment Agreement contains clauses detailing the rights and obligations of the employee and the host company during the secondment. A secondment is an arrangement whereby an employer temporarily assigns their employee to work for another company for a defined period.

Benefits of Secondment Agreements

Here are the primary benefits of using secondment agreements:

1. Employers can help build and expand an employee’s exposure to the workplace in the early stages of their career
2. As employees on secondment (secondees) are generally placed in a different field to their own, they can learn and develop skills to use once they return to their original role
3. Secondments allow employers to deal with redundancies in their company or department 
4. They’re a great tool to increase employee engagement and promote growth
5. Secondment agreements are extremely useful in formalising the terms of a secondment
6. They allow you to prevent legal issues arising from informal secondments

What does the Secondment Agreement cover?

• Confidentiality.
• Intellectual property.
• Termination.
• Employees' duties and obligations.

Use this Secondment Agreement if:

• You have a company and you wish to assign your employee to work for a host company for a defined time period.

What are the benefits of having a Secondment Agreement?

As an employer, a secondment agreement is useful in formalising the terms of a secondment to:

• Protect interests: This agreement sets out the terms of the secondment, including the responsibilities and obligations of both parties, protecting your interests in the event of a dispute.
• Minimise legal risks: By setting out the terms of the arrangement in a clear and unambiguous manner, this agreement can help reduce the risk of legal disputes arising from the secondment.
• Clarify expectations: This agreement can help ensure that both parties have a clear understanding of expectations by defining the roles and responsibilities of the employee and the host organisation during the secondment.

Further information:

• What is a Secondment Agreement?