Secondment

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My employer has sent an internal email saying there is are 2 positions for a 3 month secondment, and states the hours and the wage.

I thought that if you were secondment you were paid the salary and on the same terms as your permanent contract?

I'm very interested in the position, but the secondment is for less money than I'm on (and for slightly more hours). One of my collegues who does a different job from me is also interested- she will be getting slightly less money for the same hours as she currently does. She has said that if we were to get the positions they would have to pay us the same as it wouldn't be right for them to pay me more for doing the same job.

Anyone know what the policy is for secondment? (am trying to wade through all the pages google throws up but would appreciate it in simple terms)

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Anyone?

It will depend on your employer - but I would have thought that secondments would be paid at the salary of the job? If for example you were seconded into a higher paid job would you expect them only to pay you your current salary?

Hmm yeah I hadn't thought of it that way.

thanks.

Starting point would definitely be that you'd be paid for the job, ie you wouldn't get paid more just because you were a secondee rather than permanent in the job.

Of course sometimes people can negotiate protecting their salary so it's definitely worth asking, but the salary for the job is the salary for the job, whoever is doing it.

As a matter of law, the only restrictions on salary are basically that you a) get paid at the minimum wage and b) are not discriminated against. Other than that salary is between you and your employer, and whatever policies or structures they have. So that's why you won't find anything googling.

Thanks flowery.

I do shifts just now, so am happy to loose my shift allowance, but have been with the company years and have had an increase on the starting salary every year so far. The wage offered would put me back to starting salary (although only for 3 months, but this is a trial sort of thing to see if the position is needed so it may become permanent)

I am concerned if I ask them to increase the wage to reflect my current salary (without the shift allowance) they will discount me for the job as they can get someone else to do it for a lower wage. Then again I have more experience than anyone else going for it so that should count for something I'd hope!

You can certainly ask if they would be prepared to, and then make your decision about whether to apply based on the answer. Because of your extra experience they may be happy to either match your existing salary, or meet you halfway or something, depending on how much the difference is.

Worth asking I'd say. I would think if they don't take experience and therefore existing salary into account they will limit the number of candidates severely. Which may be fine if there are loads of people dead keen and perfect for the job on a lower salary, but if that's not the case, they may be happy to be flexible.

It's not a huge difference we're talking about- and half of it would be covered by the drop in childcare I'd need.

Ah well, closing date for applications next week so we'll see how I get on from there.

Thanks for the advice!

I'm not quite clear if the secondment is internal or external. I've been externally seconded to a client and was paid my usual salary even though I was working for another company because that was what they negotiated with them. I was also considered for another secondment prior to that which fell through because that client was not prepared to pay my salary.

All my usual terms and conditions continued throughout, including bonus and holiday although I did have some fun with using the different christmas holiday deals in both places.