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Case study - The main benefits to Employees

When implemented effectively, the potential benefits of secondment to individual employees can be substantial, if not life-changing, and include the following:

The secondee employee:
•    has the opportunity for wider career and personal development than in his or her day-to-day work, perhaps a timely and welcome change of career, workplace and industry
•    acquires valuable experience in project management, teamwork, leadership etc;
•    is able to test and apply their specific skills in a different organisations & environments
•    gains new skills, confidence and experiences in challenging areas
•    adds value and competence which is reflected in the employee’s record or CV.

There are other potential benefits that can include a fresh and welcoming new attitude to work, the workplace environment of more personal changes to do with worth, being valued or satisfaction being felt from a new activity in a new industry or service.

Personal relationships or challenges may develop within the new position which can fundamentally change the individual’s outlook on their career, personal satisfaction, enjoyment and future happiness.

StaffShare provides locational / domestic search criteria so it is possible an employee may find a secondment role being presented that considerably cuts or simplifies their travel or commuting time- adding significant value and worth to the new role.

Lastly, in the case where an employee’s preference may grow for the new role- most employers in these circumstances are agreeable to a permanent change- so long as the new employer agrees and the employee accepts a potential change or possibly a drop in income and benefits.

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