31Secondment of employees between government sector agencies

#### 31 Secondment of employees between government sector agencies 31 Secondment of employees between government sector agencies > > (1) A government sector employee may be seconded, for a period not exceeding 2 years, to the service of another government sector agency by agreement between the agency heads. > > > (2) Any such agreement is to set out the following— > > > > > (a) the period of the secondment, > > > > > (b) the financial responsibilities of the agencies in relation to the employee’s entitlements, > > > > > (c) the procedure to be followed on completion of the secondment, > > > > > (d) the circumstances in which the secondment may be terminated and the form of notice to be given to terminate the secondment before the end of the agreed period. > > > (3) A copy of the agreement must be provided to the employee concerned. > > > (4) An employee who requests a secondment must do so in writing to the head of the government sector agency in which the person is employed. > > > (5) Unless it is initiated by the employee, the person who initiates a secondment is required— > > > > > (a) to provide reasonable notice of the secondment to the employee, and > > > > > (b) to advise the employee that the employee may request a review of the secondment within 10 business days after the employee is notified of the secondment. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 64 (2) of the Act also requires the employee to be consulted. > > > (6) Before a government sector employee is seconded to another government sector agency, the head of that other agency is to ensure that the employee is suitable for the role, position or work to be assigned to the employee in that agency. > > > (7) (Repealed) > > > (8) A government sector employee who is seconded to another agency is, on completion of the secondment, entitled to return to the government sector agency from which the employee was seconded at the same work level at which the person was employed immediately before being seconded. > > > (9) (Repealed) > > **rule 31:** Am 2016 (811), Sch 1 \[16\]; 2018 (502), Sch 1 \[10\].