Article 30 Secondment of the SATCEN's Staff Members

A staff member on secondment is a staff member who, by decision of the Director, has been directed in the interests of the service to serve temporarily in a post outside the SATCEN.

Secondment in the interests of the service shall be governed by the following rules:

1. (a)

   the decision on secondment shall be taken by the Director after hearing the staff member concerned;

2. (b)

   the duration of secondment shall be determined by the Director;

3. (c)

   at the end of every six months, the staff member concerned may request that the secondment be terminated;

4. (d)

   a staff member on secondment is entitled to receive a differential payment where the total remuneration carried by the post to which he is seconded is less than that carried by his grade and step in the SATCEN; he shall likewise be entitled to reimbursement of all additional expenses entailed by his secondment;

5. (e)

   a staff member on secondment shall continue to pay pension contributions based on the salary for active employment carried by his grade and step in the SATCEN;

6. (f)

   a staff member on secondment shall retain his post, his right to advancement to a higher step and his eligibility for promotion;

7. (g)

   when his secondment ends a staff member shall be reinstated in the post formerly occupied by him.