# Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/824 of 15 May 2017 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Union Satellite Centre, Article 30: Secondment of the SATCEN's Staff Members

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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:
(a) the decision on secondment shall be taken by the Director after hearing the staff member concerned;
(b) the duration of secondment shall be determined by the Director;
(c) at the end of every six months, the staff member concerned may request that the secondment be terminated;
(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;
(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;
(f) a staff member on secondment shall retain his post, his right to advancement to a higher step and his eligibility for promotion;
(g) when his secondment ends a staff member shall be reinstated in the post formerly occupied by him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/824/annex/article/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-824/annex/article-30
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