Article 38

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 appointing authority after hearing the official concerned;

2. (b)

   the duration of secondment shall be determined by the appointing authority;

3. (c)

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

4. (d)

   F1an official on secondment pursuant to the first indent of Article 37 (a) shall be entitled to a salary differential where the total remuneration carried by the post to which he is seconded is less than that carried by his grade and step in his parent institution; he shall likewise be entitled to reimbursement of all additional expenses entailed by his secondment;

5. (e)

   an official on secondment pursant to the first indent of Article 37 (a) shall continue to pay pension contributions based on the salary for active employment carried by his grade and step in his parent institution;

6. (f)

   an official 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 an official shall at once be reinstated in the post formerly occupied by him.