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Belgarath The Sorcerer · 7 Apr 2005, 11:29

Secondment is where Person A is employed by Company B, who goes on Secondment to Company C, but still remains employed and paid by Company B.

Outsourcing is where Person A is employed by Company B, who's job and/or department is outsourced to Company C, which then sees Person A employed and paid by Company C, but still doing the same job at Company B.

So, Structural, I'd say the word you are looking for is "Outsourcing" "The department is being outsourced". It's a fancy way of saying sub-contracting I suppose.

There are any number of companies around who do this, typically (at least here in the UK) Government departments are outsourced to companies who claim they can make the same staff do the same job, more quickly and more cheaply. (Been there done that.). It's bollocks.

Your looking at companies like: EDS, Capita, Paymaster, Amey Datel

7 Apr 2005, 11:29	#8
Belgarath The Sorcerer First Disciple of Aldur Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: The Vale of Aldur Posts: 1,470	Re: "Detachment"... what's the word for it? Secondment is where Person A is employed by Company B, who goes on Secondment to Company C, but still remains employed and paid by Company B. Outsourcing is where Person A is employed by Company B, who's job and/or department is outsourced to Company C, which then sees Person A employed and paid by Company C, but still doing the same job at Company B. So, Structural, I'd say the word you are looking for is "Outsourcing" "The department is being outsourced". It's a fancy way of saying sub-contracting I suppose. There are any number of companies around who do this, typically (at least here in the UK) Government departments are outsourced to companies who claim they can make the same staff do the same job, more quickly and more cheaply. (Been there done that.). It's bollocks. Your looking at companies like: EDS, Capita, Paymaster, Amey Datel __________________ Yeah.