What is the term for the person leaving his/her position to replace the position?
In academia, professors will sometimes take a secondment where they take a break from their normal role and someone will temporarily replace them.
Understanding correct words for a blog post I need to make in this process is time consuming and im uncertain where it comes from. Is the suggestion correct? I am afraid that there is a possibility of error in the form.
- The person leaving and on their place is called:
- The secondee The person using their position is taking:
- A secondment A person who is away from their position is:
- On secondment The person replacing the secondee temporarily is:?
What is it like to become a Doctor?
Igleaned my answers about secondments from this document from the Fife Council in Scotland and this UK job board : A
- person leaving their substantive position is taking a secondment A
- person who is away from their substantive position is on
- secondment a person who is covering the secondee’s substantive role temporarily may
- themselves be a secondee (or just a temporary employee, or simply a temporary employee.
