SECONDMENT ALLOWANCE. 1. A permanent employee who is seconded to relieve in a position elsewhere shall be paid for the period concerned an allowance at the rate of $2,500 per annum on such terms as the employer may prescribe.
2. Where a permanent employee is seconded to relieve in a position which is on a higher salary scale, the employee shall be paid a higher duties allowance or the secondment allowance whichever is the greater.