A secondment is a temporary move of an employee to another department or agency in the core public administration (Schedule I and IV of the Financial Administration Act), and other organizations for which the Treasury Board is the Employer.
Cowell /ËkaÊÉl/ is a surname with multiple origins.t is a habitational name from several places in the counties of Lancashire and Gloucestershire called Cowhill, composed the Old English cu (cow) + hyll (hill). In some instances the surname Cowell may also be an Americanized form of the Polish, Jewish and Sorbian name Kowal.
Cowan family history also shows that it is possible that the name might be an anglicized form of the old Gaelic names of either MacEoghain or MacEoin, which means son of the well-born..These names were both derived from the Greek name Eugene, meaning well-born or born lucky.Both of these names indicate that there were originally family members who were wealthy or well off. Cowan genealogy includes the alternative spelling Cowen.hese names were both derived from the Greek name Eugene, meaning well-born or born lucky. Both of these names indicate that there were originally family members who were wealthy or well off. Cowan genealogy includes the alternative spelling Cowen.