Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
betriebliche Einteilung (der Arbeitszeit)
English translation:
operating requirements
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philgoddard
Apr 2, 2013 17:06
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German term
James Taylor (X)
betriebliche Einteilung (der Arbeitszeit)
German to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Employment contract
This is part of the section of an employment contract concerning working hours:
"Die Arbeitszeit verteilt sich grundsaetzlich auf die Wochentage Montag bis Freitag. Ihre Lage richtet sich nach der BETRIEBLICHEN EINTEILUNG [my capitals]."
All I've been able to come up with for the relevant sentence is: "Working times are determined by the operative allocation of working hours." But "operative allocation" doesn't sound very authentically English to me, nor is its meaning very clear. Any help would be enormously appreciated!
"Die Arbeitszeit verteilt sich grundsaetzlich auf die Wochentage Montag bis Freitag. Ihre Lage richtet sich nach der BETRIEBLICHEN EINTEILUNG [my capitals]."
All I've been able to come up with for the relevant sentence is: "Working times are determined by the operative allocation of working hours." But "operative allocation" doesn't sound very authentically English to me, nor is its meaning very clear. Any help would be enormously appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | operating requirements |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | internal schedules |
Andrew John Broadhurst
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| 3 | ..are set by employer/the company |
Michael Martin, MA
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May 21, 2013 14:30: philgoddard Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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German term (edited):
betriebliche Einteilung
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operating requirements
I don't disagree with Michael, but this is a bit closer to the German.
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Stanford
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| agree |
Eleanore Strauss
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Marie Jackson
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Michael Martin, MA
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..are set by employer/the company
"Working hours are set by employer/the company"
Would get around the problem and is good enough in my opinion. We may not need to replicate the verbosity of the original.
Would get around the problem and is good enough in my opinion. We may not need to replicate the verbosity of the original.
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Andrew John Broadhurst
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom
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internal schedules
Working hours are generally in the weekdays Monday to Friday. The exact distribution will be determined by internal schedules.
...... which leaves the poor worker not really knowing where he stands from one week to the next.
...... which leaves the poor worker not really knowing where he stands from one week to the next.
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