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Arbeitszeitsysteme

English translation: adjustment of working hours

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German term or phrase:Arbeitszeitsysteme
English translation:adjustment of working hours
Entered by: PoveyTrans (X)

23:27 Dec 31, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing / Consultancy
German term or phrase: Arbeitszeitsysteme
Kapazitätsanpassung erfolgt meist nur über Arbeitszeitsysteme

Any suggestions for this and the whole sentence?
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 08:00
adjustment of working hours
Explanation:
The idea is that fluctuations in capacity are accommodated by adjusting the working hours of staff rather than layoffs or hiring new staff. I would not bother replicating the term "Arbeitszeitsysteme", as it just the way the concept is expressed, but does not really clarify what is meant.
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Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 08:00
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +2Flextime
David Earl
3work schedule systems
Kim Metzger
3working hours system
Audrey Foster (X)
3working time systems
BrigitteHilgner
3adjustment of working hours
Renate FitzRoy
3work systems
Ruth Wiedekind


Discussion entries: 2





  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
work schedule systems


Explanation:
Maybe.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 183
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you everyone who contributed. This was a hard question to select an answer for but Renate's fitted best in context - it is always hard to replicate the precise context when the source is a powerpoint presentation comprising diagrams, multiple text boxes and pictures.

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
working hours system


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-01-01 05:56:29 GMT)
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The capacity depends largely on the working hours system

Audrey Foster (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you everyone who contributed. This was a hard question to select an answer for but Renate's fitted best in context - it is always hard to replicate the precise context when the source is a powerpoint presentation comprising diagrams, multiple text boxes and pictures.

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
working time systems


Explanation:
That's how I know it - some google hits, too:
www.reformmonitor.org/httpd-cache/doc_reports_1-36.html
www.cgi-bin/SM_theme?page=43547a87


BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 31
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you everyone who contributed. This was a hard question to select an answer for but Renate's fitted best in context - it is always hard to replicate the precise context when the source is a powerpoint presentation comprising diagrams, multiple text boxes and pictures.

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
adjustment of working hours


Explanation:
The idea is that fluctuations in capacity are accommodated by adjusting the working hours of staff rather than layoffs or hiring new staff. I would not bother replicating the term "Arbeitszeitsysteme", as it just the way the concept is expressed, but does not really clarify what is meant.

Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 10
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Renate

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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Flextime


Explanation:
This is term that we used to use in Western Washington, when the work force could choose their own working hours, so long as they worked X hours over time period Y. Say 40 hours in a given week (incl. Sat & Sun). Overtime laws still applied, of course.
Renate's entry reminded me of this term.

David Earl
United States
Local time: 01:00
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you everyone who contributed. This was a hard question to select an answer for but Renate's fitted best in context - it is always hard to replicate the precise context when the source is a powerpoint presentation comprising diagrams, multiple text boxes and pictures.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Cohen: That's also the term I'm familiar with.
2 hrs
agree  Karin Seelhof
2 hrs
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
work systems


Explanation:
The first thing that came to my mind when I read your sentence was "REFA". You can check what is about on:

(... Companies continually face new challenges. They cope with these not only through innovative products and processes. Significant, sometimes even greater, effects are achieved by utilization of potential through work organization...)
http://www.refa-international.de/english/FSenglish.htm

One of their missions is "Arbeitssysteme - work systems".

Anyway, this is a vaster term than "working time systems" or "work scheduling systems", which would prefer if you wish a more specific translation.

Ruth Wiedekind
Germany
Local time: 09:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 30
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you everyone who contributed. This was a hard question to select an answer for but Renate's fitted best in context - it is always hard to replicate the precise context when the source is a powerpoint presentation comprising diagrams, multiple text boxes and pictures.

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