Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Fritvalgsops ialt & Fritvalg hensættelse

English translation:

Total PTO & PTO allowance

Added to glossary by David Rumsey
Oct 5, 2010 00:08
13 yrs ago
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Danish term

Fritvalgsops ialt & Fritvalg hensættelse

Danish to English Bus/Financial Law: Taxation & Customs Pay slip
On a lønseddel it says:

/601 Fritvalgsops ialt
/621 Fritvalg hensættelse
Proposed translations (English)
3 Total PTO & PTO allowance

Discussion

Nikolaj Widenmann Oct 5, 2010:
Paid Time Off -
Eva Harbo Andersen (X) Oct 5, 2010:
Please, what is PTO short for? PTO & PTO allowance - to me as an outsider - the meaning of this abbreviation is not clear
David Rumsey (asker) Oct 5, 2010:
I agree we are probably working on the same text. I am working on the last 3rd. Your suggestion is good a good one. Although I'm not using abbreviations...

Proposed translations

5 hrs
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Total PTO & PTO allowance

What a coincidence; it looks like we're working on the same project, code and all. I found the following explanation, which to me sounds like PTO here in the U.S. (feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions yourself):
"2.3.3 Fritvalgsordninger
Fritvalgsordninger ... giver lønmodtageren mulighed for løbende at opspare en del af lønnen, der efterfølgende kan udbetales f.eks. i forbindelse med ferie, SH dage og andre overenskomstmæssige fridage, eller overføres til pension. Ordningerne giver mulighed for løbende at konvertere én eller flere feriefridage til udbetalinger via fritvalgskontoen.
For en række overenskomster er SH opsparingen konverteret til fritvalgsopsparing. Det betyder, at for visse lønmodtagere indeholder Ferie- og SH betalinger alene feriebetalingerne.
Fritvalgsordningerne skaber usikkerhed om, hvad fritvalgsbeløbene så at sige bruges til. Fritvalgsordningerne kan derfor – specielt fremadrettet – skabe usikkerhed ved opgørelse af visse lønkomponenter." (http://www.lonkommissionen.dk/pdf/Fastlaeggelse_af_loenbegre...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jande : I wouldn't use PTO because it usually means "please turn over". Write out in full e.g. /601 Total allowance for paid time off, /621 Allowance for paid time off set aside
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