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English Human Resources Translation Glossary

English term English translation
blank extract extract from the criminal registry showing a clean record
No first dollars Substantial amount
"blue sky” meetings brainstorming
Entered by: Nasima Sarwar
10K run 10 kilometer run
3 months in country and 1 month out vacation 1 month leave with tickets to leave the country + 3 months leave without tickets
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar
A contribution to the evaluation of achievements of xxxxxx to be a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, nominated by his governm Evaluating the achievements of xxxxxx who was nominated by his government as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize: a contributi
A face in the crowd just a person you don't know
Entered by: Nasima Sarwar
adequate resources to maintain the application personnel and equipment, and money, of course
aligned across spread/arranged across
alongside skills other skills
Arc de Triomphe arc de triomphe
Entered by: Nasima Sarwar
asset (here) an item of value owned
balance of shift the hours of a shift which an employee does not work
balancing act to be able to strike the perfect equilibrium
Entered by: NancyLynn
Bottleneck jobs jobs for which there are not enough workers
brown paper paper on which a working analysis is mounted physically or metaphorically
Bumping Take job of less senior to avoid lay-off or firing
C-suite C(hief)-suite
client-billable/non-client-billable employee a member of staff whose time can / can not be invoiced directly to the customer
Entered by: Tony M
commute of benefits recalculation of benefits
Complete successor complete by providing the name of the successor
conveyor convoyor
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
corporal vs physical punishment see explanation
covers governs
Cross-silo cross-functional team or management
Curriculum Vitae (CV) /Résumé the story of your life/more specifically focused on academic achievements//Résumé more commonly used in the U.S.A.
customer contracts may preclude you from publicizing contract activities. terms of the contract may include a requirement that you not tell anyone about what you are doing
DC detective constable
direct report a subordinate in corporate hierarchy who reports to his/her immediate boss
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Dr. rer. Nat. = Doctor rerum Naturalium OR Naturæ [roughly equivalent to...] PhD
Entered by: Tony M
due date deadline for submission
Entered by: NancyLynn
during the course of which yes
EAM Enterprise Account Manager
enterprise counter Company/business help-desk
exceed (the) brief to exceed one\'s authority
first line employee operative / assembly line or production line worker
FR SR Frequency Rate & Severity Rate
garden leave; period of garden leave employee is required to stay away from the office
get mileage Make the most of
GWD Group Web Domain
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐
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