Fritvalgsops ialt & Fritvalg hensættelse

English translation: Total PTO & PTO allowance

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Danish term or phrase:Fritvalgsops ialt & Fritvalg hensættelse
English translation:Total PTO & PTO allowance
Entered by: David Rumsey

00:08 Oct 5, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs / Pay slip
Danish term or phrase: Fritvalgsops ialt & Fritvalg hensættelse
On a lønseddel it says:

/601 Fritvalgsops ialt
/621 Fritvalg hensættelse
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 11:32
Total PTO & PTO allowance
Explanation:
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...
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Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 12:32
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Tusen tack!
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Total PTO & PTO allowance


Explanation:
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...


    Reference: http://www.lonkommissionen.dk/pdf/Fastlaeggelse_af_loenbegre...
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 12:32
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Tusen tack!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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