Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Mensen worden in hun waarde gelaten.
English translation:
People are accepted as they are; People are accepted as individuals; People's dignity as individuals is respected.
Dutch term
Mensen worden in hun waarde gelaten.
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Michael Beijer
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Nov 20, 2015 04:47: TechLawDC Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
People are accepted as they are.
(Btw, Van Dale's French and German translations stand for "not to humiliate". Just in case.)
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Lianne van de Ven
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Thank you Lianne.
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Michael Beijer
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Thank you Mike! ;-)
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Barend van Zadelhoff
: Without any context, I would go for this. However, HR-speak adds words like 'respect' and 'dignity' in the hope to make things more active. Basically it is about tolerance; live and let live, even if you think they are idiots, etc. My understanding of it.
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Thank you Barend. (I felt the same way.)
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Uzbekistan
Good quality and on time
Native in: Uzbek 
, German
Works in: Russian to Uzbek, German to Russian, German to Uzbek, and 5 more.
People are left as they are.
Netherlands
Business Language Solutions
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
People are respected for what they are
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Lianne van de Ven
: Yes, they can be who they are, their individuality appreciated.
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Thanks, Lianne. Much appreciated :-)
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Michael Beijer
: Van Dale: iemand in zijn waarde laten = accept someone as he / she is / in the Asker's context, I'd probably go with "People are respected for who they are."
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Thanks, Michael. I agree that who is probably the best choice here.
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil.
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jan en sas
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Dank je wel.
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Nele Van den Broeck
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Dank!
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Richard Purdom
: One of my other half's favourite expressions! 'Respect' is a bit more positive than 'accept'
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Thanks and I agree :-)
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Kirsten Bodart
: indeed, with who.
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Thanks, Kirsten. With hindsight (on the basis of the additional context provided), I probably would have phrased things a bit differently (because of the reference to 'er is onderling respect').
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Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Employees/people are valued for their ( individual) potential/skills/talents
From your workforce, you should assess individual potential.
When employees know and use their strengths, they are more engaged, perform better,
You must be aware of your employees’ strengths and weaknesses, as well as their business beliefs and personalities.
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Lianne van de Ven
: This is true in itself, but it does not reflect 'in je waarde laten'. I don't think this is what is meant here, they are talking about employee feedback about the company.//I would leave out refs to skills etc. It's fairly vague 'in je waarde laten'.
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so perhaps : People's values (skill/potential) are recognized and respected?
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Barend van Zadelhoff
: Verginia, this is idiom, you should not take things literally. ieder in zijn waarde laten --> op niemand iets afdingen = accept everyone as they are.
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People are treated with dignity and respect
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Michael Beijer
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Thank you Michael.
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Lianne van de Ven
: I agree with this phrasing, but note the context: this is not a statement by a company about how they treat employees, it is the wording of employees (i.e. feedback) about their company.
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people are left for their values
Reference comments
United Kingdom
Experienced technical/patent translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, British)
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
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Experience suggests that strategies to create and maintain a working environment in which the dignity of employees is respected are most likely to be effective where they are jointly agreed.
(CELEX Freedom of movement for workers and social policy.tmx)
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