Reduced work schedule

German translation: verkürzte Arbeitszeit

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English term or phrase:reduced work schedule
German translation:verkürzte Arbeitszeit
Entered by: David Seycek

08:23 Apr 4, 2006
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English term or phrase: Reduced work schedule
Reduced work schedule / anual hours?

Gibt es einen griffigen deutschen Begriff?
Für den Rest habe ich tägliche Gleitzeit, wöchentliche Gleitzeit, Teilzeit, Job-Sharing,...

Some work schedule flexibility strategies include:
*Flexible daily work schedule (possibility to decide at what time the labour routine should begin and end; the employee works 8 hours a day).
*Flexible weekly work schedule (possibility to work more hours in a day and reduce one or a half-day on the week).
*Part-time work.
*Job sharing (two persons share the same job and decide between themselves their schedules).
*Reduced work schedule (possibility to work less hours a day or a week with a proportionate reduction on the salary).
*Annual hours (possibility to employ individuals by a number of hours per year instead of a number of hours per day).
Alexandra Collins
Local time: 09:56
verkürzte Arbeitszeit
Explanation:
aus der medial geläufigen *Arbeitszeitverkürzung* hergeleitet; vielleicht passt das...
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David Seycek
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Local time: 09:56
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10verkürzte Arbeitszeit
David Seycek
2 +1reduzierte Arbeitszeit
Katrin Lueke
3Kurzzeitbeschäftigung
scipio


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
reduced work schedule
verkürzte Arbeitszeit


Explanation:
aus der medial geläufigen *Arbeitszeitverkürzung* hergeleitet; vielleicht passt das...

David Seycek
Austria
Local time: 09:56
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Schlottky: ja, dann würde ich aber auch direkt Arbeitszeitverkürzung sagen
3 mins

agree  Sabine Griebler
5 mins

agree  Hans G. Liepert: mit Sabine, der Ersten ;O)
6 mins

agree  Emilie
9 mins

agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
10 mins

agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): da haben wir doch die bessere Formulierung!
12 mins

agree  Lolitta Ivonne Grigore Rück
23 mins

agree  Claudia Krysztofiak: Ich finde beide Begriffe gut, je nachdem was besser in den Textfluss passt.
2 hrs

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
3 hrs

agree  KARIN ISBELL
10 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reduced work schedule
reduzierte Arbeitszeit


Explanation:
vielleicht?
oder Arbeitszeitreduzierung?

Katrin Lueke
Germany
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): ist ebenbürtig.
14 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
reduced work schedule
Kurzzeitbeschäftigung


Explanation:
;-)

scipio
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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