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dérapages comportementaux

English translation: misconducts

15:26 Apr 18, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
French term or phrase: dérapages comportementaux
Dismissal hearing.

"En cinq ans, X aura reçu pas moins de quatre avertissements en raison de ses nombreux dérapages comportementaux :

- Le 23 mars 2010, X s’est vu notifier un 1er avertissement pour son attitude agressive à l’égard de la Responsable ressources humaines, Y;

- Le 13 juin 2011, l'employeur a notifié un second avertissement pour absence injustifiée ;"
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:56
English translation:misconducts
Explanation:
my take
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Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 20:56
Grading comment
thanks, "misconduct" in the singular...
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6misconducts
Francois Boye
4 +1behavioural slips
Ana Vozone
5instances of poor behaviour
James Emery
4attitude problems
Colin Morley (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Misconduct the keyword:
kashew

  

Answers


25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
misconducts


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
thanks, "misconduct" in the singular...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MoiraB: not used in plural so either "misconduct" (for "nombreux...") or "many/several examples/instances of misconduct"
5 mins
agree  Celine Costa
31 mins
agree  Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
1 hr
agree  Jennifer White: misconduct - singular.
3 hrs
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: (behavioural) misconduct. (Might seem OTT, but misconduct is not always related to a behavioural problem. "Misconduct" can be with reference to property or persons. It is always with reference to a professional standard.
4 hrs
agree  kashew: misconduct
18 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
behavioural slips


Explanation:
More literal translation, but very relevant to the context of the question.

attention | psychology :: Lack of attention | Encyclopedia Britannica
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/42134/attention/.../Lack...
For example, most people have experienced trivial behavioral slips such as finding themselves taking a regularly used route when they had meant to go in a ...

Example sentence(s):
  • I guess a few behavioral slips had been made and I had been ranked/chat restricted again, just a few weeks ago. Just about three days ago ...

    https://books.google.pt/books?id=o23roWVkGR4C&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=%22behavioral+slips%22&source=bl&ots=_XG3Or6WT7&sig=nLX9tRD1yUS1L48Vzpz3
    https://books.google.pt/books?id=c0MJjigA8-YC&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=%22behavioral+slips%22&source=bl&ots=-tAxZ6wjcA&sig=SEQ1OK60_JP75B54hsZK
Ana Vozone
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Daryo!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
attitude problems


Explanation:
is a fairly straightforward interpretation which I believe would fit here.

Colin Morley (X)
France
Local time: 02:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: An attitude is mental ; behaviour means acting out. YOu can have an attitude problem without being agressive. "Comportemental" translates the manifestation of certain actions.
11 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
instances of poor behaviour


Explanation:
This is what I would write.

James Emery
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


18 hrs
Reference: Misconduct the keyword:

Reference information:
See pages 21-22... of this Polish document
http://ec.europa.eu/…obServlet?docId=4633&langId=en
Scope of rules governing the termination of employment relationships, special arrangements .

kashew
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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