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first expectancy is filled out

English translation: first expected date of return

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10:28 Oct 26, 2009

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Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Key Performance Indicators

English term or phrase: first expectancy is filled out

From a KPI definitions list:

Lost Time Days (also severity rate):
The number of calendar days on sick leave due to an incident (this number will change in course of time as first expectancy is filled out).

How should I understand "as first expectancy is filled out"?

Erik Boers KudoZ activity Questions: 412 (10 open) (64 closed without grading) Answers: 974 Belgium
Local time: 03:56

English translation:first expected date of return

Explanation:
I think that the original text is poorly written, so it is hard to be sure how to interpret it.

It is usual for a doctor to issue a sick note with an expected date for return to work. I suspect that this is about changes to this date with subsequent sick notes, or even if the employee returns before the given date.

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 03:56

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Summary of answers provided

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first expected date of return

B D Finch

when the first sick leave is taken

Yasutomo Kanazawa

1 +1

pregnancy

foghorn

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

7 mins confidence:

when the first sick leave is taken

Explanation:
My interpretation is that the above phrase means that the number of calendar days on sick leave due to an incident will change when the employee who fills out his/her form for sick leave occurs. The person may take 3 days off for sick leave, or even 7 working days, and depending on the number of sick leaves taken, the total annual or monthly number will change according to how may days that employee has used for sick leave. And the counting will start when that employee uses the sick leave for the first time.

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And, of course, needless to say, sick leave must be approved by the employee's supervisor or boss.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 11:56
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