English translation: the company premises designated as the employee's home base
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English term or phrase:
home base
English translation:
the company premises designated as the employee's home base
English to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Human Resources / Disciplinary procedure
English term or phrase:home base
Disciplinary procedure in a company. One of the points in the list of gross misconduct:
Dishonesty in reporting or misleading the company of the whereabouts of the employee during normal working hours, that is not carrying out duties where employee is employed to visit customers, conduct field sales calls or where employee commences working day from home base and fails to do this.
Is it possible that "home base" in this context means working from home?
Explanation: For example, a company might have several sites/offices in various towns and the employee might visit several in the course of their work, but be expected to start the day at their home base. Their travel costs and working time will be calculated on that basis. Note that in the UK the cost of travel to the workplace from home is not tax deductible.
Not to be confused with "home-based" employment, when the employee works from home - though many job ads seem to make that error!
".(The flat rate accommodation allowance is £25 for each night away from the employee's home base. Under Inland Revenue rules, this latter allowance is ..." www.mhuf.co.uk/policies/Travel and Subsistence.doc
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"that an employee's home base is the place from which he leaves at the start of the work period and/or returns to at the end of the ..."
caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1176566.html -
"For an employee who does not have a fixed worksite, such as a truck driver, construction worker, or sales representative, the location used to determine eligibility is the one which is considered the employee’s “home base,” i.e., the employer office or facility from which the employee’s work is assigned, or the location to which the employee reports. " http://www.ppspublishers.com/articles/FMLAeligibility.htm
"For travel to Canberra if it is not the Employee's home base: ... If an Employee's home base is neither Canberra nor the home base of the employing Office ..." www.finance.gov.au/Publications/mops.../2007_pm_1.html -
David beat me to this, so if no other person convinces you that it means something else, the points should go to him.
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
you are correct
Explanation: That is how I read it (salesmen, etc.)
Jenni Lukac Local time: 03:09 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: Thanks a million for your help, Jenni!
14 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
the company premises designated as the employee's home base
Explanation: For example, a company might have several sites/offices in various towns and the employee might visit several in the course of their work, but be expected to start the day at their home base. Their travel costs and working time will be calculated on that basis. Note that in the UK the cost of travel to the workplace from home is not tax deductible.
Not to be confused with "home-based" employment, when the employee works from home - though many job ads seem to make that error!
".(The flat rate accommodation allowance is £25 for each night away from the employee's home base. Under Inland Revenue rules, this latter allowance is ..." www.mhuf.co.uk/policies/Travel and Subsistence.doc
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2010-07-22 13:06:30 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
"that an employee's home base is the place from which he leaves at the start of the work period and/or returns to at the end of the ..."
caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1176566.html -
"For an employee who does not have a fixed worksite, such as a truck driver, construction worker, or sales representative, the location used to determine eligibility is the one which is considered the employee’s “home base,” i.e., the employer office or facility from which the employee’s work is assigned, or the location to which the employee reports. " http://www.ppspublishers.com/articles/FMLAeligibility.htm
"For travel to Canberra if it is not the Employee's home base: ... If an Employee's home base is neither Canberra nor the home base of the employing Office ..." www.finance.gov.au/Publications/mops.../2007_pm_1.html -
B D Finch France Local time: 03:09 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 16
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Thank you very much. I believe this explanation suits my context better.
Reference information: you're absolutely right ... means working from home ....
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Directory of home based franchise opportunities and work from home businesses. Search our franchise and business directory as the first step to starting a ... www.homebasedfranchises.com/ - Cached - Similar
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this arragement is faily common with translators employed by international organizations ... the translator is on the payroll (not freelancing) but is allowed to work from home ... and this modus operandi also applies to other activities and professions ...
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I should just add that the employee has to show up at the office too ... it doesn't mean that they work from home all the time ...
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oops ... should read "fairly" common ...
David Hollywood Argentina Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
