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(werknemer) boven de sterkte

English translation: supernumerary / with supernumerary status

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Dutch term or phrase:(werknemer) boven de sterkte
English translation:supernumerary / with supernumerary status
Entered by: ChrisJP

16:49 Sep 17, 2008
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Human Resources
Dutch term or phrase: (werknemer) boven de sterkte
jonge schoolverlater(s) boven de sterkte, met op termijn mogelijk doorgroei naar andere functies

The above is from a company report, from a section about required staff. They are looking for a couple of school leavers 'boven de sterkte' to prevent a 'vergrijzing' of the workforce (this is mentioned earlier on).

I'm guessing it means something like 'additional' but I've never actually come across this expression before? What is it actually saying, something like 'above what is actually required'?

Another example I found on the net, also relating to school leavers:

De schoolverlater voor wie een tegemoetkoming in de kosten wordt aangevraagd, dient te worden aangenomen op een plaats boven de sterkte op basis van een werkervaringsplaatsovereenkomst voor minimaal zes en ten hoogste negen maanden.

Thanks in advance!
ChrisJP
Local time: 13:05
supernumerary / with supernumerary status
Explanation:
I think I have seen "additional" used before, which would do but try this out in your context. A supernumerary worker is one who is present in the organisation for training purposes, say, but is not counted as part of the official workforce. The web ref is to nursing students.
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Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:05
Grading comment
Thank you very much! Also, thanks to everyone else for their suggestions, this is the one I went with on this occasion. Sorry for the delay in grading!
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4 +2supernumerary / with supernumerary status
Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
4above headcount
Yasdnil1
3supplemental employee
Textpertise
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supernumerary / with supernumerary status


Explanation:
I think I have seen "additional" used before, which would do but try this out in your context. A supernumerary worker is one who is present in the organisation for training purposes, say, but is not counted as part of the official workforce. The web ref is to nursing students.


    Reference: http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk/projects/miniprojects/mcgo...
Sue Stewart-Anderson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much! Also, thanks to everyone else for their suggestions, this is the one I went with on this occasion. Sorry for the delay in grading!

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agree  bertvandermoer: this indeed is the term we used at Shell
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agree  Albert Stufkens
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above headcount


Explanation:
depends a bit on context, but sterkte can be headcount

Yasdnil1
Dominican Republic
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: English
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Asker: Thanks!

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supplemental employee


Explanation:
See previous Kudoz entry cited in reference material.

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Note added at 52 mins (2008-09-17 17:41:39 GMT)
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boven de sterkte means more than you actually need. It could even apply to fire engines where you have a few more than you strictly need, but you keep them on anyway. See:
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/parlement/kamerbrieven/2000/1/2...
So the term doesn't necessarily have to apply to employees.

Textpertise
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Local time: 13:05
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Reference

Reference information:
Look what I found on Proz.com


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_dutch/law:_contracts/86...
Textpertise
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