20:59 Feb 3, 2010 

I'd say this calls for a footnote in the translated text: use "equation" (in the sense of "making equal") or something similar between quotes and explain this in a short footnote, using the info in Lianne's ref.

15:55 Feb 3, 2010 

I understand your suggestion of "credits" but I also think this concept is so embedded in the system (i.e. localized), often expressed in points, that I am not sure it will solve the problem either. Maybe "compensation" or compensation calculation instead of equivalency?

15:45 Feb 3, 2010 

When I said "it's not apparent to the uninformed reader what is being equated to what" I meant that knowledge of the Belgian context is essential to understanding the text: "gelijkstelling wegens ziekte" means something very specific. I can't help feeling that "equality/equivalence due to illness" is not really going to help the reader understand what the Dutch text means (see extra note to my answer).

13:08 Feb 3, 2010 

The entire source (a Belgian text) is rather unclear. I simply translated it as equivalence, which is also a one-to-one translation, even if it does not entirely fit the context and something else might be meant here, which, by the way, is also not explained to the Belggian reader.