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Recup

English translation: Compensatory leave / Straight Time Overtime Leave / Comp Time / Time off in lieu


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Dutch term or phrase:Recup
English translation:Compensatory leave / Straight Time Overtime Leave / Comp Time / Time off in lieu
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13:56 Sep 14, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
Dutch term or phrase: Recup
Recup = verlof ter compensatie van gepresteerde uren buiten de normale werkuren (weekends of feestdagen, ...)
SH007
Local time: 07:26
Compensatory leave / Straight Time Overtime Leave / Comp Time / Time off in lieu
Explanation:
Quite straight forward, given your definition.

It's borrowed from French "la récup"

Any one of these will work.


Virginia Tech employment states:
"10.0 COMPENSATORY LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS WORKED (STOT)

10.1 Purpose
To provide paid leave as compensation for additional hours worked during specific times beyond the normal work schedule."

Wiki states:
"Time off in lieu; compensatory time; or comp time refers to a type of work schedule arrangement that allows workers to take time off instead of, or in addition to, receiving overtime pay. A worker may receive overtime pay plus equal time off for each hour worked on certain agreed days, such as Bank Holidays.
In the United States, such arrangements are currently illegal for private sector workers under overtime laws, but the practice is legal in the public sector.[1]"
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Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 01:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Compensatory leave / Straight Time Overtime Leave / Comp Time / Time off in lieu
Bryan Crumpler
4 -1compensatieverlof
Lianne Van De Ven


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
compensatieverlof


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Lianne Van De Ven
United States
Local time: 01:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  David Walker: Not exactly English
4 mins
  -> agree, though neither is recup exactly Dutch... Obviously I didn't pay attention to the language pair
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Compensatory leave / Straight Time Overtime Leave / Comp Time / Time off in lieu


Explanation:
Quite straight forward, given your definition.

It's borrowed from French "la récup"

Any one of these will work.


Virginia Tech employment states:
"10.0 COMPENSATORY LEAVE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS WORKED (STOT)

10.1 Purpose
To provide paid leave as compensation for additional hours worked during specific times beyond the normal work schedule."

Wiki states:
"Time off in lieu; compensatory time; or comp time refers to a type of work schedule arrangement that allows workers to take time off instead of, or in addition to, receiving overtime pay. A worker may receive overtime pay plus equal time off for each hour worked on certain agreed days, such as Bank Holidays.
In the United States, such arrangements are currently illegal for private sector workers under overtime laws, but the practice is legal in the public sector.[1]"


    Reference: http://www.hr.vt.edu/leave/manual/chptr10/
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime
Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 01:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MoiraB: GB preference would be time off in lieu, I think.
2 hrs

agree  Josephine Isaacs: time (off) in lieu is the common term in Australia
6 hrs
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