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urenkaart

English translation: clock card


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Dutch term or phrase:urenkaart
English translation:clock card
Entered by: katja van hellemond
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10:26 Mar 6, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
Dutch term or phrase: urenkaart
Vertaling van een management handboek. Dit gedeelte gaat over het functioneren van de uren- en loonadministratie, werknemers moeten een urenkaart inleveren. Alvast bedankt!
katja van hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 06:26
clock card
Explanation:
It seems to me that they are referring to a clock card. Card indicates starting time and time that you leave job place. Usually factories, etc.

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Note added at 39 mins (2011-03-06 11:06:27 GMT)
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With construction and admin they also use time sheets to indicate the hours worked.
Selected response from:

Talitha Wilsnagh
Local time: 07:26
Grading comment
Thank you Talitha
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2clock cardTalitha Wilsnagh


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
clock card


Explanation:
It seems to me that they are referring to a clock card. Card indicates starting time and time that you leave job place. Usually factories, etc.

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Note added at 39 mins (2011-03-06 11:06:27 GMT)
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With construction and admin they also use time sheets to indicate the hours worked.

Talitha Wilsnagh
Local time: 07:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you Talitha
Notes to answerer
Asker: It is actually a construction and assembly company so time sheet would probably work better. Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ymkje Kuipers
26 mins
  -> Thank you, Ymkje

agree  Kitty Brussaard: Your alternative suggestion 'time sheet' seems the better option in the given context. See also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/other/214827-uren...
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kitty
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