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maatschappelijk verlof

English translation: community leave or community service leave


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Dutch term or phrase:maatschappelijk verlof
English translation:community leave or community service leave
Entered by: xxxjarry
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13:26 Sep 27, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Other / type of paid leave
Dutch term or phrase: maatschappelijk verlof
I found a definition: betaald verlof voor een werknemer voor het verrichten van maatschappelijk werk, waaronder vrijwilligerswerk.
TIA
Buck
Netherlands
Local time: 13:59
community leave
Explanation:
UTS: Human Resources Unit: LeavePaid or unpaid community leave may be granted to staff to enable them to perform a service to the community. The period of leave granted will depend on the ...
www.hru.uts.edu.au/conditions/leave.html -
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xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 13:59
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Thanks, Jarry.
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4 +1community leavexxxjarry


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
community leave


Explanation:
UTS: Human Resources Unit: LeavePaid or unpaid community leave may be granted to staff to enable them to perform a service to the community. The period of leave granted will depend on the ...
www.hru.uts.edu.au/conditions/leave.html -


xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 13:59
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 85
Grading comment
Thanks, Jarry.

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agree  Neil Cross: Or maybe "community service leave"
45 mins
  -> Thank you. 'Community service leave' gets 1240 Google hits, 'Community leave' gets 2990. :-)
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Sep 28, 2007 - Changes made by xxxjarry:
Edited KOG entryBuck's old entry - "maatschappelijk verlof" => "community leave"


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