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09:03 Oct 15, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Dutch term or phrase:tewerkstelling
it is in a certificate for financial assistance, it lists all the allowances that the person has received.
so, i have leefloon, leefgeld and the last item is andere financiele steun, and under that item i have this text:
van 07/11/2001 tem. 31/12/2003
tewerkstelling art 60/7
in this context does it mean some kind of money given to this person to help him find employment or just help to find a job?
it sounds a bit stupid if i translate it literally "employment"..
thank you
Explanation: could work, although there is not so much wrong by saying employment either. Posting feels more active, being assigned to a post. Employment more passive, like a state one is in.
Your explanation is correct, even though I will follow the advice of Mr. Cox and "describe" the meaning:-) Thank you all and San Barto in particular! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
I followed the advice of Mr. Cox and found this: perswww.kuleuven.be/~u0014508/articles/pitfalls_and_dilemmas.pdf
I think it explains everything, so Mr. Nuijens' explanation seems correct!
IMO the only way that 'tewerkstelling' can be translated is 'employment', but you should recognise that the semantic unit here is 'tewerkstelling art 60/7', which you could render as 'Article 60/7 employment'.
Of course, the meaning of this is probably perfectly clear to the original intended recipient(s) of the document and equally mysterious to the intended audience of the translation, so you should provide a note or explanatory paraphrase describing the nature of 'Article 60/7 employment', as appropriate for your (assumed) target audience. For this you will have to research the meaning of this form of employment, such as along the lines indicated by Max Nuijens. From the context and the information he provided, it may be a form of short-term subsidised employment as part of a scheme intended to help unemployed persons get (back) into the job market.
(local) government organisation and subsidation is also a type of assistence. Hence tewerkstelling. Daily work in such projects may include manual labour, taking care of public green areas, etc.
It could be an employment scheme at the municipality level, in which the unemployed or otherwise are pursuaded/forced to work in some project or facility designed for alleviating unemployment. So formally the person is employed, but because of the ...
I think he/she has been employed for that period and has obviously been paid for this so it is regarded as income which would be relevant for the calculation of any financial support.
I Think you might be right actually, see:
"de periodes van tewerkstelling met een arbeidsovereenkomst gesloten met het OCMW (art. 60 7 Org. wet 8 juli 1 976 betreffende de OCMW's)" and "In het kader van art.60?7 van de Organieke wet van 8 juli 1976 betreffende de openbare Centra voor Maatsch. Welzijn kunnen wij een arbeidscontract aanbieden
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employment record
Explanation: or: certificate of employment
WIDIC Germany Local time: 10:50 Native speaker of: German
Explanation: could work, although there is not so much wrong by saying employment either. Posting feels more active, being assigned to a post. Employment more passive, like a state one is in.
Max Nuijens, MSc Belarus Local time: 11:50 Native speaker of: Dutch PRO pts in category: 7
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Your explanation is correct, even though I will follow the advice of Mr. Cox and "describe" the meaning:-) Thank you all and San Barto in particular!
Explanation: This may be unemployment insurance, one of many programs having the goal of social promotion and support. Given the many social programs in place in Western Europe and your enumeration of the same, this could be something that fits.
De periode van de tewerkstelling bedoeld in vorig lid, mag niet langer zijn dan de periode die voor de tewerkgestelde persoon nodig is om gerechtigd te worden op volledige sociale uitkeringen.
Unemployment Insurance
**President Bush Signs H.R. 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 on June 30, 2008—Extends Unemployment Benefits**
In addition to helping workers and their families, the Unemployment Insurance programs play a key role in helping businesses, communities, and the nation's economy. It was created in 1935 in response to the Great Depression, when millions of people lost jobs. They couldn't buy goods and services, which contributed to more layoffs.
Now, as then, the program helps cushion the impact of economic downturns and brings economic stability to communities, states, and the nation by providing temporary income support for laid off workers.
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Re unemployment insurance in the U.S. at least, while employed taxes are taken out of every worker's pay. If the worker is laid off at any point, that worker may make a request to the state government unemployment office for the return of the funds that he/she has paid into the unemployment insurance program, limited to an amount corresponding to the number of hours previously worked in that specific position (the last full-time qualifying job = above a certain # of hours of work in the job) for which tax deductions were made. Eventually, these qualifying funds run out.
elherrera Local time: 01:50 Works in field Native speaker of: English
Explanation: Like San Barto says, it means someone has been employed and has received income for this.
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A worker who is a national of a Member State may not, in the territory of another Member State, be treated differently from national workers by reason of his nationality in respect of any conditions of employment and work, in particular as regards remuneration, dismissal, and should he become unemployed, reinstatement or re-employment.
Een werknemer die onderdaan is van een lidstaat mag op het grondgebied van andere lidstaten niet op grond van zijn nationaliteit anders worden behandeld dan de nationale werknemers wat betreft alle voorwaarden voor tewerkstelling en arbeid, met name op het gebied van beloning, ontslag, en, indien hij werkloos is geworden, wederinschakeling in het beroep of wedertewerkstelling.
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De Vos K., Nicaise I., Sociale zekerheid en tewerkstelling: van vangnet tot springplank (Social security and employment: from safety net tot jumping board) in R. Dillemans (ed.), Bouwstenen voor een nieuwe sociale zekerheid, Univ. Pers, Leuven 1993.
The translation workplace 
