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French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Human Resources
French term or phrase:cellule de reclassement
This comes from a sheaf of documents, all to do with staff recruitment and headhunting. Here's some context:
Le réseau des partenaires XXXX, acteur majeurs sur le marché de l’emploi (Pôle Emploi, AFPA, cellules de reclassement, syndicats professionnels, …)
I think this might be some kind of organisation that helps companies reclassify or regrade employees when restructuring - but I am not absolutely certain and I certainly do not know the corresponding term in English. I would be very grateful for some pointers - thanks!
Thanks to all who took the time to answer - I think all the answers have got merit but in the context of my document (which was a recruitment agency contract), this is the most appropriate rendering. Many thanks! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
That's exactly it, Emma. In this part of the document, the company is setting out all the potential sources for recruitment at its disposal - its own list of registered candidates, people who register on their website, classified ads, posters in local agencies, and also the job centres, trade associations, etc. who may have potential candidates.
Just to reply to Phil: If I've read Susan's question properly, her doc is concerned with recruitment and headhunting. The job centre and the other organisations mentioned in brackets are places where the personnel dept of the company recruiting can find people who are looking for a job. That's what I mean by a "source of recruitment".
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reclassification unit
Explanation: It generally has to do with the retraining or re-classifying of workers when a company goes belly up, or when it has to close down affiliates. Before they can dismiss or lay off employees, they have to offer them or to have in place a program of reclassification, so they might be hired elsewhere, and be entitled to various benefits according to seniority, etc.
There are many 'hits' in news reports both in Europe and abroad for this term.
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Is Today a Good Day to go Bankrupt? [December 2008] ... law imposes varying levels of financial obligations on employers who misclassify workers. ... The IRS recognizes that many taxpayers hold dwelling units primarily for the .... The IRS recently published guidance on the procedures to seek a reclassification. ... www.artcpas.com/
silviantonia Local time: 20:35 Works in field Native speaker of: English, Spanish PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi there Silviantonia. Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. I felt that Emma's rendering was the most appropriate for my document, but I can see that reclassification could be used in a different context. Thanks a lot!
1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
redeployment unit
Explanation: Many refs are army related, but if you search with "human resources" or "employee" you get more relevant hits.
Emma Paulay France Local time: 04:35 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 97
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Thanks to all who took the time to answer - I think all the answers have got merit but in the context of my document (which was a recruitment agency contract), this is the most appropriate rendering. Many thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Emma - this was just what was needed!
2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
outplacement (units)
Explanation: This is the statutory definition of a cellule de reclassement:
"Elle sera chargée de la mise en oeuvre de l'accompagnement à la recherche d'emploi qui comprendra généralement la réalisation d'un bilan de compétence, l'élaboration d'un projet professionnel, des formations aux techniques de recherche d'emploi, la prospection du marché caché (lequel représenterait environ 70% du marché de l'emploi) par démarchage direct auprès des entreprises du bassin d'emploi, etc."
In English, this is called outplacement. In this list of services provided by a group of companies, I think you could leave out "cellules de".
I like the rather cynical definition of "outplacement" given by Merriam-Webster in the second of my two web references below. It sounds like the person who wrote the dictionary entry had been a victim of it him/herself.
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As other answerers have pointed out, companies have a statutory duty to provide this service in certain circumstances. They can either do it themselves, or pay someone else to do it, as is the case here.
philgoddard Local time: 21:35 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 40
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Asker: Thank you, Phil, for taking the time to answer this - in this particular context, Emma's answer was more appropriate (it was all to do with recruitment). However, I can see from your references that this term would work in other contexts... many thanks, though!
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dismissing enterprises must elaborate an employment safeguard programme aimed at .... Professional rehabilitation departments (Cellules de reclassement ) ... www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2006/ef0570enA1.p... - Similar
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p.s.
although "rehabilitation" sounds odd to my ears, and makes me think of post-operative treatment:)
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here is something else
EUROPA - EQUAL - DP information
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The current second wave of the occupational retraining cells of Wallonia (from late .... relayent leurs besoins en matière de reclassement de formation de reconversion. .... En Belgique, on aurait pu supposer que les cellules dites "de ... https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/equal/jsp/dpComplete.jsp?... - Cached - Similar
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re-training units
professional re-training units
re-training units for workers
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liz askew United Kingdom Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
Note to reference poster
Asker: Hi there - thanks for that. Seems to confirm what it is - but I do rather agree about "rehabilitation" - it also makes me think of criminals being reassimilated into society! I did find this article in Le Monde - http://crise.blog.lemonde.fr/2009/10/09/je-ne-vois-pas-en-quoi-la-cellule-de-reclassement-ma-aide/ - doesn't look like they did this chap much good! :S
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