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Freier Dienstnehmer

English translation: independent contractor


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German term or phrase:Freier Dienstnehmer
English translation:independent contractor
Entered by: Angelika Joast
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12:51 Mar 28, 2006
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / atypische Beschäftigung / AUT
German term or phrase: Freier Dienstnehmer
Freier Dienstnehmer - Merkmale

* Erbringung von Dienstleistungen
* Wesentliche persönliche Leistungserbringung
* Vertragliche Verpflichtung
* Keine wesentlichen eigenen Betriebsmittel
* Selbstbestimmtheit bei Erbringung der Dienstleistung
* Sozialversicherungspflichtig
Angelika Joast
Local time: 19:26
independent contractor
Explanation:
this covers all kinds of labor performed at the client's worksite

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-03-28 15:54:44 GMT)
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Independent Contractor or Employee - By US law, you are either an independent contractor or employee with no in-between. ...
jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa121800.htm

Independent contractors have many roles to fill, like working with a number of clients, accomplishing a final result and determining the best way to achieve ...
www.topechelon.com/jobseekers/contractor_true.htm

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JSolis
United States
Local time: 22:26
Grading comment
perfect! thx a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5independent contractor
JSolis
4FreelanceLydia Wazir
4independent consultant
Denise DeVries


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
independent consultant


Explanation:
or also "casual labor" for tax purposes

Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 22:26
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PRO pts in category: 4
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Freelance


Explanation:
Austrian term used to describe someone employed on a freelance basis.

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/emire/AUSTRIA/ANCHOR-FREIERDIENS...

Lydia Wazir
Local time: 03:26
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
independent contractor


Explanation:
this covers all kinds of labor performed at the client's worksite

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-03-28 15:54:44 GMT)
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Independent Contractor or Employee - By US law, you are either an independent contractor or employee with no in-between. ...
jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa121800.htm

Independent contractors have many roles to fill, like working with a number of clients, accomplishing a final result and determining the best way to achieve ...
www.topechelon.com/jobseekers/contractor_true.htm



JSolis
United States
Local time: 22:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
perfect! thx a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: the correct US term
7 mins
  -> thank you

agree  doctor_suz
2 hrs

agree  Julia Lipeles
3 hrs

agree  Ingeborg Gowans
5 hrs

agree  IC --
1 day9 hrs
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