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mitbestimmte Gesellschaft

English translation: companies with (required) employee representation


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German term or phrase:mitbestimmte Gesellschaft
English translation:companies with (required) employee representation
Entered by: Melanie Nassar
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16:38 Nov 18, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law (general)
German term or phrase: mitbestimmte Gesellschaft
The term is in a recommendation letter for a law student:
"Daneben war Herr Dr. XXXX in vielfältige Fragestellungen des Wirtschaftsrechts involviert, u.a. der Prüfung von Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten bei *mitbestimmten Gesellschaften*

I found co-determined companies, but not very many Ghits, and it just doesn't sound right to me.
Melanie Nassar
Palestine
Local time: 05:00
companies with employee representation
Explanation:
This is the common translation as far as I know, reasonably clear and still short (Rosa found a good source, but 'corporate governance' doesn't fit).

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-18 17:39:32 GMT)
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Cf. Source text by the company TOTAL:
http://www.total.com/static/en/medias/topic1612/indic_hr_gb.... (p. 7)
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Peter Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 04:00
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your input. I was hoping to find a one-word solution, but I guess you have to describe it. I did add required though, as Ted suggested.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4companies with employee representation
Peter Sass (M.A.)
5corporate governance with employee representation
Rosa Paredes
4companies required to have employee representatives on the Management Board
Ted Wozniak
Summary of reference entries provided
exploring formative options for companies with employee representation on the s. b.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
companies required to have employee representatives on the Management Board


Explanation:
Probably requires an explanation and a lot of rewording. This refers to companies that are required to have employee representatives on the Management Board due to co-determination rules, e.g. how many employee reps must be on the board, etc.

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-11-18 16:52:26 GMT)
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something along the lines of "reviewing the possible makeup of companies required to have ...."

Wordy I know but "co-determined companies" doesn't say anything unless you already know what it means.

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 21:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  TonyTK: I think you mean the "Supervisory Board", Ted. I don't think you find many employee representatives on German management boards.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, you're right. I was in a hurry, thanks for the correction
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
corporate governance with employee representation


Explanation:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V...

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 19:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mitbestimmte Gesellschaften
companies with employee representation


Explanation:
This is the common translation as far as I know, reasonably clear and still short (Rosa found a good source, but 'corporate governance' doesn't fit).

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-18 17:39:32 GMT)
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Cf. Source text by the company TOTAL:
http://www.total.com/static/en/medias/topic1612/indic_hr_gb.... (p. 7)

Peter Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 04:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your input. I was hoping to find a one-word solution, but I guess you have to describe it. I did add required though, as Ted suggested.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jutta Scherer
38 mins
  -> Thanks Jutta!

agree  Ian Jones
1 hr
  -> Thank you Ian!

agree  Julia Lipeles
1 hr
  -> Thanks Julia!

agree  Ted Wozniak: works better than my suggestion but I would probably still want to add something about "requirement" due to the "shaping/design options" part
3 hrs
  -> Thanks for your feedback!
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Reference comments


11 hrs
Reference: exploring formative options for companies with employee representation on the s. b.

Reference information:
or:
exploring the scope of formative action for companies with employee representation on the supervisory board

http://group.hugoboss.com/en/press_releases_1130.htm
supervisory board
http://group.hugoboss.com/de/press_releases_1130.htm
mitbestimmte Gesellschaften

113160
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 80
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