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temporary work Explanation: Zeitarbeit - temporary work ; (nach Zeit bezahlte Arbeit) time work (Ggs. Akkordarbeit Zeitarbeitunternehmer - temporary employment company Zeitnehmer - temporary worker; temp You are right, it's all about temping. :o) Dietl/Lorenz Dict. of legal, commercial + political terms |
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temporary work/job / contracting Explanation: "Zeitarbeit" means to work for a company for a specified period of time, i.e. not as a full time employee. Pons translates "Zeitarbeit" with "temporary work/job". Today though, especially in the IT industry, you would more often find the expression "contract work" or "contracting". "Zeitarbeitunternehmer" could therefore be a "temporary worker/employee" or simply a "contractor". BUT there might be chance that "Zeitarbeitunternehmer" may actually mean an "agency" for temporary work. This would very definetely be the case if the source word would be "Zeitarbeitunternehmen" - which is an agency that makes contact between outsourcing companies and contractors. You might want to check the context of your document in case this might apply. Hope this helps. Good luck. Pons, own experience as "contractor" |
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"work for which additional staff is employed for a specific period Explanation: See ref Langenscheidt's Encyclopaedic Dictionary |
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temporary work/job Explanation: Please note that it is explicitly mentioned in: Collins German-English Dictionary |
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"Zeitarbeit" is called temporary work/job; a"Zeitarbeitsunternehmer" is called a temporary agency; Explanation: people who work for them are called temporary employees. I used to work for temp agencies in Germany and the US |
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