a very confusing sentence

English translation: During these three years your job will remain secure.

15:35 Jan 11, 2002

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German term or phrase: a very confusing sentence

Waehren dieser drei Jahre bleiben Ihre Arbeitsplaetze sicher, Sie koennen begrenzt berufstaetig sein und bis zum achten Lebensjahr des Kindes ein Jahr aufsparen.

It is about working woman who want to keep her family. I have a hard time with the year here. There are 3, 6 and 1 which confuse me. Could you help clarify that? Thanks!

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Local time: 01:39

English translation:During these three years your job will remain secure.

Explanation:
You can hold a job up to a limit and save up one year until your child is eight years old.

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your jobs will remain secure

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:39

Grading comment

Thanks for your help. However, there's nothing with social security. It's just an article for woman magazine. I will post the whole paragraph on my new question as your suggestion. Thanks anyway.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

During these three years your job will remain secure.

Kim Metzger

4 +1

During these three years their jobs are secure, they can be employed within limits and save one year

Alan Johnson

I agree with Kim, except.....

Ursula Peter-Czichi

See explanation.

Kim Metzger

see the sentence below

Alison kennedy (X)

Discussion entries: 1

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

During these three years your job will remain secure.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 127

Grading comment

Thanks for your help. However, there's nothing with social security. It's just an article for woman magazine. I will post the whole paragraph on my new question as your suggestion. Thanks anyway.

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

During these three years their jobs are secure, they can be employed within limits and save one year

Explanation:
During these three years their jobs are secure, they can be employed within limits and save one year up to the child\'s eigth birthday.

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

8 hrs confidence:

I agree with Kim, except.....

Explanation:
the translation for .., Sie koennen begrenzt berufstaetig sein ...

..., you can restrict your work schedule and save up ...

or maybe: ... you can qualify your employment and .....

or maybe: ... you can be employed in a limited (conditional) way and ...

The word 'begrenzt' definitely goes with her employment which cannot be terminated for 3 years after the birth of a child.

There are probably better ways to say it, though.

Ursula Peter-Czichi
United States
Local time: 14:39

11 hrs confidence:

See explanation.

Explanation:
For these three years your job is secure(I don't know which three years they are referring to. You can hold a job up to a limit. (I guess that means you can have a part-time job). Until your child is eight years old you can save one year. (I'm not sure what *save one year* means). Maybe it means you will earn one year of social security coverage. If your child is now five years old these rules apply until he or she is eight years old.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 12:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 127

18 hrs confidence:

see the sentence below

Explanation:
\"during this three year period their job position is guaranteed, they may be employed within certain limits and set aside a year up to the child\'s eighth birthday\".

What exactly \"set aside a year\" means is not clear from the context - it could refer to absenses from work for child care such as illness, the allowance for which totals one year up to the child\'s 8th birthday. A similar maternity law is in force in Italy which allows working women to be absent from work in the case of child illness up to the 6th year of the child.

Alison

Alison kennedy (X)
Local time: 20:39

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