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dispense de pointage

English translation: jobseekers are dispensed from having to sign on

16:43 Aug 26, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: dispense de pointage
This is a text discussing an internship and a list of advantages for the intern includes

D’une dispense de pointage pour les demandeurs d’emploi
Mary Barattucci
United States
Local time: 15:05
English translation:jobseekers are dispensed from having to sign on
Explanation:
Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobseeker's_Allowance - CachedSimilar
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They must also present themselves at their local Job Centre every two weeks thereafter to "sign on". Receiving Jobseeker's Allowance is therefore also known ...
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3 +5jobseekers are dispensed from having to sign on
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jobseekers are dispensed from having to sign on


Explanation:
Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobseeker's_Allowance - CachedSimilar
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They must also present themselves at their local Job Centre every two weeks thereafter to "sign on". Receiving Jobseeker's Allowance is therefore also known ...


polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
37 mins
agree  philgoddard: I'm not sure about dispensed, though - maybe exempted would be better.
55 mins
  -> both are Ok to me
agree  AllegroTrans: exempted sounds much better
3 hrs
agree  Evans (X): I'm for exempted too
13 hrs
agree  Michael GREEN: "Exempted" for me - although "une dispense de ..." might be better expressed by "exemption from.." ?
14 hrs
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