estão nos quadros

English translation: those who are part of the company's [permanent] staff

21:51 Jan 3, 2016

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / assedio moral

Portuguese term or phrase: estão nos quadros

This is a statement on experiencing bullying at work, I'm not sure exactly what 'quadros' refer to. Thanks for your help!

“(…) esta empresa já chegou a ter mil e tal empregados e em 4 anos reduziu primeiro para 800 empregados, depois para 600, portanto a empresa em 4 anos reduziu 40% dos funcionários (…) Quando comecei a ver os meus colegas a serem despedidos todos em catadupa e depois chegou a minha vez também de “estar encomendado” (…);
Esta empresa passou a fazer contractos precários (…) agora os trabalhadores são trabalhadores a recibos verdes (…) logo os que ***estão nos quadros*** passaram a ser ameaçados constantemente, sentimos mesmo uma ameaça muito grande, sempre sempre, é constante, constante (…);

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English translation:those who are part of the company's [permanent] staff

Explanation:
permanent staff as opposed to contract workers.

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Local time: 07:37

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those who are part of the company's [permanent] staff

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those who are part of the company's [permanent] staff

Explanation:
permanent staff as opposed to contract workers.

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Local time: 07:37
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