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Gesamtbetriebsrat

English translation: central works council / group works council

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German term or phrase:Gesamtbetriebsrat
English translation:central works council / group works council
Entered by: Marcel F

00:16 Jan 20, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
German term or phrase: Gesamtbetriebsrat
Betriebsrat = Works Council
Gesamt...... = general / overall / global ??

Anyone knows the accepted term?
Marcel F
Local time: 06:50
central works council / group works council
Explanation:
These are the two possibilities offered by my IAB-Glossare - for more details on this dictionaty, see http://kater-verlag.de/Katalog/product_info.php?products_id=...

"Central works council" is the generic term while "group works council" refers to the works council of a group of companies ("Konzern" in German).

See also examples at

http://www.lrd.org.uk/object.php?pagid=4&objectid=27180
"The demonstrations follow a unanimous decision taken by the company's ***central works council***, which includes representatives from four of France's five major union confederations, asking the company to call for an end to the expulsions. Other unions, not represented on the ***central works council*** backed the call."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/nov/07/davidgowoneur...
"But not that much more than normal employees — unless it's Robert Oswald, the ***group works council*** chairman, who says the report about huge salaries is rubbish."

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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:50
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2full works council
David Hollywood
4general works council
punit226
4central works council / group works council
Steffen Walter


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Gesampbetriebsrat
full works council


Explanation:
or "plenary" ...

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There are separate Works Councils for the employees in Neuherberg/Munich and those in the Research Mine Asse. These send delegates to the Full Works Council ...
www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/working-at-the-gsf/the-gsf-wor... - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

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in capitals would be appropriate here ...

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The Special Negotiating Body is a preliminary committee which will agree the rules, etc for a full European Works Council. ...
www.tssa.org.uk/article-140.php3?id_article=930 - 8k - Cached - Similar pages

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and "Gesamt" of course ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kristian Madar
1 hr
agree  Armorel Young: yes, although I have a client who call theirs the "joint works council"
8 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gesampbetriebsrat
general works council


Explanation:
a term used generally

punit226
Local time: 15:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
central works council / group works council


Explanation:
These are the two possibilities offered by my IAB-Glossare - for more details on this dictionaty, see http://kater-verlag.de/Katalog/product_info.php?products_id=...

"Central works council" is the generic term while "group works council" refers to the works council of a group of companies ("Konzern" in German).

See also examples at

http://www.lrd.org.uk/object.php?pagid=4&objectid=27180
"The demonstrations follow a unanimous decision taken by the company's ***central works council***, which includes representatives from four of France's five major union confederations, asking the company to call for an end to the expulsions. Other unions, not represented on the ***central works council*** backed the call."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/nov/07/davidgowoneur...
"But not that much more than normal employees — unless it's Robert Oswald, the ***group works council*** chairman, who says the report about huge salaries is rubbish."

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2008-01-21 13:30:10 GMT)
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 259
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Danke!
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