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pécule de vacances

English translation: holiday allowance bonus

11:57 Jun 20, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other / Employment
French term or phrase: pécule de vacances
Holiday pay? From a text explaining a company's bonus system: "simple pécule de vacances bonus / double pécules de vacances bonus / complément au double pécules de vacances brut". I read that "pécule" is "any kind of payment due to someone apart from the salary", but that doesn't quite seem to fit. thanks.
Rodrigo Trompiz
Local time: 00:34
English translation:holiday allowance bonus
Explanation:
from the text it seems that it is paid by the employer as a bonus. I know that some comapanies give a "holiday bonus" as part of the pay package.
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MurielP (X)
Local time: 00:34
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Summary of answers provided
4money saved for the holidays
Pierre POUSSIN
3 +1holiday allowance bonus
MurielP (X)
4vacation payment
Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic


  

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pécule de vacances
money saved for the holidays


Explanation:
Hope it helps!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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holiday allowance bonus


Explanation:
from the text it seems that it is paid by the employer as a bonus. I know that some comapanies give a "holiday bonus" as part of the pay package.

MurielP (X)
Local time: 00:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmy Tutino
14 mins
disagree  Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic: pécule is not an bonus payment - in belgium it can be compulsory
1 hr
agree  Gina W: http://www.eurofound.eu.int/emire/BELGIUM/DOUBLEHOLIDAYALLOW...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pécule de vacances
vacation payment


Explanation:
Depending of US or Brithish English the term may be different - also vacation payment...

this is a compulsory payment for all employees subject to Belgian Social security system and amount to approx. 92% of a monthly salary

vacation payment

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What is the name of your state? New Jersey.

I recently left my company(state MI) after giving proper more than 2 weeks notice. But my company has not yet paid my accured vacation hours(ie 250 hrs) after continuous follow up with them. Please tell me what shall i do?.



    Reference: http://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=251145
Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic
Belgium
Local time: 01:34
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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