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payout schedules

English translation: how much you might/will receive for your suggestion

09:56 May 9, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Human Resources
English term or phrase: payout schedules
Ways in which employees can provide their feedback:
- surveys
- suggestion systems
- town hall meetings
- chat rooms
- ombudsmen

Suggestion systems range from formal (with standardized idea forms and ***payout schedules***) to informal (where employees share ideas on a continuing basis).
Joanna Borowska
Poland
Local time: 08:47
Selected answer:how much you might/will receive for your suggestion
Explanation:
It is common for companies to offer payments to staff for good suggestions that improve operating methods/efficiency. Normally referred to as a Staff Suggestions Scheme. The payout schedule would be something indicating how much a member of staff might expectto receive for certain types of suggestions.
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Robert Fox
Ireland
Local time: 07:47
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4how much you might/will receive for your suggestion
Robert Fox
3 +1investment statistics
Hakki Ucar


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
how much you might/will receive for your suggestion


Explanation:
It is common for companies to offer payments to staff for good suggestions that improve operating methods/efficiency. Normally referred to as a Staff Suggestions Scheme. The payout schedule would be something indicating how much a member of staff might expectto receive for certain types of suggestions.

Robert Fox
Ireland
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
55 mins
  -> efharisto poli (sorry don't know how to get Greek alphabet in Proz :-) )
agree  William [Bill] Gray
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
19 hrs
  -> Thank you
neutral  Hakki Ucar: I think suggestion systems here refer to company resources to use in employees' suggestions, and I am not sure it is for calculation on suggestion that employee makes, instead, it must be like this; suggestion incentive program
20 hrs
  -> Thank you
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
investment statistics


Explanation:
I think in here;

payout = investment and schedules = statistics


    Reference: http://www.answers.com/payout%20schedule
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Pham huu Phuoc.
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