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planmäßig arbeitsfreie Tage

English translation: scheduled days off

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German term or phrase:planmäßig arbeitsfreie Tage
English translation:scheduled days off
Entered by: Klaus Urban

14:37 Oct 2, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Überstunden
German term or phrase: planmäßig arbeitsfreie Tage
"Überstunden liegen vor, wenn auf Anordnung des Vorgesetzten oder seines Beauftragten an ***planmäßig arbeitsfreien Tagen*** sowie an gesetzlichen oder behördlich festgesetzten Wochenfeiertagen Arbeit geleistet wird."

Ich tue mir schwer mit diesem Ausdruck.
Klaus Urban
Local time: 16:35
scheduled days off
Explanation:
G. Employees occasionally may be ordered to report for duty on their regularly scheduled days off, when the leave approving official provides such workload ...
humancapital.doe.gov/nteu/cbaart25.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 09:35
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3scheduled days off
Gisela Greenlee
4 +1RDOs
jccantrell


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
RDOs


Explanation:
What my company calls them: regular days off

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-02 14:40:24 GMT)
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However, this does NOT encompass holidays and your German may include those, so maybe holidays and RDOs.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefanie Reinhold: Agree to regular days off, but would not abbreviate
3 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
scheduled days off


Explanation:
G. Employees occasionally may be ordered to report for duty on their regularly scheduled days off, when the leave approving official provides such workload ...
humancapital.doe.gov/nteu/cbaart25.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this


Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Danke!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Gisela!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gangels (X): scheduled off-days, perhaps
3 mins
  -> No, it's days off, an off day is something else!
agree  John Farebrother: that's it
26 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Armorel Young: yes, it's days off - (Klaus - an "off day" is a day when you're on bad form - we all have them, whether at work or not :-)
50 mins
  -> Danke!
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