Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
stafdiensten
English translation:
Staff Services
Dutch term
Netherlands
teaching/editing/translating/oncology
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, English, and 1 more.
stafdienst
| 3 +4 | Staff Services |
David Walker (X)
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| 4 +1 | Administrative Services |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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| 4 -1 | Staff Positions |
Francina
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| 3 -2 | human resource services |
bertvandermoer
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| refs |
Michael Beijer
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Apr 14, 2008 14:06: Inge Dijkstra changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/122536">Inge Dijkstra's</a> old entry - "stafdiensten"" to ""Staff Services""
Apr 14, 2008 14:10: Inge Dijkstra changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/122536">Inge Dijkstra's</a> old entry - "stafdiensten"" to ""Staff Services""
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Proposed translations
Staff Services
Staff Positions
| disagree |
Kitty Brussaard
: Positions are not "diensten" (services/departments)!
10 hrs
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Administrative Services
| agree |
Kitty Brussaard
: Your link also refers to 'administrative offices/departments' and 'related units'
1 day 3 hrs
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35 years experience in Shell Int
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
human resource services
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-04-10 17:38:36 GMT)
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used to be called personnel services before HR became the in-word
| disagree |
Kitty Brussaard
: De HR(M)- of P&O-afdeling is zeker een stafdienst, maar de voorbeelden in de context horen hier zeker niet onder deze noemer (afzonderlijke stafdiensten: Finance/Auditing en PR)
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: Agree with Kitty.
22 hrs
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Reference comments
United Kingdom
Experienced technical/patent translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
refs
stafdiensten =
corporate support services
corporate staff services
group staff services
stafafdeling [stafdienst] =
corporate support department
central [staff] department
head-office department
corporate centre
corporate [staff] department
group [staff] department
[central] support department
corporate policy unit
central service department
service unit
headquarters
administrative department
JurLex:
stafdienst =
executive department
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