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capability

English translation: competence

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English term or phrase:capability
Selected answer:competence
Entered by: Kim Metzger

20:13 Apr 4, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / employment
English term or phrase: capability
Procedures for dealing with capability issues:
The procedures that will apply when dealing with capability issues that may arie during the course of your employment, including dismissal on the grounds of capability, are shown under the heading 'capability' in the Employee Handbook to which you should refer.
sylwia2
Local time: 08:18
competence
Explanation:
I used to work for a human resources department and know that the writing is often fuzzy and weak.

A person wouldn't be dismissed "on the grounds of capability" but on the grounds of incompetence or inability to perform the job.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:18
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4 +11competence
Kim Metzger
5The ability of ...
Lingo Pros
4Fähigkeiten
Britta Anion (X)


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
competence


Explanation:
I used to work for a human resources department and know that the writing is often fuzzy and weak.

A person wouldn't be dismissed "on the grounds of capability" but on the grounds of incompetence or inability to perform the job.


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Krisztina Lelik
5 mins
agree  Deborah do Carmo
29 mins
agree  jccantrell: more 'inability' I would think. but this is the idea.
29 mins
agree  Can Altinbay
30 mins
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
1 hr
agree  conejo
5 hrs
agree  Trans-Marie
10 hrs
agree  Refugio
11 hrs
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
13 hrs
agree  Shane London: Yes. Capability looks wrong all the way through
18 hrs
agree  Aleksey Khudyakov
1 day 7 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fähigkeiten


Explanation:
capabilities sind Fähigkeiten; hier geht es offensichtlich um einen Arbeitsvertrag und die Qualifikation des Arbeitnehmers.


Britta Anion (X)
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Agnieszka Hayward (X): this is an EN monolingual question ;o)
5 mins
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The ability of ...


Explanation:
The ability of a suitably organized, trained, and equipped entity to access, penetrate, or alter government or privately owned information or communications systems and/or to disrupt, deny, or destroy all or part of a critical infrastructure.

http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/secgloss.htm

Page 24 of this US Department of Homeland Security document:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vReKU8w6Q0EJ:www.ojp.us...



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Note added at 16 hrs 50 mins (2005-04-05 13:04:04 GMT)
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For general \'Capability Procedure\':

capability in HR is defined as:

\"Where a member of staff is failing in a significant or persistent way to carry out their responsibilities or duties in a satisfactory manner, either due to a lack of ability, inadequate training or lack of experience. Such failings will be identified by use of the following procedures and steps taken to improve performance. Where such steps prove unsuccessful the member of staff may have their employment terminated on the grounds of incapacity\".

http://www.human-resource-solutions.co.uk/Areas of Interest/...


Lingo Pros
United States
Local time: 03:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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