Aug 11, 2011 02:26
12 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
piquetes
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
wages
This is from a document written by an employee in Portugal about a legal case against his company regarding changes in payment of wages.
The sentence is:
Esta situação foi-nos apresentada como única alternativa para nós técnicos, com a justificação que ajudaria a empresa a combater o “problema” de justificar perante as autoridades as nossas saídas fora de horas sem estarem documentadas nas folhas de horas (que a empresa nunca pagou até á data, com a excepção de quando se trata de fins de semana ou piquetes).
I think it means "on call" (the employee is a technician so that seems logical), but I'm not entirely sure. Do they pay employees who are on strike, if that's what's meant here? or am I totally off?
Thank you in advance for any help.
The sentence is copied directly from the document, so any typos/errors are in the original.
The sentence is:
Esta situação foi-nos apresentada como única alternativa para nós técnicos, com a justificação que ajudaria a empresa a combater o “problema” de justificar perante as autoridades as nossas saídas fora de horas sem estarem documentadas nas folhas de horas (que a empresa nunca pagou até á data, com a excepção de quando se trata de fins de semana ou piquetes).
I think it means "on call" (the employee is a technician so that seems logical), but I'm not entirely sure. Do they pay employees who are on strike, if that's what's meant here? or am I totally off?
Thank you in advance for any help.
The sentence is copied directly from the document, so any typos/errors are in the original.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | call out teams |
Mark Robertson
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| 3 +1 | Picketing |
Flávio Ferreira
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| 4 | rapid response units/teams |
Nick Taylor
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| 3 | when employees are watching the shop/factory druring a strike |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
+2
4 hrs
Mark Robertson
Native in English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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84
Selected
call out teams
According to the source text "piquetes" involves a "saida fora de horas", so this is not being on call but actual call outs. In PT-PT the term is commonly used e.g. by utility companies for the teams called out to deal with breakdowns, bursts, outages etc.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-11 08:12:49 GMT)
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From the Portuguese Electricity Company site: "A EDP Corporate disponibiliza outros serviços complementares:
- Assistência Técnica 24H, serviço que engloba um conjunto de actividades, executadas de forma a garantir uma resposta rápida e eficaz, na assistência técnica a avarias nas instalações do Cliente, assegurando intervenções de piquetes de urgência com tempo de resposta garantido;"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-11 08:12:49 GMT)
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From the Portuguese Electricity Company site: "A EDP Corporate disponibiliza outros serviços complementares:
- Assistência Técnica 24H, serviço que engloba um conjunto de actividades, executadas de forma a garantir uma resposta rápida e eficaz, na assistência técnica a avarias nas instalações do Cliente, assegurando intervenções de piquetes de urgência com tempo de resposta garantido;"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
158
when employees are watching the shop/factory druring a strike
One of the meanings of "piquete" in Michaelis is:
"a number of men set by a trade union to watch a shop, or factory (during a strike)"
I don't know if this will fit the overall context; however, if it does, here it is.
Mike
"a number of men set by a trade union to watch a shop, or factory (during a strike)"
I don't know if this will fit the overall context; however, if it does, here it is.
Mike
+1
21 mins
Picketing
Picketing is a form of protest in which people (...) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in ("crossing the picket line"), but it can also be done to draw public attention to a cause.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picketing_(protest)
a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute broadly
http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/picket.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picketing_(protest)
a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute broadly
http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/picket.html
7 hrs
Nick Taylor
Native in English
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
87
rapid response units/teams
rapid response units/teams
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