Unit 2 - Personnel and Industrial Relations Flashcards

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un employé

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an employee

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un employeur

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an employer

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le personnel

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staff

personnel

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la main d’oeuvre

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labour / the labour force

the work force

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la main d’oeuvre féminine

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female labour

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un apprenti

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an apprentice

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un manoeuvre

un ouvrier non spécialisé

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an unskilled worker

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un ouvrier spécialisé

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a semi-skilled worker

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un ouvrier qualifié professionnel

OP 1 / OP 2

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a skilled worker

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un salarié

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a wage earner

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un ouvrier d’usine

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a factory hand

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recruter

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to take on
to hire
to engage (staff)

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la durée de travail

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working hours

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la charge de travail

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work load

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la semaine de travail

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the working week

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le lieu de travail

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the place of work

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

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pointer

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to clock in

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le travail à la carte

les horaires à la carte

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flex-time / flexitime

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le travail à plein temps

le travail à mi-temps

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full-time work

part-time work

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le travail manuel

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manual work

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un revenu

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income

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la paie, les gages

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wages

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le salaire, un traitement

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a salary

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toucher un salaire

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to draw a wage

to draw a salary

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une hausse des salaires

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a rise in wages

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une réduction de salaire

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a wage-cut

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le salaire moyen

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the average wage

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le jour de paie

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pay day

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le salaire brut

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gross wage

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le salaire net

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net wage

take-home pay

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les relations entre partenaires sociaux

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industrial relations

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une négociation salariale

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a wage negotiation

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une impasse

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a deadlock (situation)

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une épreuve de force

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a showdown

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un syndicat

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a (trade) union

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un syndicaliste

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a trade unionist

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les syndiqués

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union members

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une grève

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a strike

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se mettre en grève

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to go on strike

to walk out

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Confédération Générale des Syndicats Britanniques

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Trade Union Congress (CUG)

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les offres d’emploi

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situations vacant column

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solliciter un emploi

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to apply for a job

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une lettre de candidature

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a letter of application

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un candidat

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an applicant

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un certificat

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a testimonial (can be read by the candidate)
reference (may not be shown to the candidate)
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employer

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to employ

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un certificat de bonne moralité

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a character reference

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promouvoir

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to promote

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partir en retraite

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to retire (on a pension)

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donner un préavis d’un mois

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to give a month’s notice

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perdre son emploi

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to lose one’s job

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être au chômage

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to be on the dole

to be out of work

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s’inscrire au chômage

émerger à l’ASSEDIC / à l’ANPE

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to go on the dole
to sign on the dole
to be standing in the dole queue

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la bourse du travail

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the Labour Exchange

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virer

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to fire

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se faire mettre à la porte

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to get the chop
to get the sack
to get the boot

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mettre à la porte

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to give someone the chop / the sack / the boot

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renvoyer / licencier / remercier

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to discharge

to dismiss

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débaucher

mettre au chômage technique

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to lay-off

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être licencié pour compression du personnel

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to be declared redundant

to be made redundant

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la rotation du personnel

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staff turnover

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démissionner

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to resign / to quit
to give in one’s notice
to tender one’s resignation

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licencier sans préavis

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to dismiss without notice

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le préavis légal

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statuatory notice

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un préavis de 6 semaines

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6 weeks’ notice

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rétrograder

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to demote

to downgrade

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licenciement collectif

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mass dismissal

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dernier entré - premier sorti

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last in - first out

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ancienneté

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seniority

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chômage technique

chômage saisonnier

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structural unemployment

seasonal redundancy

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retraite anticipée

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early retirement

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mettre qq’un à la retraite

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to pension someone off

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une politique d’économie / de compression des frais

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a retrenchment policy

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l’effectif ouvrier

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the labour force
workforce
manpower

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les problèmes du personnel

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personnel problems

staff problems

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le marché du travail

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the labour market

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le Ministère du Travail

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the Ministry of Labour

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le C.N.P.F

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the C.B.I

Confederation of British Industry

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syndicat patronal

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employers’ association

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le code du travail

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work laws

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un journalier

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a day-worker

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un travailleur occassionnel

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a casual worker

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un ouvrier aux pièces

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a piece-worker

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le personnel temporaire

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temporary staff

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un contremaître

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a foreman

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un cadre

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an executive

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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

a top executive

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un employé de bureau

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a clerk

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le médecin du travail

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works’ doctor

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le travail de bureau

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clerical work

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le travail saisonnier

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seasonal work

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le travail en équipe

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team work

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le travail par quart

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shift-work

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l’équipe de nuit

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the night-shift

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un jour de congé

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a day off

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les congés payés

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paid leave

holiday with pay

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un jour férié

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a bank holiday

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la pause du midi

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the lunch-break

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ticket restaurant / chèque déjeuner

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luncheon voucher

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le revenu net

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net income

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la feuille de salaire

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the pay slip

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les retenues (sur salaire)

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deductions (from pay)

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le taux horaire

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the hourly rate

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une prime d’encouragement

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an incentive bonus

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l’allocation de maternité

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maternity benefit

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le régime des pensions

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superannuation scheme

pension scheme

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le salaire de départ (~de début)

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starting salary

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un réajustement de salaire

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a wage adjustment

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une prestation / une allocation

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a benefit

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l’indemnité maladie

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sickness benefit

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congé maladie

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sick-leave

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la participation aux bénéfices

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profit sharing

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un plan de participation du personnel aux bénéfices

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a profit-sharing scheme

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la rémunération globale annuelle

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annual earnings

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bonifications

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increments

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les charges sociales

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wage costs

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les frais de main d’oeuvre

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labour costs

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les revendications salariales

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wage claims

wage demands

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la politique salariale

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wage policy

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le journal d’entreprise

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the house journal/magazine

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le malaise social

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labour unrest

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un dirigeant syndical

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a union leader

a union official

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un délégué (d’atelier)

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a shop steward

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un préavis de grève

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a strike notice

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un conflit salarial

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a wage dispute

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le militant (de base)

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the rank and file member

shop floor member

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organiser une manifestation

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to stage a demonstration

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le droit de grève

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the right to strike

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un référendum

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a strike vote

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une grève organisée

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an official strike

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une grève spontanée

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an unofficial strike

an unofficial industrial dispute

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une grève générale

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a general strike

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débrayer

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to walk out

to down tools

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un accident du travail

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an industrial accident

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les fonds de grève

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strike funds

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l’allocation de grève

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strike pay

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le niveau d’emploi

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the level of employement

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le plein emploi

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full employment

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votre candidature a été retenue

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you have been short-listed

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recevoir les candidats

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to interview the applicants

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muter

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to transfer

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il peut être mis fin au contrat

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employment may be terminated

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le téléphone arabe

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the grapevine
the bush telegraph

(to hear sth on..)

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la politique de la carotte et du bâton

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the carrot and stick approach

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la pénurie de main d’œuvre

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shortage of labour

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la législation du travail

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labour legislation

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le travail intellectuel

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brain work

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le travail au noir

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moonlighting

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pourcent

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percent