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thematische verlof/verloven

English translation: Leave systems/types of leave to help combine work and family life

15:43 May 29, 2023
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Privacyverklaring of a Belgian company
Dutch term or phrase: thematische verlof/verloven
see: "In Nederland zijn de verschillende vormen van verlof geregeld in het Burgerlijk Wetboek en de Wet arbeid en zorg, en is er een regeling voor loondoorbetaling bij ziekte en vakantieverlof. In een cao kunnen andere vormen van verlof geregeld zijn, bijvoorbeeld het vorstverlet.

In België worden deze materies geregeld onder de noemer thematische verloven."

(https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlof )

Any suggestions? My own context is a privacyverklaring of a Belgian company.
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:35
English translation:Leave systems/types of leave to help combine work and family life
Explanation:
In line with what Writeaway suggested, perhaps this could be a way of describing 'thematische verloven'.
Reference:
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/life-at-ku-leuven/partner-an...
Leave systems
In Belgium, several governmental leave systems exist that are specifically designed to help combine work and family life: parental leave, medical assistance leave, palliative care leave and time credit/care credit. In most of the systems, there is a possibility to temporarily reduce your employment by 100%, 50% or 20%. A 10% reduction (0.5 day/week or 1 day/2weeks) is also possible under the parental leave system. The reduced wage is (partly) compensated by an allowance from the Belgian and/or regional government.
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Ruchira Raychaudhuri
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Leave systems/types of leave to help combine work and family life
Ruchira Raychaudhuri
4thematisch verlof/congé thématique
philgoddard
3Leave From Work
Marijke Singer
Summary of reference entries provided
Crystal clear explanation in one of the other official Belgian languages
writeaway

Discussion entries: 11





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Leave From Work


Explanation:
https://www.personio.com/hr-lexicon/types-of-leave/#what-is-...
"What Is Leave From Work?

Leave is the time that employees take off work during otherwise normal working hours which they are entitled to, by law, or by contract. The thing to know is that leave comes in various forms and various levels of entitlement.
How Many Types Of Leave Are There?

It depends on the company! Companies can determine how generous they want to be with types of leave — but they must also provide the minimum requirements required by law."

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 60
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Leave systems/types of leave to help combine work and family life


Explanation:
In line with what Writeaway suggested, perhaps this could be a way of describing 'thematische verloven'.
Reference:
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/life-at-ku-leuven/partner-an...
Leave systems
In Belgium, several governmental leave systems exist that are specifically designed to help combine work and family life: parental leave, medical assistance leave, palliative care leave and time credit/care credit. In most of the systems, there is a possibility to temporarily reduce your employment by 100%, 50% or 20%. A 10% reduction (0.5 day/week or 1 day/2weeks) is also possible under the parental leave system. The reduced wage is (partly) compensated by an allowance from the Belgian and/or regional government.

Ruchira Raychaudhuri
Belgium
Local time: 15:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, in my context, this seems to work best: "various types of leave to help combine work and family life". There is no need to mention the Dutch/French, and use brackets or whatever as it's just a list of things meant as general info (see screenshot in dbox!).


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
27 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Kitty Brussaard
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Thanks Kitty!
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thematisch verlof/congé thématique


Explanation:
You can't translate this into English, because you're then creating a meaningless statement. English is not an official language in Belgium, so this term doesn't have an English name there.

I would say something like: "In Belgium, these are referred to collectively as 'thematisch verlof/congé thématique'", possibly followed by a literal translation in brackets.

philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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Reference comments


5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Crystal clear explanation in one of the other official Belgian languages

Reference information:
Procédure de demande des congés thématiques
SERVICES EN LIGNE
T14

Dernière mise à jour : 17.02.2023

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Les congés thématiques sont des formes spécifiques d’interruption de carrière. Pendant une période déterminée, ils vous permettent d’interrompre complètement ou partiellement vos prestations pour des besoins précis.

Il y a 4 congés thématiques.

Le congé parental. Il a pour but de vous occuper de votre ou de vos enfant(s) de moins de 12 ans (ou de moins de 21 ans en cas d’handicap). Pour plus d’informations à ce sujet, vous pouvez consulter la feuille info T19.

Le congé pour assistance médicale. Il a pour but de vous occuper d’un membre de votre famille ou de votre ménage qui souffre d’une maladie grave. Pour plus d’informations à ce sujet, vous pouvez consulter la feuille info T18.

Le congé pour soins palliatifs. Il a pour but de rester aux côtés d’une personne ayant une maladie incurable en phase terminale. Pour plus d’informations à ce sujet, vous pouvez consulter la feuille info T20.

Le congé pour aidants proches: ce congé peut être pris, si vous êtes reconnu comme aidant proche, afin d’apporter de l’aide ou du soutien à une personne qui, en raison de son grand âge, de son état de santé ou de son handicap est vulnérable et en situation de dépendance. . Il ne doit pas nécessairement s’agir d’un membre de la famille ou du ménage. Vous pouvez consulter la feuille-info T164 pour obtenir plus d’informations à ce sujet.

Pendant les congés thématiques, vous pouvez obtenir des allocations d’interruption de l’ONEM, à titre de revenu de remplacement. Pour connaître les montants de ces allocations, vous pouvez consulter les barèmes disponibles sur notre site.
https://www.onem.be/citoyens/interruption-de-carriere-credit...

writeaway
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ruchira Raychaudhuri: And in Dutch: https://www.vlaanderen.be/tijdskrediet-vlaams-zorgkrediet-en...
10 hrs
  -> Makes sense it's in Dutch too. Most such Belgian documents are in both languages and even German. I always had Fr and Dutch versions to look at when I translated them into English. Helpful in case one language is unclear.
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