Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Tagesleistung
English translation:
Total number of hours worked per day
Added to glossary by
Joanne Parker
Apr 15, 2012 21:20
12 yrs ago
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German term
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Tagesleistung
German to English
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Law: Contract(s)
Consulting contract - Help with second part of the sentence required please
Wird der Berater an einem Kalendertag auf Grundlage mehrerer Vereinbarungen tätig und übersteigt die Tätigkeit innerhalb dieses Kalendertages insgesamt die Dauer von 8 Stunden ***erfolgt die Kürzung pro Vereinbarung im Verhältnis der Summe der insgesamt an dem betreffenden Kalendertag erbrachten Stunden zu 8 Stunden Tagesleistung.***
It's the second part of the sentence that is giving me problems, as marked above with ***. I understand the first part: "if the consultant works on a calendar day on several agreements, and if the consultant's activity exceeds 8 hours within this calendar day", but I just don't understand the second part at all.
Please can you help?!
It's the second part of the sentence that is giving me problems, as marked above with ***. I understand the first part: "if the consultant works on a calendar day on several agreements, and if the consultant's activity exceeds 8 hours within this calendar day", but I just don't understand the second part at all.
Please can you help?!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | im Verhältnis zu 8 Stunden Tagesleistung |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +2 | daily output |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 +1 | daily workload |
freekfluweel
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Proposed translations
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45 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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47
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im Verhältnis zu 8 Stunden Tagesleistung
They're not supposed to exceed (a Tagesleistung of) 8 hours per day.
If the total number of hours worked on a day exceeds 8, then the individual hours worked on each Vereinbarung are reduced proportionally such that their sum equals 8.
what they're essentially saying, IMO.
looks like no overtime is paid/billed... But some (preceding) context might help clarify that.
If the total number of hours worked on a day exceeds 8, then the individual hours worked on each Vereinbarung are reduced proportionally such that their sum equals 8.
what they're essentially saying, IMO.
looks like no overtime is paid/billed... But some (preceding) context might help clarify that.
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Martin, MA
2 hrs
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| agree |
Dr. Georg Schweigart
9 hrs
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Lancashireman
: This is what it boils down to at the end of the day, when all's said and done. (Glad you didn't mention 'output', which sounds more like a machine.)
15 hrs
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Well, you could I suppose use output for a person's productivity (e.g. a translator's output of x words per day), but I agree it would sound strange here where it's about the number of hours worked. Maybe Germans don't see the difference?
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freekfluweel
: you can't answer the question with the question in it.
5 days
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That depends on where you see the question! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for explaining the confusing sentence to me, which is exactly what I asked for, rather than the precise translation of Tagesleistung. "
+2
3 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
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Related KudoZ points
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245
daily output
..."each agreement will be adjusted down to an 8-hour daily output in proportion to the total number of hours worked on that calendar day."
Not that I would "choose" to express it like that, but that's how I would do the second part..
Not that I would "choose" to express it like that, but that's how I would do the second part..
+1
9 hrs
freekfluweel
Netherlands
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Related KudoZ points
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4
daily workload
IMHO:
it says: the consultant can only bill 8 hours per day. If he exceeds the 8 hours he should transfer these hours in proportion of the time spent to that particular project to another day. It doesn't mean his salary is cut down by half.
Example: day 1: 6 hours at Project X (traveltime included)
4 hours at Project Y
(2 hours overtime)
Billing for day 2: 6/10 of 2 hours to Project X
4/10 of 2 hours to Project Y
Output is not relevant here, as the consultant may have worked for 1000 hours on a project with no succes, yet he DID make those hours!
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Note added at 9 uren (2012-04-16 07:18:57 GMT)
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All this to avoid extra tax on overtime
it says: the consultant can only bill 8 hours per day. If he exceeds the 8 hours he should transfer these hours in proportion of the time spent to that particular project to another day. It doesn't mean his salary is cut down by half.
Example: day 1: 6 hours at Project X (traveltime included)
4 hours at Project Y
(2 hours overtime)
Billing for day 2: 6/10 of 2 hours to Project X
4/10 of 2 hours to Project Y
Output is not relevant here, as the consultant may have worked for 1000 hours on a project with no succes, yet he DID make those hours!
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Note added at 9 uren (2012-04-16 07:18:57 GMT)
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All this to avoid extra tax on overtime
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: where does it say "transferred to another day"?
4 hrs
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it doesn't, merely used in the example. He has to bill in such a way that only 8 hrs/day are credited for. How/when is not described.
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Michael Martin, MA
: Agree that "workload" would be a more accurate rendering than "output". Even a German can see that... :-)
19 hrs
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Thanks!
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Discussion
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