sociaal secretariaat

English translation: payroll office

05:56 Jan 19, 2023
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: sociaal secretariaat
Every dictionary tells me that this a social secretariat, which I doubt would make much sense to someone working in HR in the US. Would I be too far off the mark if I were to use payroll department? Here's the complete sentence for more context:

Erkend sociaal secretariaat van werkgevers
Haigo Salow
United States
Local time: 09:26
English translation:payroll office
Explanation:
I am assuming you are translating a Belgium document.
See: www.partena-professional.be/nl/kantoren/gent-ledeberg

Partena is a sociaal secretariaat and their website is in English too.

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Note added at 33 mins (2023-01-19 06:30:17 GMT)
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Other translations are also used depending on the context:
www.eurofound.europa.eu/efemiredictionary/employers-social-...
EMPLOYERS' SOCIAL-ACCOUNTING SECRETARIAT
Name of a government-approved institution which, acting as the authorized representative of the employers affiliated to it, carries out the various formalities imposed by social security legislation.
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Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 18:26
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payroll office


Explanation:
I am assuming you are translating a Belgium document.
See: www.partena-professional.be/nl/kantoren/gent-ledeberg

Partena is a sociaal secretariaat and their website is in English too.

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Note added at 33 mins (2023-01-19 06:30:17 GMT)
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Other translations are also used depending on the context:
www.eurofound.europa.eu/efemiredictionary/employers-social-...
EMPLOYERS' SOCIAL-ACCOUNTING SECRETARIAT
Name of a government-approved institution which, acting as the authorized representative of the employers affiliated to it, carries out the various formalities imposed by social security legislation.


Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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agree  Cillie Swart: seems plausible, thanks for sharing
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Cillie!

agree  philgoddard: I don't agree with "social accounting", though. "Sociaal" is a false friend.
10 hrs
  -> "Social" is very peculiar but it is used in Belgian in the sence of working out the different "social security" amounts. The problem is that with "social accounting" you tend to think of the social and environmental effects of a company.
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