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Dec 6, 2012 13:00
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Spanish term

empleado a turnos y empleado a jornada ordinaria

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Hey there,

Can anybody suggest the best English translations for these terms? They are from a document relating to changes being made to the workforce of a company. Empleado a turnos should by shift worker I think, but i'm not sure how to translate the other.

Here's some context:


Este acuerdo sobre plantilla operativa mínima para una producción nominal de 75000 TM./año se incorporará a la firma del convenio colectivo 2005/2006, con ello se
pasa a una plantilla operativa de 256 empleados: 190 empleados a turnos y 66 empleados a J.O. excluido el personal técnico.

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 shift workers and employees with normal working hours
4 +1 shift workers and regular schedule workers
3 +1 shift worker and normal schedule worker
3 shift workers and regular full-time workers
3 shift employee and regular/ordinary time employee

Discussion

Charles Davis Dec 6, 2012:
Context Michael's text says "256 empleados: 190 empleados a turnos y 66 empleados a jornada ordinaria". So the word "empleados" is actually used three times. I'd suggest you might say "256 employees, 190 working shifts and 66 with/on normal hours/regular schedules", or alternatively, perhaps, "of whom 190 work shifts and 66 have normal hours". There are several possibilities, but the formulation needs to be geared to the actual context.
Jack Ward Dec 6, 2012:
@ Phil

I've just seen your answer. Please forgive my oversight.
Jack Ward Dec 6, 2012:
@Phil

Do you have a suggestion for an answer which doesn't say "workers" or "employees" twice in one sentence? It seems unavoidable...
philgoddard Dec 6, 2012:
@Meirs White collar doesn't mean that you work 9 to 5 - it essentially means "non-manual".
@Everyone
Whatever solution we choose, you shouldn't need to say "workers" or "employees" twice in one sentence.

David Hollywood Dec 6, 2012:
this is great mind-sharing :)
Jack Ward Dec 6, 2012:
All bases have been covered :)
David Hollywood Dec 6, 2012:
all on the right track so I think we've cracked it :)
meirs Dec 6, 2012:
white collar is one choice to describe employees that work 9-5

Proposed translations

+3
8 mins
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shift workers and employees with normal working hours

"non-shift workers" also seems to be in use:

https://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&q="non-...
Peer comment(s):
agree David Hollywood : I like "normal working hours" but would stick with "workers"
6 mins
Thanks, David, personally I would rather avoid the workers/workers/working repetition, hence "employees" (plus the original says "empleados")
agree Marie-Helene Dubois : I would agree with David and use workers twice. At least it's consistent and couldn't lead the reader to think the shift workers weren't employees. Otherwise good answer.
1 hr
thanks very much, Marie-Helene
agree philgoddard : I think "shift and non-shift workers" is the most concise and unambiguous solution..
3 hrs
many thanks, Phil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks =)"
10 mins

shift workers and regular full-time workers

Ejemplo:

nyjobsource.com/careers/postal.html
Part-time regulars have a set work schedule of fewer than 40 hours per week, often replacing regular full-time workers on their scheduled day off. Full-time postal ...
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+1
10 mins

shift workers and regular schedule workers

Very similar to David's answer, but I think 'regular' works slightly better here than 'normal'.

Peer comment(s):
agree David Hollywood : "regular" is nice :)
12 mins
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+1
5 mins

shift worker and normal schedule worker

maybe

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-12-06 13:08:07 GMT)
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or: 9-to-5 worker

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-12-06 13:10:35 GMT)
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or: dayshift workers

www.sleepfoundation.org/.../shift... - Estados UnidosEn caché - Similares - Traducir esta página
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According to NSF's 2005 Sleep in America poll, 14% of Americans do shift work . Compared to their day shift counterparts, shift workers are more likely to suffer ...


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Note added at 11 mins (2012-12-06 13:11:59 GMT)
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day shift worker as per your question
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Ward : Good work here, David :)
19 mins
thanks Jack :)
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13 mins

shift employee and regular/ordinary time employee

Another suggestion
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