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personnel immobilisé

14:54 Apr 14, 2011
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French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources
French term or phrase: personnel immobilisé
In a company/plant, etc. what is "personnel immobilise"? I have a list of expenses incurred by a company during a certain year and this phrase is listed among other such expenses. Thanks.
Diana Chemparathy
United States
Local time: 01:59


Summary of answers provided
3Idle staff
mohanv
2permanent staff
liz askew
1 +1staff tied up
Tony M
1inactive staff
Sheila Wilson


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
permanent staff


Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michel F. Morin: Non, je ne crois pas qu'il s'agisse d'une distinction entre personnel permanent ou non.
26 mins
neutral  writeaway: no, this is incorrect (read this as red neutral). it's staff not available for whatever reason
56 mins
  -> no problem, it was an awful guess and way off the mark, should have put a 1
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
staff tied up


Explanation:
Not in a bondage sense, of course... but presumably, tied up with some specific work or project, and hence having to be charged / costed in some way.
More context might help to make it clearer...

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 103

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel F. Morin: Oui, d'accord - par analogie avec "capital immobilisé" (tied up capital: tied up meaning not immediately accessible). See: http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/tied-up capital
24 mins
  -> Merci, Michel ! Oui, et toujours selon le contexte, bien entendu !
neutral  Jean Lachaud: see my remark in the discussion.
1 hr
  -> ?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
inactive staff


Explanation:
I agree with Philippa's idea of the definition, but I obviously can't be at all sure.


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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 46
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Idle staff


Explanation:
one more suggestion

mohanv
India
Local time: 14:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Could be right, but as we don't know why they are immobilisés, it might be wrong too. Also, there is a risk of unintentional humour, as idle may be interpreted as 'lazy'! / I know, but specifically 'idle staff'' is risky!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment. Idle manpower, underutilized manpower and redeployment are some of the terminologies frequently used in an industrial environment.
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