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Lehrstellen-Zwangsabgabe

English translation: Compulsory Levy for Apprenticeship Positions

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German term or phrase:Lehrstellen-Zwangsabgabe
English translation:Compulsory Levy for Apprenticeship Positions
Entered by: Christine Lam

01:02 Sep 24, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: Lehrstellen-Zwangsabgabe
Again the same economic context as before. The sentence is below:

Und der Generalsekretär der SPD steht wie ein Haufen Elend zwischen den Fronten und fordert - kaum dass die Lehrstellen-Zwangsabgabe vom Tisch ist - höhere Unternehmenssteuern.

Many thanks!!
Krisztina Vasarhelyi
Local time: 02:54
compulsory levy for apprenticeship places
Explanation:
would be a literal translation
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Christine Lam
Local time: 05:54
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Thank your for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2compulsory levy for apprenticeship places
Christine Lam
4Apprentice Training Surcharge
Frosty
3 +1levy on companies who do not train apprentices
Deborah Shannon


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
compulsory levy for apprenticeship places


Explanation:
would be a literal translation

Christine Lam
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank your for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: I might use just "apprenticeships" or "apprenticeship positions."
52 mins
agree  Tamara Ferencak: to Dr. Fred Thomson...
4 hrs
neutral  Frosty: An acronym here would be very unfortunate! CLAP
1 day 6 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Apprentice Training Surcharge


Explanation:
or 'Compulsory Apprentice Training Surcharge' - and then you have got yourself a nice acronym : CATS

Frosty
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
levy on companies who do not train apprentices


Explanation:
Depending on the likely readership, it could be worth spelling out the way the levy works

Deborah Shannon
Germany
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Keller
12 hrs
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