Freischichteinsatz

English translation: employees who have earned time off due to accumulated overtime, but work the shift anyway

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German term or phrase:Freischichteinsatz
English translation:employees who have earned time off due to accumulated overtime, but work the shift anyway
Entered by: David Wallace

17:23 Sep 4, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Freischichteinsatz
Die Pausenregelung gilt auch bei Freischichteinsatz.

Does this mean "employees who are working during the non-work shift"? as in:
The rules governing breaks also apply to non-working-shift employees.
David Wallace
United States
Local time: 12:19
I'd say
Explanation:
work break rules also apply when working time-off shifts

He has a Freischicht coming because of accumulated overtime but puts in the shift, anyway
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gangels (X)
Local time: 10:19
Grading comment
Thanks for the clarification: I wasn't sure whether it meant employees who work during a general down-time, or, as you indicate, employees working on their own off-shift. Vielen Dank!
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4 +3working during a free shift
David Moore (X)
4I'd say
gangels (X)


  

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working during a free shift


Explanation:
is certainly how I'd interpret it, like you have...

David Moore (X)
Local time: 17:19
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agree  gangels (X)
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agree  Orla Ryan
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agree  Milena Sahakian
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I'd say


Explanation:
work break rules also apply when working time-off shifts

He has a Freischicht coming because of accumulated overtime but puts in the shift, anyway

gangels (X)
Local time: 10:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks for the clarification: I wasn't sure whether it meant employees who work during a general down-time, or, as you indicate, employees working on their own off-shift. Vielen Dank!
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