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operai - impiegati - Quadri - Dirigenti

English translation: manual/office workers, middle/senior management

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Italian term or phrase:operai - impiegati - Quadri - Dirigenti
English translation:manual/office workers, middle/senior management
Entered by: Grace Anderson

07:48 Mar 20, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / labor
Italian term or phrase: operai - impiegati - Quadri - Dirigenti
I'm not really looking for a real translation, but merely a few lines of explanation (in English) on this labor statutes in Italy. I was asked by a client to "clarify" these terms. I know what they mean, but I don't know what that means in Italy. I would be grateful for any explanation or even just leads where I could find more explanation about these terms (URLs)

1) Manual workers (operai)
2) White-collar employees (impiegati)
3) Supervisors (quadri): Generally treated as white-collar employees, but
many collective agreements include more favorable provisions.
4) Executives (Dirigenti)
ShirleyV
Local time: 22:38
manual/office workers, middle/senior management
Explanation:
Operai = blue collar or manual workers
Impiegati = office workers
The problem comes with quadri and dirigenti. A 'quadro' is usually an impiegato with a degree of seniority or responsibility, but not necesarily much, (unlikely to be a foreman, who is probably at the top of the operaio wage/career range). Above this it depends on the size of the company, type (public or private) and company practice. There may also be direttori above dirigenti, above whom there is the board. For this reason it may be safer to reserve the term "executive" for these higher positions, if they exist in your case. Depending on the company, these positions will define career paths and salary in contracts. HTH David
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wdh
Local time: 22:38
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Thanks a lot!
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5 +5manual/office workers, middle/senior management
wdh
4manual workers / office employees / white-collar employees / managers (executives)
Yakov Tomara


  

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manual workers / office employees / white-collar employees / managers (executives)


Explanation:
"Impiegati" are not always "white-collars"

See below the link you asked for.

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Note added at 2002-03-20 08:12:36 (GMT)
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Sometimes \"quadri\" are better translated as \"managers.\" It may be company specific.

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Note added at 2002-03-20 13:09:39 (GMT)
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Sorry for indicating the URL with Italian text. I\'ve just remembered that you asked for the explanation in English! I agree with the explanation given by wdh.


    Reference: http://www2.iperbole.bologna.it/bologna/piancont/donneabo/da...
Yakov Tomara
Local time: 23:38
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Native speaker of: Russian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
manual/office workers, middle/senior management


Explanation:
Operai = blue collar or manual workers
Impiegati = office workers
The problem comes with quadri and dirigenti. A 'quadro' is usually an impiegato with a degree of seniority or responsibility, but not necesarily much, (unlikely to be a foreman, who is probably at the top of the operaio wage/career range). Above this it depends on the size of the company, type (public or private) and company practice. There may also be direttori above dirigenti, above whom there is the board. For this reason it may be safer to reserve the term "executive" for these higher positions, if they exist in your case. Depending on the company, these positions will define career paths and salary in contracts. HTH David

wdh
Local time: 22:38
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Thanks a lot!

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agree  Yakov Tomara: A good explanation and translation version
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agree  kringle: couldn't have explained it better,
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agree  Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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agree  Betty Revelioti
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