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compensación

English translation: compensation

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Spanish term or phrase:compensación
English translation:compensation
Entered by: O María Elena Guerrero

02:34 Sep 11, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / Resume Report
Spanish term or phrase: compensación
Habla de paquete de sueldos y prestaciones
O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 11:03
compensation
Explanation:
As far as I know, that is the term used to cover salary and benefits (as in a "compensation package for a corporate executive")

finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/benefits/
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Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 02:03
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Patricia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +8compensation
Patricia Rosas
3compensation
Nicholas Ferreira


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
compensation


Explanation:
As far as I know, that is the term used to cover salary and benefits (as in a "compensation package for a corporate executive")

finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/benefits/


    Reference: http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/dhr/comp/pay.htm
    Reference: http://www2.ucsc.edu/ahr/comp_benefits/
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Patricia

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agree  Robert Copeland
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
compensation


Explanation:
It's not clear from the context whether what is being referred to is "compensation" or simply "benefits"

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=compensation
Main Entry: com·pen·sa·tion
3 : something that makes up for a loss <received compensation for the breach of contract>; specifically : payment to unemployed or injured workers or their dependents —see also UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, WORKERS' COMPENSATION


Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 05:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Patricia Rosas: I think this refers to def. 2d in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged (as a syn. for remunerations)
10 hrs
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