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trabajadores desplazados

English translation: remote workers

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Spanish term or phrase:trabajadores displazados (this context)
English translation:remote workers
Entered by: MJ Barber

16:13 Nov 17, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / labour
Spanish term or phrase: trabajadores desplazados
Este estudio también refleja que el acceso remoto es una práctica todavía poco extendida en las Pymes españolas. Sin embargo, dado el beneficio empresarial que
puede reportar a las Pymes con trabajadores desplazados, que representan el 23% del
total, se trata de un mercado con un enorme potencial, con múltiples oportunidades y
con un amplio recorrido de crecimiento.


Are these outworkers? homeworkers? Something else? Suggestions welcomed.
MJ
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 17:09
remote workers
Explanation:
This might be a possibility to refer to the workers you're describing.

Please see first ref (also referred to as "virtual staff"

In this ref, remote workers seems to refer to a bunch of different types:

Remote workers: How do you serve them?
A big challenge for IT organizations is to manage the hordes of telecommuters, road warriors and small office/home office workers trying to hook on to the enterprise. Many IT groups develop and manage these "unique" working environments on shoestring budgets without access to specialized training.
http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/edu/2003/1013ed1.html


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Note added at 11 mins (2003-11-17 16:25:28 GMT)
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The Internet has contributed to the increase of remote workers—people who work away from a corporate office several days a week—in two fundamental ways. First, online connections enable remote work from virtually anywhere.
http://business.cisco.com/prod/tree.taf?asset_id=57791&ID=85...
Selected response from:

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:09
Grading comment
Thanks, Nikki. In the context it is obvious that they are not laid off or taking on work that is not their habitual line of work. However, as I cannot be sure that they are teleworkers (they could be sales staff, for example, or at least include them), I think this one is sufficiently vague to cover anybody who does not actually work in the office the whole time.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7displaced workers
Azucena Puerta-Diaz
5 +1displaced workers
Manuel Plaza
5laid off workers
Michael Powers (PhD)
5imported employees
margaret caulfield
4teleworkers/homeworkers
Alicia Jordá
4dislocated/off-site workers
Parrot
4remote workers
Nikki Graham
3relocation of production
Olaf Reibedanz


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
laid off workers


Explanation:
Urrutia, Diccionario de negocios

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 109
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
displaced workers


Explanation:
It refers to workers who have lost their job or for any other reason are not working in the regular line of work.

Azucena Puerta-Diaz
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
2 mins
agree  roneill
8 mins
agree  David Meléndez Tormen
9 mins
agree  Kitti Moonli (X)
15 mins
agree  Marian Greenfield: absolutely
18 mins
agree  Esperanza Gallegos
1 hr
agree  elamor: Maggie Greenfield????? JOKE?''
9 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
displaced workers


Explanation:
see reference


    decon.edu.uy/~marisa/doctra/LC-R188.PDF
Manuel Plaza
Spain
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill
8 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
teleworkers/homeworkers


Explanation:
Si te refieres a trabajadores que trabajan en casa por medio de Internet, hay varios términos empleados, en general teleworking, recientemente implantado en agencias europeas como OAMI, saludos!




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    Reference: http://www.homeworkers.org/
Alicia Jordá
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
relocation of production


Explanation:
I think it means that production is shifted/relocated abroad, where labour costs are lower.

Therefore, you could translate it as follows: "However, thanks to the potential benefits deriving from the relocation of production (abroad/ to other countries),..."





Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 10:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dislocated/off-site workers


Explanation:
(though it sounds like a bone) may solve the problem. The phrase generally refers to those who have lost their jobs or been laid off, but your context would seem to suggest else. Check it out, anyway. :)


    Reference: http://www.doleta.gov/layoff/
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 17:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
remote workers


Explanation:
This might be a possibility to refer to the workers you're describing.

Please see first ref (also referred to as "virtual staff"

In this ref, remote workers seems to refer to a bunch of different types:

Remote workers: How do you serve them?
A big challenge for IT organizations is to manage the hordes of telecommuters, road warriors and small office/home office workers trying to hook on to the enterprise. Many IT groups develop and manage these "unique" working environments on shoestring budgets without access to specialized training.
http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/edu/2003/1013ed1.html


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Note added at 11 mins (2003-11-17 16:25:28 GMT)
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The Internet has contributed to the increase of remote workers—people who work away from a corporate office several days a week—in two fundamental ways. First, online connections enable remote work from virtually anywhere.
http://business.cisco.com/prod/tree.taf?asset_id=57791&ID=85...


    Reference: http://www.itworld.com/Career/3704/NWW1009man/
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&...
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thanks, Nikki. In the context it is obvious that they are not laid off or taking on work that is not their habitual line of work. However, as I cannot be sure that they are teleworkers (they could be sales staff, for example, or at least include them), I think this one is sufficiently vague to cover anybody who does not actually work in the office the whole time.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
imported employees


Explanation:
Given the context and especially the political attitude in Spain at this precise moment.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 48
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