Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 29, 2006 15:22
17 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
sykefravær
Norwegian to English
Law/Patents
Management
totalt sykefravær blant de ansatte
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | sick leave |
Per Bergvall
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| 3 +4 | sickness absence |
swisstell
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| 5 | sickness absence |
Francis Gregson
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| 4 +1 | sick leave / long term sick leave |
Tore Bjerkek
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Change log
Sep 29, 2006 15:28: swisstell changed "Language pair" from "English to Norwegian" to "Norwegian to English"
Proposed translations
+5
32 mins
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Works in field
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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27
Selected
sick leave
It might not be the most accurate term, but it's the term people use - as withess nearly 8 million Google hits for "sick leave" vs one tenth for "sickness absence".
Leaving alone the fact that the term sickness absence could be construed as absence of sickness, I think the simpler term makes more sense.
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A valid alternative might be "health-related absenteeism", which scores dismally on Google.
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If you cancall 210' hits dismally, that is. Next to 8 million, I guess you can.
Leaving alone the fact that the term sickness absence could be construed as absence of sickness, I think the simpler term makes more sense.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-29 17:44:02 GMT)
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A valid alternative might be "health-related absenteeism", which scores dismally on Google.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-29 17:45:53 GMT)
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If you cancall 210' hits dismally, that is. Next to 8 million, I guess you can.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
8 mins
sickness absence
possibly: sickness leave
Peer comment(s):
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Erling Dugan
: absense due to illness/sickness might flow a little better
2 mins
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thank you, Erling
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brigidm
: I've just finished a translation on inclusive workplaces, and this is the term used both by Norwegian authorities and the HSE in the UK.
2 mins
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thank you, Brigid
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Kjell Thornes
: "Leave" is absence with permission - "leave of absence". It's possible to be absent without leave, so using "leave" here is inaccurate.
3 hrs
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thanks. Agree with what you say about "leave". I added it as a (more remote) possibility because of lack of context
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alexandratheres
16 hrs
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9 mins
Francis Gregson
Native in English
14 years' experience in oil industry
Native in: English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
sickness absence
This is one alternative of several.
+1
37 mins
Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
Native in Norwegian
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
sick leave / long term sick leave
We call it sick leave.
Sick leave is the period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work without loss of salary by virtue of being sick, disabled, exposed to contagious disease, or because of an accident for which compensation is not payable under the Worker’s Compensation Act.
- or Long term sick leave.
It could also be absenteeism
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You also have the option of sick days.
Sick leave is the period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work without loss of salary by virtue of being sick, disabled, exposed to contagious disease, or because of an accident for which compensation is not payable under the Worker’s Compensation Act.
- or Long term sick leave.
It could also be absenteeism
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You also have the option of sick days.
Peer comment(s):
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Erling Dugan
: Sick leave would be used about "sykepermisjon" og "være sykemeldt". This is different than the general term "sykefravær".
1 hr
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Since when?
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Kim Metzger
: http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:-ci7_TgAB6gJ:odin.dep.no...
1 hr
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| agree |
Rebecca Barath
: Yeppers - and sick days in the US
2 hrs
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