Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

la dotation de la ration

English translation:

meal allowance

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May 2, 2017 16:45
7 yrs ago
French term

la dotation de la ration

French to English Other Human Resources
This is an appeal by staff reps regarding the laying off of some of the workforce of this cement works in addition to changes in performance/management etc, designed to deal (financially I guess) with the difficult year that has passed.

"Pour ce qui concerne la suppression de la dotation de la ration ou toute autre facon d’aboutir en find de compte au meme resultat, ..."

I can see that staff allocations are being removed, but do they mean of benefits specifically at this point, or of the whole employment package of a worker? And maybe there is a good way to express the phrase generally in UK English?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 meal allowance
Change log

May 2, 2017 18:41: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "Yearly company speech/letter by staff reps of cement works" to "(none)"

Discussion

philgoddard May 2, 2017:
Thanks, Charles.
Charles Davis May 2, 2017:
@Phil I think you're right. Here's some evidence to support your intuition, from Cameroon, where this text seems to come from:

"Dotation d'une ration (panier) journalière de 1000 FCFA, et 2000 FCFA pour les courses nocturnes."
http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/esclavagisme-pmuc-5000-...

Prime de panier is meals allowance. You are welcome to refer to this if you choose to post your suggestion as an answer.
Lara Barnett (asker) May 2, 2017:
@ Phil Temporary because I do not like to post too much of a client's text online and keep it there. I just thought the extra might help in making suggestions
philgoddard May 2, 2017:
Why temporary? Could it mean meal allowance? I haven't found anything to support this, but it seems a reasonable guess.
Lara Barnett (asker) May 2, 2017:
Temporary posting of fuller text: "Pour ce qui concerne la suppression de la dotation de la ration ou toute autre facon d’aboutir en fin de compte au meme resultat, nous tenons a attirer votre attention sur l’article qui concerne les avantages acquis dans les lois deu Cameroun: :… “Le chef de l’etablissement peut etre amene a proposer des mesures plus avantageuses; mais il ne peut en aucun cas enlever ce quis est considere come avantage acquis.”

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

meal allowance

See the discussion box.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis
1 min
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
5 hrs
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