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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Altersteilzeitarbeit

English translation:

part-time/partial early retirement or OAPT

Added to glossary by Michael Alger
Apr 16, 2005 12:12
19 yrs ago
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German term

Altersteilzeitarbeit

German to English Other Human Resources
From an Annual Report discussing staff numbers there is the sentence:

Für diese Personalmaßnahmen wurden auch die tarifvertraglich geregelten Möglichkeiten der Altersteilzeitarbeit
genutzt.

I know we're talking about the option of providing part-time work for employees approaching retirement age, but does anyone have something more precise? Would be grateful for any help.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 part-time/partial early retirement or OAPT
4 +1 part-time work for older employees
5 reduction in working hours for those approaching retirement.
3 part-time work for senior citizens

Discussion

Steffen Walter Apr 16, 2005:
A prior KudoZ search for "Altersteilzeit" might have worked wonders - see, for example, http://www.proz.com/kudoz/512784 + http://www.proz.com/kudoz/628164

Proposed translations

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26 mins
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part-time/partial early retirement or OAPT

The options for partial early retirement governed by collective bargaining (agreements) were also used for these personnel measures. (or something along those lines depending on what precedes this).

The other common translation is OAPT - old age part-time (program/retirement)
Peer comment(s):
agree silfilla
4 mins
agree dorisinlondon
28 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Ted. I'm taking 'partial early retirement': fits best in my context"
+1
6 mins

part-time work for older employees

Presumably your report will say elsewhere whether these older employees receive part of their state pension at the same time in advance of retiring age.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ian M-H (X) : the option[s] for older employees to move to part-time working
9 mins
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8 mins

part-time work for senior citizens

Declined
some UK companies have found this pays dividends eg. DIY superstores as senior citizens have useful experience to impart, just a possibility?
Peer comment(s):
neutral Ian M-H (X) : "senior citizens" sounds a touch old-fashioned and certainly doesn't make me think of older workers
9 mins
neutral silfilla : "senior citizen" is a common term in the US
25 mins
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Comment: "These are not people who are retired, so certainly not senior citizens. They are just older workers."
21 mins

reduction in working hours for those approaching retirement.

The simple answer is "NO". There isn't yet a simple expression to cover this, and it needs to be spelled out each time. The point is it is NOT "part-time work for older employees" UNTIL they are in sight of retiring age; and it certainly isn't "part-time work for senior citizens", because they are not that old yet. The "approaching retirement" concept must be included.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Ted Wozniak : a bit verbose. IMHO partial early retirement covers the concept of "part time" and "approaching retirement"
6 mins
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