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Pronunciation / Transliteration: erte
"Muchos trabajadores se vieron afectados por un ERTE temporal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary reduction in employee working hours implemented by companies to prevent mass layoffs during economic downturns, often supplemented by state financial aid.
"The government introduced emergency short-time work schemes to help businesses retain their skilled workforce through the crisis." - 2
The status of being employed on a reduced-hour schedule under such an economic relief program.
"Many employees spent three days a week on short-time work while the factory modernized its production line."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a direct semantic calque of the German 'Kurzarbeit' (from 'kurz' meaning short and 'Arbeit' meaning work). The concept gained prominence in English economic discourse during major labor crises, particularly the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, describing a governmental policy allowing businesses to reduce employee hours rather than laying them off.
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chômage partiel
Transliteration: chômage partiel
"Le gouvernement a étendu le dispositif de chômage partiel pour les entreprises en difficulté."
Kurzarbeit
Transliteration: Kurzarbeit
"Viele Unternehmen mussten während der Krise Kurzarbeit anmelden."
cassa integrazione
Transliteration: cassa integrazione
"L'azienda ha fatto ricorso alla cassa integrazione per evitare i licenziamenti."
erte
Transliteration: erte
"Muchos trabajadores se vieron afectados por un ERTE temporal."
lay-off
Transliteration: lay-off
"O regime de lay-off ajudou a preservar postos de trabalho."
अल्पकालिक कार्य
Transliteration: alpakalik karya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मंदी के दौरान सरकार ने अल्पकालिक कार्य योजनाओं की घोषणा की।"
短时工作制
Transliteration: duǎnxí gōngzuòzhì
Script: 中文汉字
"政府实施了短时工作制以帮助企业渡过难关。"
단시간근무
Transliteration: dansigan-geunmu
Script: 한국어 한글
"회사는 경제적 위기로 인해 단시간근무 제도를 도입했습니다."
短時間勤務
Transliteration: tanjikan kinmu
Script: 日本語
"企業は雇用を維持するために短時間勤務を導入した。"
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