Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester)
English translation:
leave with no pay deduction (advance annual leave/annual vacation))
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David Rumsey
May 10, 2020 21:26
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ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester)
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An easy one (I think) but double checking:
Literally "leave without of wages" (advance vacation)
How is this any different than "paid leave" or "paid time off" (permission?)
Full sentence:
överenskommelsen om ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester). Den anställde får då ut sin ordinarie månadslön med utan något semestertillägg.
Literally "leave without of wages" (advance vacation)
How is this any different than "paid leave" or "paid time off" (permission?)
Full sentence:
överenskommelsen om ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester). Den anställde får då ut sin ordinarie månadslön med utan något semestertillägg.
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Deane Goltermann
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leave with no pay deduction (advance annual leave/annual vacation))
In your first year of employment you have the right to 25 days leave, but not the right to be paid for them. You earn those 25 days of pay over the year, and when you've not been employed a whole year, you've earned only a portion of those days. Some employers pay for your leave anyway expecting you to work the whole year (and earn the full 25 day holiday/vacation pay).
The Swedish references use vacation, others use 'annual leave'.
This is how the US Gov refers to it.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-ad...
From the Brits
https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people/time-off
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-ad...
The Swedish references use vacation, others use 'annual leave'.
This is how the US Gov refers to it.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-ad...
From the Brits
https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people/time-off
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-ad...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Deane! Sadly in the USA it is increasingly common just to receive one lump sum of "paid leave", which includes vacation and sick days. This means people come to work sick to save their vacation. But usually we are only talking about 10 business days (i.e."2 weeks") for most places. The corporate job I had, I ended up having to write them a check for extra time I took off... If you get too sick. You pay. "
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Adrian MM.
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(CanE & BrE) to furlough on full pay (advance vacation / holiday taken)
Could be the famous 'furlough' (2nd weblink) that has migrated Transatlantically from the UK's armed forces & Christian 'missionaries' to the USA and back again.
Example sentence:
8 Apr 2020 ... Swedish ferry organisation Stena Line will furlough 600 employees on full pay, due to the ongoing Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Reference:
http://employeebenefits.co.uk/stena-line-to-furlough-600-employees-on-full-pay/
http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/swedish-to-english/human-resources/6783299-korttidspermittering.html
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: hello Adrian: I think you might be overdoing it a bit with "furlough". This is not a coronavirus or similar situation but just "advance holiday" in the first year of employment. Erratum: I meant not to agree and could have even disagreed with this answer.
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Thx, Saftetex. The furlough speculation had been why I had ranked my confidence level lower than Deane's. // Well, feel free to agree with the other answers if you are positive that this is a non-furlough scenario.
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I find the source text very ambiguous.
The first phrase "överenskommelsen om ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester)" would definitely translate to Adrian's suggestion as it says that there will be no reduction in salary. However, there is normally no reduction in salary for unearned vacation days (see Deans'e explanation) so I don't understand to which "löneavdrag" they are referring.
The following sentence says that the "semestertillägg" (vacation addition) will not be paid for this period. This vacation addition is over and above the normal salary and is paid to all salaried Swedes for the holiday days they have earned.
I know it can sound too good to be true that you actually get paid more for each vacation day than you are for ordinary workdays, but it is the system in Sweden. In actual fact, the extra amount is deducted from your gross salary every month during the rest of the year, so you're really just getting it back during your holiday.
Anyway, as there seem to be contradictions in the source text, I suggest you check with the client, just to be sure. Sorry to be so wordy!
The first phrase "överenskommelsen om ledighet utan löneavdrag (förskottssemester)" would definitely translate to Adrian's suggestion as it says that there will be no reduction in salary. However, there is normally no reduction in salary for unearned vacation days (see Deans'e explanation) so I don't understand to which "löneavdrag" they are referring.
The following sentence says that the "semestertillägg" (vacation addition) will not be paid for this period. This vacation addition is over and above the normal salary and is paid to all salaried Swedes for the holiday days they have earned.
I know it can sound too good to be true that you actually get paid more for each vacation day than you are for ordinary workdays, but it is the system in Sweden. In actual fact, the extra amount is deducted from your gross salary every month during the rest of the year, so you're really just getting it back during your holiday.
Anyway, as there seem to be contradictions in the source text, I suggest you check with the client, just to be sure. Sorry to be so wordy!
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@ David and all
this will probably answer your question about how it is different from normal paid holiday. It's another thing working out what it might be in English though
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