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12:24 Sep 3, 2021 

In the end I went with "in difficulty" as this is a broad term which would cover many of the ideas expressed here.
Thanks all for your ideas.

10:39 Sep 1, 2021 

to know what is in the rest of the text, what other examples are given of situations that would justify stopping the work of a whole team.

If this is the only mention of "stopping a whole work group" then it must have a more general meaning, like any kind of "endangering the safety at work" at the level of the whole group. Without more context, we can only make more or less educated guesses.

10:25 Sep 1, 2021 

Strangely, I don't see it as a very specific situation but the opposite. I feel that the the two examples given are just that (general examples). I mean it would be very strange indeed if these were the only two reasons to be able to say "stop"and stage a walkout.

And if I'm right, then the very general term "en souffrance" would be fully justified and suitable to most situations

10:02 Sep 1, 2021 

This is a very general expression that is widely used to describe that something or someone is "in difficulty". However, the translation problem here is that the expression seems to be ill-suited to the context which is in fact very specific: when safety rules 'n' regs are not being complied with and that a work situation is putting people in danger. I'd inform the client and seek confirmation from them that that is indeed the intedned meaning and if so, then go ahead and use a specific descriptive phrase to explain what is really meant. Saying that the team is "in difficulty" falls short of the meaning if that is what is intended, as does, of course, the source term/expression also.

09:39 Sep 1, 2021 

you are taking one word that is only ONE OF MANY examples and compare it to that word being the ONLY answer.

this text is about reasons that would justify calling urgently and immediately a stop to someone's work - NOW / IN THE NEXT MINUTE.

It's not about long term problems of work group dynamics, that are certainly important, but on a different timescale.

In places like a building site, a group that is getting dangerously un-coordinated/disorganised would be a damn good reason to call for an immediate stop, but you would need a lot of "poetic licence" to say that that group "is in suffering". (whatever ghits have to say ...)

09:22 Sep 1, 2021 

well, we know that it's not a "dossier en souffrance" but a team (collectif de travail). But then you go on to say that

"un collectif de travail en souffrance" could also be a group of worker getting too tired and starting to make mistakes, or SUFFERING mild collective food poisoning, or some other "collective" impediment. (my bold)

thereby using the very verb that I suggested and you disagreed with to describe the probable meaning of what the writer intends. Typical !!!

08:54 Sep 1, 2021 

Althea would make sense, although it's the kind of bureaucratic jargon that would be unexpected in safety regulations.

"un dossier an souffrance" simply means a completely neglected case, no one is looking at it, taking a/some/any decision long overdue

"un collectif de travail en souffrance (des règles de sécurité au travail)" meaning by analogy "a work group neglecting safety rules" would certainly be a very good reason to start ringing alarme bells, but it does sound like out of place jargon for "safety instructions".

"un collectif de travail en souffrance" could also be a group of worker getting too tired and starting to make mistakes, or suffering mild collective food poisoning, or some other "collective" impediment.

15:55 Aug 31, 2021 

Un complément pour la notion:
Accompagner un collectif de travail en souffrance par la psychodynamique du travail
"-Une évolution des caractéristiques du travail et l’expression par des salariés de difficultés individuelles ou collectives (perte de cohésion, désinvestissement, tension dans l’équipe, baisse de la qualité du travail…)
-Des difficultés exprimées à la suite d’un évènement difficile / violent dans le travail, qui pourraient venir révéler d’autres problématiques sur le plan de l’organisation et de la coopération et qui impactent la santé des salariés."
https://ast-i.org/accompagner-un-collectif-de-travail-en-sou...

Il peut s'agir par exemple de "problèmes structurels ou conjoncturels" dans l’entreprise qui peuvent présenter un risque au sein de celle-ci.

14:49 Aug 31, 2021 

I had a look to see if it was an idiom and found this in an old "Selection of French Idioms" by Plan and Roget (although I'm not sure if it helps that much!)
"Etre en souffrance - Se dit d’une chose négligée, d’une affaire arrêtée."
https://delibra.bg.polsl.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?showContent=t...