Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

(werknemer) boven de sterkte

English translation:

supernumerary / with supernumerary status

Added to glossary by ChrisJP
Sep 17, 2008 16:49
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Dutch term

(werknemer) boven de sterkte

Dutch to English Other Human Resources
jonge schoolverlater(s) boven de sterkte, met op termijn mogelijk doorgroei naar andere functies

The above is from a company report, from a section about required staff. They are looking for a couple of school leavers 'boven de sterkte' to prevent a 'vergrijzing' of the workforce (this is mentioned earlier on).

I'm guessing it means something like 'additional' but I've never actually come across this expression before? What is it actually saying, something like 'above what is actually required'?

Another example I found on the net, also relating to school leavers:

De schoolverlater voor wie een tegemoetkoming in de kosten wordt aangevraagd, dient te worden aangenomen op een plaats boven de sterkte op basis van een werkervaringsplaatsovereenkomst voor minimaal zes en ten hoogste negen maanden.

Thanks in advance!
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Sep 17, 2008 17:07: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Human Resources"

Discussion

Lianne van de Ven Sep 17, 2008:
so typical Dutch I believe this concept is tied in with employment regulations: "boven sterkte" means above required/formal headcount to get the job done. The job must be sort of "unnecessary" and is funded by the government.

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supernumerary / with supernumerary status

I think I have seen "additional" used before, which would do but try this out in your context. A supernumerary worker is one who is present in the organisation for training purposes, say, but is not counted as part of the official workforce. The web ref is to nursing students.
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agree bertvandermoer : this indeed is the term we used at Shell
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agree Albert Stufkens
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above headcount

depends a bit on context, but sterkte can be headcount
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supplemental employee

See previous Kudoz entry cited in reference material.

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boven de sterkte means more than you actually need. It could even apply to fire engines where you have a few more than you strictly need, but you keep them on anyway. See:
http://www.mindef.nl/actueel/parlement/kamerbrieven/2000/1/2...
So the term doesn't necessarily have to apply to employees.
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