Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 4, 2005 20:13
19 yrs ago
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English term
capability
Homework / test
English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
employment
Procedures for dealing with capability issues:
The procedures that will apply when dealing with capability issues that may arie during the course of your employment, including dismissal on the grounds of capability, are shown under the heading 'capability' in the Employee Handbook to which you should refer.
The procedures that will apply when dealing with capability issues that may arie during the course of your employment, including dismissal on the grounds of capability, are shown under the heading 'capability' in the Employee Handbook to which you should refer.
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| 4 +11 | competence |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 | The ability of ... |
Lingo Pros
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| 4 | Fähigkeiten |
Britta Anion (X)
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Responses
+11
5 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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72
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competence
I used to work for a human resources department and know that the writing is often fuzzy and weak.
A person wouldn't be dismissed "on the grounds of capability" but on the grounds of incompetence or inability to perform the job.
A person wouldn't be dismissed "on the grounds of capability" but on the grounds of incompetence or inability to perform the job.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Krisztina Lelik
5 mins
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| agree |
Deborah do Carmo
29 mins
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| agree |
jccantrell
: more 'inability' I would think. but this is the idea.
29 mins
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| agree |
Can Altinbay
30 mins
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| agree |
Robert Donahue (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
conejo
5 hrs
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| agree |
Trans-Marie
10 hrs
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| agree |
Refugio
11 hrs
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| agree |
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
13 hrs
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| agree |
Shane London
: Yes. Capability looks wrong all the way through
18 hrs
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| agree |
Aleksey Khudyakov
1 day 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
Fähigkeiten
capabilities sind Fähigkeiten; hier geht es offensichtlich um einen Arbeitsvertrag und die Qualifikation des Arbeitnehmers.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Agnieszka Hayward (X)
: this is an EN monolingual question ;o)
5 mins
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9 hrs
Lingo Pros
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
More than Words
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English, Tajik to English, and 4 more.
The ability of ...
The ability of a suitably organized, trained, and equipped entity to access, penetrate, or alter government or privately owned information or communications systems and/or to disrupt, deny, or destroy all or part of a critical infrastructure.
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/secgloss.htm
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http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vReKU8w6Q0EJ:www.ojp.us...
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Note added at 16 hrs 50 mins (2005-04-05 13:04:04 GMT)
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For general \'Capability Procedure\':
capability in HR is defined as:
\"Where a member of staff is failing in a significant or persistent way to carry out their responsibilities or duties in a satisfactory manner, either due to a lack of ability, inadequate training or lack of experience. Such failings will be identified by use of the following procedures and steps taken to improve performance. Where such steps prove unsuccessful the member of staff may have their employment terminated on the grounds of incapacity\".
http://www.human-resource-solutions.co.uk/Areas of Interest/...
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/secgloss.htm
Page 24 of this US Department of Homeland Security document:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vReKU8w6Q0EJ:www.ojp.us...
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Note added at 16 hrs 50 mins (2005-04-05 13:04:04 GMT)
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For general \'Capability Procedure\':
capability in HR is defined as:
\"Where a member of staff is failing in a significant or persistent way to carry out their responsibilities or duties in a satisfactory manner, either due to a lack of ability, inadequate training or lack of experience. Such failings will be identified by use of the following procedures and steps taken to improve performance. Where such steps prove unsuccessful the member of staff may have their employment terminated on the grounds of incapacity\".
http://www.human-resource-solutions.co.uk/Areas of Interest/...
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