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SICK DAY [6 records]

Record 1 2024-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

If you want to use a nanny but don’t think you can afford the expense, consider sharing a nanny, an increasingly popular childcare solution for many... families. It enables two families to use one nanny and share the costs of employing the nanny between them. … If you want or need a more flexible arrangement than day care can offer, sharing a nanny may work well for you. With a day care or babysitter, you must drop your child off and pick [her/him] up by a certain time... and you can’t leave [her/him] if [she/he] is sick. Using a shared nanny means you can build in flexibility from the beginning. You may have an easier time arranging pickups and drop-off, or at least changing your schedule if you need to...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Military Law
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Signed at Geneva on the 12th day of Aug. 1949. Schedule I : Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of August 12, 1949. Schedule II : Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded Sick and Ship wrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea of August 12, 1949. Schedule III : Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949. Schedule IV : Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of August 12, 1949.

Key term(s)
  • Geneva Convention for the Protection of War Victims
  • International Convention for the Protection of War Victims
  • Geneva Conventions of 1949 of the Protection of War Victims

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Droit militaire
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Signées à Genève le 12 août 1949.

Key term(s)
  • Convention de Genève de 1949 sur la protection des victimes de guerre

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
CONT

... if you receive sick leave pay from your employer after your last day worked, the waiting period may be waived...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
CONT

[...] si vous recevez une rémunération de congé de maladie de votre employeur après votre dernier jour de travail, la période d'attente peut être supprimée [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
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Record 4 2014-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
CONT

An intravenous pathogenicity index(IVPI) is determined from the number of healthy, sick, paralysed and dead birds observed each day for 10 days post inoculation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
CONT

[...] infection des volailles causée par tout virus influenza de type A ayant un indice de pathogénicité par voie intraveineuse (IPIV) supérieur à 1,2 (chez le poulet âgé de 6 semaines) [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Damara zebra. Equus burchelli antiquorum. Weight : 640-750 lbs. Height at shoulder : 47"-55". Color : black and white or yellowish striped with shadow stripes, unstriped belly and lower legs-Short bristle-like mane. Group : harem 1 stallion with 2-6 mares and young-mares associate with 1 stallion for life-mares hierarchy in order of acquisition by stallion-bachelors singly or in bachelor herd-perform social grooming, scrapping and nibbling neck, shoulders & back-oldest mare leads family with stallion at rear to protect and direct-herd adjusts pace to sick or crippled members. Associations : gregarious, form large herds in several hundreds often with wildebeest, antelope and ostriches. Speed : up to 40 mi./hr. Alarm signal : yelping bark. Lifespan : over 20 yrs; Sexual maturity : 2. 5-3 Mating : only harem stallion mates-pregnancies can occur once a year but usually at 2 or 3 yrs. Gestation : 370 days. Young : usually one, mother keeps rest of herd away several days until foal imprints on herd. Diet : savanna grasses, occasionally browse leaves, bark, roots and stems-graze singly at night for about 1 hr at a time-water during day. Habitat/range-Savannah grasslands of eastern Africa-home range 11 mi. sq.-232 mi. sq.-may cover 10 mi./day

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Zèbre Damara : Taille : 130 - 150 centimètres. Poids : 220 - 230 kilogrammes. Régime : Herbivore. Gestation : 12 mois. Longévité : 25 ans. Nom latin : Equus burchell's. Cri : Hennit et pousse son cri. Famille : Équidé. Généalogie : femelle; zèbrelle; petit; zèbreau. Habitat : Régions boisées, et pâturages. Répartition géographique : Éthiopie, Angola, Afrique.

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Staff
CONT

In many clinics a definite period during the day is set aside for dental sick call. Those who are suffering from pain, injury, infection, or situations that may be called a dental emergency may be seen at any time(a dental officer of the day and often a dental charge of quarters are available during other than normal duty hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel médical
OBS

Équivalent proposé par le service de dentisterie de la Défense nationale.

Spanish

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