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PAYROLL PERIOD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personnel Management (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- payroll period hours 1, record 1, English, payroll%20period%20hours
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre d'heures de la quinzaine
1, record 1, French, nombre%20d%27heures%20de%20la%20quinzaine
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre d'heures utilisées dans le calcul du salaire brut pour la quinzaine écoulée à l'exclusion des heures de réserve. 1, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27heures%20de%20la%20quinzaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Explication au verso des chèques de paie du service Restauration et services divers. 1, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27heures%20de%20la%20quinzaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comptabilisation des heures de travail. 1, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27heures%20de%20la%20quinzaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pay period
1, record 2, English, pay%20period
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- payroll period 2, record 2, English, payroll%20period
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A length of time for which earnings are calculated, e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, 13 per year, 10 per year. 3, record 2, English, - pay%20period
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- période de paye
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20paye
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- période de paie 2, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20paie
correct, feminine noun
- période de traitement 3, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20traitement
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- période de rémunération 3, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9ration
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période pour laquelle la rémunération est établie, par exemple, hebdomadaire, de quinzaine, bimensuelle, mensuelle, treize périodes par année, dix périodes par année. 4, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20paye
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
période de traitement; période de rémunération : Les termes «traitement» (salaire d'un fonctionnaire) et «rémumération» ne correspondent pas exactement à «paye». 5, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20paye
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- periodo de pago
1, record 2, Spanish, periodo%20de%20pago
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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