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  4. expediente de regulación temporal de empleo

expediente de regulación temporal de empleo

/ek.speˈðjen.te ðe re.ɣuˈla.θjon tem.poˈɾal ðe emˈple.o/
temporary employment regulation file

La empresa presentó un expediente de regulación temporal de empleo debido a la crisis económica.

The company submitted a temporary employment regulation file due to the economic crisis.


Law
formal

A legal document filed by a company to temporarily reduce working hours, suspend employment contracts, or implement other measures to address economic difficulties, such as a crisis or restructuring.

El gobierno aprobó el expediente de regulación temporal de empleo para evitar despidos masivos.

The government approved the temporary employment regulation file to prevent mass layoffs.

This is a formal legal procedure in Spain, regulated by the Workers' Statute (Estatuto de los Trabajadores).

Collocations

aprobar un expediente de regulación temporal de empleoto approve a temporary employment regulation filepresentar un expediente de regulación temporal de empleoto submit a temporary employment regulation file

Synonyms

ERTE

Related Phrases

despido colectivophrase
collective dismissal
suspensión de contratosphrase
suspension of contracts

Pro Tip

Legal Context

This term is specific to Spanish labor law and is not commonly used in other Spanish-speaking countries.

Gold Rule

Temporary Nature

The measures must be temporary and cannot be used indefinitely.

Word Origin

Derived from Spanish legal terminology: 'expediente' (file/document), 'regulación' (regulation), 'temporal' (temporary), and 'empleo' (employment).

Usage Notes

Commonly abbreviated as 'ERTE' in Spanish. This procedure is temporary and must be justified by economic, technical, organizational, or production-related reasons.

Word Breakdown

expediente
file or document
root
+
regulación
regulation
root
+
temporal
temporary
root
+
empleo
employment
root
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