Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à titre précaire
English translation:
without security of tenure
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Nov 29, 2018 01:00
5 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variant: Scottish) 
Works in: Japanese to English, French to English, English to Scottish Gaelic
à titre précaire
French to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Employment contract - employee (company) accommodation
What would be the best way to translate this phrase, in the context of an employment contract where the employee is provided with on-site accommodation "à titre précaire" as a "benefit in kind"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | without security of tenure |
B D Finch
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| 3 | on a provisional basis |
David Hollywood
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Change log
Dec 4, 2018 08:55: B D Finch Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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without security of tenure
This is what's known as "tied accommodation".
https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/.../Commercial-tenancies?wa...
... service occupancy and service tenancy (or tied accommodation as it is also known). ... to notify a tenant that a lease is being offered without security of tenure.
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https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/.../housing...
30 juin 1980 - ... in the Bill for the exclusion of tenants in genuine tied accommodation. ..... class of tenant who will be permanently without security of tenure.
https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/.../Commercial-tenancies?wa...
... service occupancy and service tenancy (or tied accommodation as it is also known). ... to notify a tenant that a lease is being offered without security of tenure.
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https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/.../housing...
30 juin 1980 - ... in the Bill for the exclusion of tenants in genuine tied accommodation. ..... class of tenant who will be permanently without security of tenure.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: You have highlighted the point I was anxious to make, the aspect of 'tied'.
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Thanks Tony. Tied accommodation doesn't have security of tenure, but not all insecure tenure is for tied accommodation. So, "à titre précaire" can't be translated as "tied accommodation" even though, in this case, it is.
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Daryo
: yes, you have to look at it from the other end - define it by what it's not.
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Thanks Daryo
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ph-b (X)
3 hrs
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Thanks ph
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AllegroTrans
3 hrs
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Thanks AT
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Yolanda Broad
11 hrs
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Thanks Yolanda
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Yvonne Gallagher
15 hrs
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Thanks Yvonne
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Super. Thanks everyone."
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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on a provisional basis
I would say...
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or: on a temporary basis
or: temporary accommodation
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maybe something like "is provided with temporary accommodation" but we need more context ....
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always the key ...
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or: on a temporary basis
or: temporary accommodation
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Note added at 6 mins (2018-11-29 01:06:11 GMT)
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maybe something like "is provided with temporary accommodation" but we need more context ....
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Note added at 6 mins (2018-11-29 01:06:52 GMT)
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always the key ...
Note from asker:
| Thank you. For more context, the accommodation in question is directly linked to the employee's employment by the Employer, and there are extra clauses about it not being a lease or tenancy, but a benefit in kind paid for by the employer while the employee remains in his employ. I understood from the context that the accommodation can be revoked at any time, and indeed it has to be returned if either the employer or employee terminates the contract of employment. |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: This puts the wrong slant on it, as it tends to imply that 'something more permament might follow'
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: Not the language of leases
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