Sessional Worker

Question

No sé cómo traducir "sessional worker". Aquí está la definición:

"A sessional worker is defined as a person not employed under a contract of employment who is paid for undertaking work or providing a service on the basis of an agreed range of hours to be worked within a specified period or on an ad hoc arrangement to meet varying need."

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También a veces se llama un "0 hours contract", o sea, la empresa no está obligada a darte X horas de trabajo y la cantidad de horas puede variar mucho entre semanas. ..

• freelance - trabajador por cuenta propia
• self-employed - trabajador autónamo
• sole trader - comerciante individual
• independent contractor - contratista / proveedor / suplidor independiente
• temporary worker - trabajador eventual

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Me parece que no cuadra con ellos arriba.

Sessional worker - trabajador de sesiones / de cuando se necesite??

Mil gracias.

typo, autónomo, comerciante - 00494d19, Jun 12, 2011

Gracias. :) - amy_moreno, Jun 12, 2011

Answer 1

Sessional worker

You normally get these contracts as

Contrato por obra

Also, contrato por temporada

Actually the obra thing is more normal, even though one should think this would only be used in construction, well, it is not.

Look, this would be an example for one of the

contrato por temporada

Modelo de Contrato de Trabajo de Temporada

En ...................................., a ......... de ................................ de 20..................., entre ...........................................…………….. (razón social), RUT ........................., representada por don(a) ....................................... en su calidad de ………….., cédula de identidad Nº .................................., ambos domiciliados en calle ........................................................, Nº .................................., comuna de ..............................., ciudad de ..................................., que en adelante se denominará "el empleador", y don(a) ..................................................................., de nacionalidad ................................ nacido(a) el ........ de ................................. de ............, cédula de identidad Nº ............................... RUT ...................................... de profesión u oficio ....................................................... de estado civil ..........................................., domiciliado en calle .........................................................., Nº ........................., comuna de ......................................, ciudad de .........................................., procedente de .............................................., que en adelante se denominará “el trabajador", se ha convenido en el siguiente contrato de trabajo de temporada o de faena transitoria.

Mil gracias Heidita! :) - amy_moreno, Jun 12, 2011

Looks more logical to me - pacofinkler, Jun 17, 2011

Answer 2

From word reference

"A sessional worker is defined as a person not employed under a contract of employment who is paid for undertaking work or providing a service on the basis of an agreed range of hours to be worked within a specified period or on an ad hoc arrangement to meet varying need."

También a veces se llama un "0 hours contract", o sea, la empresa no está obligada a darte X horas de trabajo y la cantidad de horas puede variar mucho entre semanas.

Any suggestions for how to express it in Spanish, pacofinker? I'm struggling a bit myself! Gracias :) - amy_moreno, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 3

I think I may use "trabaja por horas" - "she/he works hours", implying the person does not have a set number of contracted hours. We use this in Peru... is it used elsewhere?

For sessional worker?

trabajar por horas is working and getting paid by the hour. It has nothing to do with contracts, actually people who work "por hora" normally don't have a conctract, like cleaning ladies etc.

I thought, since sessional workers get paid by the hour and have a 0 hours contract this might be a way to express that. It doesn't sound right to you, Heidita? I'm really struggling with how to translate this term. - amy_moreno, Jun 18, 2011

Answer 4

Por favor dime de donde sacaste esa definición de "sessional worker".

Gracias.

Por otro lado, aquí se le conoce por "piece worker".

A ver si puedes con esa.

Answer 5

Hola Amy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_work

Will clarify a bit about "piece worker"

The UK, you say?

Incredible!

Because, the definition you cited "A sessional worker is defined as a person not employed under a contract of employment who is paid for undertaking work or providing a service on the basis of an agreed range of hours to be worked within a specified period or on an ad hoc arrangement to meet varying need."

To me means that the person is an "independent contractor"

It says that the person is not under a contract, but then goes on to say that the person gets paid by providing a services which has been stipulated or "arranged".

The whole area of labor law is strange, isn't it? I'm trying to find the difference between Sessional Worker and Independent Contractor but I'm confused about how they differ. Please let me know if you find anything. Many thanks again :) - amy_moreno, Jun 12, 2011

Answer 6

I think I may use "trabaja por horas" - "she/he works hours", implying the person does not have a set number of contracted hours. We use this in Peru... is it used elsewhere?

Mil gracias.

Answer 7

Dice en Word Reference que un "piece worker" es "destajista" / trabajador a destajo". No conozco las palabras, ¿les parece que tienen el mismo sentido de la definición de "sessional worker" arriba?

Mil gracias.

Answer 8

Es un ejemplo que saqué de la página del personal de los Penitenciarios del Reino Unido. Yo he trabajado de esta manera antes y la definición arriba me pareció muy bien.

http://pso.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/pso8110/sessional_workers.htm

Gracias - ya voy a buscar por "piece worker" también!