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Personalakte

personnel file

noun per-zo-NAL-ak-te Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

employee record

Usage Note

Personalakte is the employer's official file on each employee, containing contracts, performance reviews, warnings, and personal data. Employees have a legal right to inspect their own Personalakte under German data protection law.

Examples

"Sie bat die Personalabteilung, ihre Personalakte einzusehen."

Natural Translation

She asked the HR department to inspect her personnel file.

Literal Translation

She asked the personnel-department her personnel-file to inspect.

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