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Étant donné que la charge augmente, cet ajustement est fondamental.

Étant donné que la charge augmente, cet ajustement est fondamental.
Given that the workload is increasing, this adjustment is fundamental.
From Lesson 367:Argumentative causes (étant donné que, vu que)·French

Questions & Answers about Étant donné que la charge augmente, cet ajustement est fondamental.

Why does étant donné que take the indicative (augmente) instead of the subjunctive?
Connectors like étant donné que and vu que introduce an objective fact or a clear premise (a cause). Because they deal with certainty and established facts rather than doubt, emotion, or subjectivity, they are always followed by the indicative mood.
Can I place étant donné que la charge augmente at the end of the sentence instead?
Absolutely. You could say Cet ajustement est fondamental étant donné que la charge augmente. Placing the clause at the beginning of the sentence simply puts a stronger rhetorical emphasis on the cause, which is very common when building an argument.
The English translation says "workload", but the French just says la charge. Can I omit de travail like this?
Yes. While la charge de travail is the full term, in a business, academic, or technical context where the topic of work is already understood, it's very common to shorten it to just la charge.
Quick refresher: why do we use cet instead of ce in cet ajustement?
Ajustement is a masculine singular noun. Normally, "this" would be ce for masculine nouns, but because ajustement starts with a vowel, we use cet to make the pronunciation smooth and avoid an awkward clash of two vowel sounds.

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