Word
El permiso retribuido incluye el salario; el permiso no retribuido no.
Meaning
Paid leave includes the salary; unpaid leave does not.
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Breakdown of El permiso retribuido incluye el salario; el permiso no retribuido no.
no
not
el salario
the salary
incluir
to include
el permiso retribuido
the paid leave
Questions & Answers about El permiso retribuido incluye el salario; el permiso no retribuido no.
What does permiso mean here? Is it permission or leave?
Here permiso means leave from work or time off, not general permission in the abstract.
In workplace Spanish, especially in Spain, permiso is commonly used for an authorized absence from work, for example:
- permiso retribuido = paid leave
- permiso no retribuido = unpaid leave
So although permiso can often mean permission, in this context it is closer to leave.
What does retribuido mean exactly?
Retribuido means paid or more literally remunerated/compensated.
It comes from the verb retribuir, meaning to remunerate or to compensate. In employment language:
- permiso retribuido = paid leave
- permiso no retribuido = unpaid leave
You may also hear permiso pagado, but retribuido sounds especially common and natural in formal HR or legal contexts in Spain.
Why is it no retribuido and not irretribuido or something similar?