politique de l'entreprise
Company policy in French is politique de l'entreprise, the set of official rules employees of a business must follow.
politique de l'entreprise is used in contracts, staff handbooks and everyday office talk. For policies that apply only inside the organization, politique interne is common in professional settings.
What does it mean word for word?
politique de l'entreprise is made of politique, meaning policy, de, meaning of, l', meaning the and entreprise, meaning company or business.
Which one should you use?
règlement de l'entreprise puts the focus on regulations and rules, while directives de l'entreprise stresses guidelines handed down from management. Using société instead of entreprise is a common alternative, as in politique de la société.
How does it change in a sentence?
politique is a feminine noun. For company policies, add an s to politique and keep the rest of the phrase the same.
Did you know?
- In a French office, referring to 'company policy' as la politique de la maison is a common idiomatic way to describe the unofficial 'way we do things here'.
- The term politique shares the same Greek root as the English word 'politics', meaning that the 'policy' of a business is linguistically tied to the 'politics' of a state.
- In French labor law, a règlement intérieur is a specific, legally binding document that defines the 'company policy' regarding discipline and safety. Unlike a general 'policy', this document must be filed with the labor inspectorate to be enforceable.
Examples in context
- Le règlement de l'entreprise interdit l'utilisation des réseaux sociaux pendant les heures de travail.The company policy prohibits the use of social networks during working hours.
- Les directives de l'entreprise exigent que tous les employés portent leur badge d'identification en tout temps.The company policy requires all employees to wear their identification badge at all times.
- Quelle est la politique en entreprise concernant les jours de congé?What is the company policy regarding leave days?
- Tout le monde doit respecter les règles de la boîte sur le télétravail.Everyone must respect the company policy on teleworking.
- C'est la politique de l'entreprise.It is the company policy.
- Je dois respecter la politique de l'entreprise.I must respect the company policy.
- La politique de l'entreprise est très stricte.The company policy is very strict.
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are discussing office rules in a workspace.
- LéaEst-ce qu'on peut porter un jean ici ?Can we wear jeans here?
- NathanNon, c'est contre la politique de l'entreprise.No, it is against the company policy.
- LéaAh, je ne savais pas.Ah, I didn't know.
- NathanIl faut suivre les règles de l'entreprise.You have to follow the company rules.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, politique, CC BY-SA 4.0.
