Mar 9 07:16
2 mos ago
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German term
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, German to English, and 1 more.
Jobrad
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Here in Germany lots of potential employers offer a "job bicycle" as a perk. That means the employee gets a bicycle to cycle to work with (and for personal use).
Is this a word that is also used in GB or the US or other countries (job bicycle)?
Is this a word that is also used in GB or the US or other countries (job bicycle)?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | company bike |
Justin Verceles
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| 4 +11 | cycle-to-work scheme |
Yorkshireman
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| 3 | 'GB: on yer bike' job freewheel |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Justin Verceles
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
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company bike
It doesn’t seem like a very common practice in the UK and the US, but when it is referenced, this is the term. You might also specify that the bikes are leased from JobRad GmbH in particular, for example, “JobRad-leased company bike” or “company bike leased from JobRad.”
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+11
1 hr
cycle-to-work scheme
I think this is the best way to get around it. It's used in Ireland and in the UK
Reference:
https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/taxation-of-employer-benefits/cycle-to-work-scheme.aspx
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-to-work-sch... / @Antje: Yes, but the German term is also used in a broader sense beyond the company/brand.
52 mins
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| agree |
Lancashireman
3 hrs
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| agree |
Marion Linssen
3 hrs
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
: Yes from a Cheshireman
3 hrs
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| agree |
Bernd Runge
9 hrs
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| agree |
Simon Vigneault
9 hrs
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| agree |
Antje Matthaeus
: But the term "Jobrad" is the name of a company (https://www.jobrad.org)
22 hrs
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| agree |
uyuni
1 day 2 hrs
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| agree |
dkfmmuc
1 day 7 hrs
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| agree |
Sarah Bessioud
1 day 23 hrs
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| agree |
Björn Vrooman
: Cf. d-box. Good to see you're still here, btw!
4 days
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1 day 8 hrs
Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
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24
'GB: on yer bike' job freewheel
Cycle to work is a scheme, rather than a bike, so something needs to be made up for the out-of-hours tax perqusiite or 'perk'.
Though 'on ya bike' is euphemistic for 'get lost', it has also been famously used to mean, per ex-BOAC pilot and Tory Cabinet Minister Norman Tebbit who was then told by angry UK voters to 'get on his bike', to go forth and find work
Note also the bicycle synonym of 'Drahtesel' as used in CH, LI and AT.
Though 'on ya bike' is euphemistic for 'get lost', it has also been famously used to mean, per ex-BOAC pilot and Tory Cabinet Minister Norman Tebbit who was then told by angry UK voters to 'get on his bike', to go forth and find work
Note also the bicycle synonym of 'Drahtesel' as used in CH, LI and AT.
Example sentence:
On ya or yer bike: 'A quick Google tells me it's from Conservative minister Norman Tebbit when he told the unemployed in the 1980s to get on their bikes and find work, like his father did. Compassionate Conservatism strikes again.'
USA: The average salary of Freewheeler jobs will vary depending on the location, industry, category, and department
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: Or "Wheelies to Work" perhaps?? or "Bike it like Boris"
6 hrs
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Discussion
Also, the company is called "JobRad"; there's a reason why the R is capitalized.
As an aside, you'd call this a bike-to-work program in the US:
https://www.littlerock.gov/media/2677/1065.pdf
Schemes are for those who intend to steal bikes instead =)
Best wishes