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[md02439]

Hi people,

I have trouble translating from greek the phrase "απόδειξη παροχής υπηρεσιών" or in greeklish "apodei3i paroxis iperesiwn" to english. Can someone help me please?

Dimitris

[devil]

My Greek ain't brilliant, although my English is good. How about "proof of services supplied"? Maybe "certification of conformity of services supplied", depending on the context.

[md02439]

Well, I will try to explain what it is about. When you visit a doctor after he receives his payment he issues a receipt. This is called when translated word for word from greek "receipt of providing services" - as opposed to providing goods, I think. I thought "invoice of service" would be the right phrase but my sister keeps telling me it is wrong.

Any ideas?

Dimitris

[Piratis]

How about:

invoice of services rendered

or

receipt of services provided

[devil]

A doctor does not invoice his services. He submits a Note for his honorarium or, sometimes, fees.

Partridge is quite clear:

honorarium is not synonymous with salary ... it is a fee for services rendered, esp., by a professional person (barrister, architect, doctor etc.)...

My Greek diccy gives η αμοιβή for honorarium, but I think that's got a wider connotation than the English word.

[md02439]

I will tell you exactly in which contex I need the phrase so maybe you can give me a hint. I want to offer a company I am going to work for an alternative way of paying me: instead of being an employee I could give them invoices/receipts/whatever for the work done over a period of month.

Dimitris

[Piratis]

Are you a doctor?

What kind of services are we talking about? Will you be some kind of subcontractor/freelancer?

Maybe you need something like this?:
http://www.envision-sbs.com/

[Piratis]

You can also try a program like this:
http://www.download.com/Volutive/3000-2 ... ag=lst-5-3

[devil]

I will tell you exactly in which contex I need the phrase so maybe you can give me a hint. I want to offer a company I am going to work for an alternative way of paying me: instead of being an employee I could give them invoices/receipts/whatever for the work done over a period of month.

Dimitris

Sounds like you want to be a consultant, in which case you can invoice your fees, unless you are a registered member of one of the liberal professions (doctor, lawyer, chartered architect, chartered accountant or chartered engineer: these submit notes for their honorarium. Note that unchartered members of the last three are the same as ordinary consultants. They submit invoices for fees).

[md02439]

@Piratis:
Yes, I am a doctor.

I a going to offer medical services to tourists who booked their holidays with a certain tour opperator. Many companies here in Greece are reluctant in employing new stuff because of the high fees they have to pay for their social insurance, almost 50% of the salary goes to IKA, the Greek Social Security Organisation. On the other side if you work for your own you have to pay much less.

I don't know how exactly the situation is in the UK, but I would like to give them some alternatives.

@devil & @Piratis:
Thank you people