formal responsibilities
[/ˈfɔːrməl rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlɪtiz/]
noun phrasefemininepl: responsabilidades formais
responsabilidades formais
1. Official duties and obligations that are explicitly defined, documented, or assigned to a person in a professional, legal, or organizational context
The manager's formal responsibilities include supervising staff and submitting monthly reports.
As responsabilidades formais do gerente incluem supervisionar a equipe e enviar relatórios mensais.
2. Legally binding or contractually mandated tasks and accountabilities
According to the employment contract, his formal responsibilities are clearly outlined.
De acordo com o contrato de trabalho, suas responsabilidades formais estão claramente definidas.
3. Duties that are recognized by an institution or organization as official or binding
The board outlined the director's formal responsibilities during the meeting.
A diretoria delineou as responsabilidades formais do diretor durante a reunião.
In both Brazilian and American corporate cultures, formal responsibilities are typically documented in employment contracts or job descriptions and are important for legal protection and organizational clarity. In Brazil, there is often a distinction between 'responsabilidades formais' (formally documented) and 'responsabilidades informais' (unwritten expectations), reflecting different approaches to workplace structure.
Related Idioms & Phrases
to fulfill one's formal responsibilities
to shoulder formal responsibilities
to define formal responsibilities
to outline formal responsibilities
within the scope of formal responsibilities
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