Definition

1. Noun:

   • Handover meeting / shift handover: A formal meeting or process where information, responsibilities, and tasks are transferred from one work shift or team to the next.
   • Briefing / debriefing session: A scheduled meeting for reporting, summarizing work, and coordinating plans between shifts or departments.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To hand over (a shift): To formally transfer duty and information at the end of a work period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuộc họp giao ban diễn ra lúc 7 giờ sáng mỗi ngày. (The handover meeting takes place at 7 a.m. every day.)
  • Mọi vấn đề cần được báo cáo trong buổi giao ban. (All issues need to be reported in the briefing session.)
• Verb:
  • Tôi sẽ giao ban cho đồng nghiệp trước khi về. (I will hand over the shift to my colleague before leaving.)

Advanced Usage

• "phòng giao ban": operations room, briefing room.
  • Mọi nhân sự tập trung tại phòng giao ban. (All personnel gathered in the operations room.)
• "sổ giao ban": shift logbook, handover log.
  • Anh ghi chú đầy đủ vào sổ giao ban. (He made full notes in the shift logbook.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bàn giao (v): to hand over, to transfer (more general, often for projects or positions).
  • Bàn giao công việc cho người kế nhiệm. (Hand over the work to the successor.)
• Họp bàn giao (n): handover meeting (emphasizes the meeting aspect).

Synonyms

• Handover: the act of transferring responsibility.
• Briefing: a meeting for giving information or instructions.
• Shift change: the time when one work shift replaces another.

Related Idioms

• While not a traditional idiom, the phrase "công việc giao ban" refers to routine administrative tasks or reports required for these meetings.
  • Anh ấy đang hoàn thành công việc giao ban. (He is finishing the handover paperwork/routine reports.)

1. Hand over to the next shift