A selection of relevant news across the industry
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbed over two points in October 2018 to 102.69 from 100.05 the previous month. Continue reading
Seven winners scoop USD 7,500 each as Senior Minister announces first ever grant under the Translation Talent Development Scheme and stresses the role of machine translation in augmenting, not replacing human translators. Continue reading
It has been a busy summer 2018 for the US legal and healthcare interpretation industry with President Trump’s immigration policy boosting demand for rarer languages, states building out language services for voters, and local governments pushing back on interpreter pay demands. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dropped slightly in September 2018 to 100.05 from 100.74 the previous month. Continue reading
Representatives of the US language industry increasing their efforts to mitigate the impact of a recent California Supreme court ruling, which has the potential to upend the way language service providers work with freelance linguists. Continue reading
TransPerfect wasted no time in moving its corporate domicile from Delaware to Nevada once the deadline for Co-founder Liz Elting to file a final appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court had passed on August 1, 2018. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) has been developed for the purpose of tracking how employment is trending across the global language industry. In its first edition, the August 2018 index figure shows slight growth to 100.74 from the baseline of 100 in July 2018. Continue reading
Marina Gross, the interpreter privy to Trump and Putin’s behind-closed-doors conversation at the Helsinki summit, has found herself at the heart of a heated debate about whether a diplomatic interpreter can be forced to break confidentiality. Continue reading
A group of MEPs cut off power to a Parliamentary meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday July 3, 2018 in support of interpreters’ demands in relation to working conditions at the European Parliament. Continue reading
With the estimated 30% increase in pay rates for interpreter services, the Australian state of Victoria will become the highest paying state in Australia for interpreter services. LSP CEO sees challenges ahead for private sector providers. Continue reading
One of the senior representatives of the English judicial system wades into the machine translation debate by predicting AI will replace interpreters in the courtroom. Continue reading
A 30-day promotion between partners eBay and Webinterpret that offered sellers automated localization on their listings has backfired with sellers complaining about being opted in without permission, even calling it an outright scam. Continue reading
The final ruling settles the legal challenge posed by Dublin-based Word Perfect Translation Service Ltd. to a contract awarded to a rival LSP for the supply of state interpreters to the state immigration service in 2016. Continue reading
Experts from academia and senior executives from LSPs gathered in Beijing to discuss high level topics on developing translation education and industry capabilities in China. Continue reading
Lionbridge to lay off 119 employees in Vancouver (WA) by early June 2018. Layoffs could indicate a move away from software testing towards a renewed focus on core language services and technology business. Continue reading
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