A selection of relevant news across the industry
Have EU contract interpreters gotten a fair deal? Who has ever used the Google Translator Toolkit? How’s business for LSPs and freelancers? Is Apple’s Translate app a big deal? Continue reading
Survey of translators and interpreters working in Australia reveals top areas of expertise and why translators are less likely to undergo professional training compared to interpreters. Continue reading
Having fallen sharply in April and May 2020, the Slator Language Industry Job Index dropped a fourth month in a row to July 2020, amid signs of a possible recovery. Continue reading
Contract interpreters rally in front of Parliament to draw attention to their dissatisfaction over EU’s offer of a “mitigating measure" as bookings vanished in light of Covid-19. Continue reading
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2019 show continued wage growth for US-based translators and interpreters. Continue reading
Technical issue with (now retired) Google Translator Toolkit prompts Internet giant to send apology email to users for data glitch, advising them what to do next. Continue reading
We surveyed four language industry and translator associations about how Covid-19 lockdowns have affected business thus far. Continue reading
As institutional interpretation work vanishes, auxiliary conference interpreters call EU mitigation offer “unworthy of a public entity.” EU staff interpreters set up emergency solidarity fund. Continue reading
Having dropped sharply in April and May 2020, the Slator Job Index falls a third month in a row to June 2020, amid tentative signs that the pandemic’s impact may be easing. Continue reading
Government gazette releases 18 new French terms for use in laws and decrees, including the official terms for “fake news” and “podcast.” Continue reading
After German committee rejects new ISO standard for legal translation, experts speak up on why they think the industry needs ISO 20771. Continue reading
California State Senate pulls bill, which industry groups hoped would fix flaws in law that caused translators and interpreters to lose work. Continue reading
Starting May 2020, a revamped Slator Language Industry Job Index will provide an even more meaningful picture of the language industry job market. Continue reading
German Standards Committee says ISO 20771 covering legal translation will not be published in German; recommends that clients and LSPs refrain from using new standard. Continue reading
New bill, SB900, seeks to ease the pain of California translators and interpreters reeling from the effects of gig worker bill AB5 and coronavirus. Continue reading
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