Finding (and Keeping) the Best Professionals in the Language Industry
At SlatorCon Remote November 2023, panelists from Shopify, Subway, and tbotalent shared their strategies for overcoming the localization industry’s apparent talent shortage.
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94% of US Language Companies Now Considered ‘Small Businesses’
Opportunities and competition rise with US agency’s 181% jump in revenue threshold. Slator-run 2023 ALC Industry Survey finds most respondents unsure of impact — so far.
RSI Platforms are Direct Competitors, Interpreting Providers Say
The 2023 ALC Industry Survey finds that RSI demand is steadily increasing, with service providers viewing RSI platforms as direct competitors.
Client Needs Drive Service Expansion, ALC Survey Finds
Customer needs are the main driver of LSP service expansion, with risk mitigation and opportunistic approaches also ranking highly.
Customer Service and AI-Expertise Top List of Key Employee Skills, ALC Survey Finds
The Association of Language Companies (ALC) 2023 Survey conducted by Slator provides insights into the most in-demand skills for language service providers over the next 3 years.
Spotify Adds Voice Translation, ALC Recap, Straker Buyback
AI-powered voice translation for podcasters, the push for Spanish multilingualism, a half-a-billion-dollar RFP in the UK, and how does Google index AI-generated content?
Here’s What Happened at the 21st ALC Annual Summit in Portland
Attendees returned to the organization’s hometown of Portland to discuss big-picture challenges, advocacy and policy needs, and professional development.
Oregon Senate Declines to Vote on Controversial Healthcare Interpreting Bill SB 584
An Oregon Task Force comprising representatives from language service providers including LanguageLine, Boostlingo, and AMN successfully advocated against the bill.
New Proposed Rule on Section 1557 May Expand Language Access in US Healthcare
US Department of Health and Human Services reinstates certain provisions, addresses use of machine translation, and may make language access reimbursable under Medicaid.
As PRO Act Stalls, US Labor Department Rethinks Status of Independent Contractors
Translators and interpreters made up about 75% of participants at two Labor Department forums on gig workers. US language industry associations monitored developments closely.
How the PRO Act Could Affect 250,000 US Language Professionals
The Association of Language Companies lobbies politicians for “workable, clear exemptions for knowledge-based industries” during its March 2021 virtual advocacy event.
Reader Polls: Evolving Corona Fallout, Working From Home, Rankings
How has coronavirus affected working conditions and business in general for freelancers, LSPs, and language tech providers? And are industry vendor rankings relevant?
Inside the Contractor Debate Affecting US Freelance Translators, Interpreters, and LSPs
Association of Language Companies President says simply turning independent contractors into employees sans smart legislation is “wildly inefficient and financially untenable.”
US Language Industry Intensifies Lobbying Against ‘Independent Contractor’ Ruling
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.
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