Independent contractors won a raise from Denver County Court, but not the State. Walkout, which started February 6, 2023, meant to highlight several issues, including training.
With the cost of living rising fast, court interpreters say barely livable per diem rates are driving professionals to leave the field. New rates expected to be announced by March 2023.
Translators and interpreters made up about 75% of participants at two Labor Department forums on gig workers. US language industry associations monitored developments closely.
The PRO Act, new federal legislation now in the US Senate, relies on controversial ABC Test to classify workers. California coalition goes national after winning exemptions to gig worker bill AB5.
When should language service providers require freelancers to take a test? And when should translators insist on being paid to do so? A short primer on freelance translator testing.
LSPs moving toward hourly rates for linguists? Edit distance a viable metric long-term? Are regulations important to translation demand? Will Rev recover from bad press over transcriptionist pay cuts?
Is working for the public sector different for translators? Has machine translation boosted your productivity? And is remote simultaneous interpreting the future staple?
Association of Language Companies President says simply turning independent contractors into employees sans smart legislation is “wildly inefficient and financially untenable.”
Professional social network builds out its order form for freelance translation services under its ProFinder platform, expands to nine more US cities and adds word count, turnaround time, language combination and more to order sheet
ATA President-elect Corinne McKay responds to member pushback on updated Antitrust Policy that reinforces ban on talking about rates in ATA forums; defends policy saying FTC has gone after much smaller professional associations perceived to be anticompetitive.
How two freelance translators from Switzerland and Ukraine manage tight deadlines, stagnant prices, tool overload, and still clear their heads to turn that source material into a target text that flows like an original.
77% of German translators and interpreters surveyed by Germany’s translation association BDÜ report business to be good or very good. Positive trend from 2015 continues, as outlook remains positive.
Survey by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences of nearly 2,000 translators on ergonomics reveals: 75% to be in good health, more than 50% use multiple CAT tools...and freelancers prefer laptops.
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