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?
How has coronavirus affected working conditions and business in general for freelancers, LSPs, and language tech providers? And are industry vendor rankings relevant?
Preferred social networks for industry insights? Increase in translator scams? Industry reliance on freelancing versus in-house employment? Support for Dutch linguists on strike?
Linguists in the Netherlands go on strike opposing the use by the government of interpreters and translators who do not meet the current required language proficiency level.
After gig economy law AB5 entered into force, California-based translators and interpreters explore options ranging from leaving the state to incorporating as work from clients dries up.
Days before California’s gig worker bill takes effect, journalists and photographers sue state. American Translators Association doubles down in fight to exempt translators and interpreters.
Changes are underway in the US judiciary and healthcare systems that may begin to impact demand for language services from boutique and large LSPs alike.
Association of Language Companies President says simply turning independent contractors into employees sans smart legislation is “wildly inefficient and financially untenable.”
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.