The UK Now Has a National Register of Public Service Translators
Hundreds of translators have reportedly expressed interest in having their own register, which offers financial incentives to early applicants and dual registrants. Continue reading
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‘Translation Agencies Are Cancelling My Contracts’ — California’s AB5 Bill Starts to Bite
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. Continue reading
To Future-Proof a Language Service Provider, Embrace Data, Tech, and Client Goals
Michal Antczak, Head of Localization Technology at PayPal, urges SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019 attendees to think beyond standard pitches and customize solutions for end users. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Rev Pay Cut, Shift to Hourly Rates, Edit Distance, Translation Regulations
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? Continue reading
A Gen Z Take on Preparing Translation Students for the Realities of the Language Industry
As the language industry becomes more and more competitive, what are universities doing to ensure that their translation students are ready to enter the marketplace? Continue reading
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A Quick Primer on Edit-Distance, a Key Metric in Post-Editing Machine Translation
As the language industry transitions to an operating model where the first draft is mostly generated by machines, many are looking for ways to quantify linguists' value-add. Edit-distance can help. Continue reading
UK Linguists Earn GBP 30 per Hour for LSP Work, CIOL Survey Finds
Over 400 linguists responded to the CIOL Insights survey, shedding light on their sources of income, relationships with language service providers, and concerns about fair pay. Continue reading
Two Large US Government Language Service Providers Have Their Day in Court
MVM wins two-year tug-of-war over USD 205m ICE contract. Meanwhile, security firm TigerSwan urges judge to dismiss linguists’ claims of mistreatment in Kuwait. Continue reading
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