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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Interpreters Unlimited Affiliate, Interpreter Marketplace, Launches a New App for On-site Foreign Language and ASL Interpreting
Interpreter Marketplace, an affiliate to the Business To Business Interpreters Unlimited, has launched a new Business To Consumer interpreter app. The app will connect language services to... Continue reading
‘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
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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
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
Interpreters Unlimited Named One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in San Diego
The San Diego Business Journal names Interpreters Unlimited as one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in San Diego Continue reading
Sayed Ali of Interpreters Unlimited wins SBA Small Business Person of the Year Award
President and CEO of Interpreters Unlimited, Sayed Ali, wins second honor of 2019 with the Small Business Administration San Diego District Office’s Small Business Person of the Year Award. The... Continue reading
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Interpreters Unlimited Acquisitions Meet Language Demand In Immigration Rise
The latest acquisition by Interpreters Unlimited is part of their continued effort to meet the growing demand for foreign language services due to the rise of immigration in the United States. Continue reading
SOSi Loses Key Ruling over Dismissed Interpreters and Back Pay, Plans to Appeal
Non-staff interpreters working in US immigration courts received a favorable ruling from the National Labor Relations Board in their complaint against government services contractor SOS... Continue reading
EU Parliament Endorses UN Protection of Interpreters and Translators in Conflict Zones
In a landmark hearing on January 31, 2018, the European Parliament acknowledged the need for the EU to work more actively for the safety and protection of translators and interpreters in conflict... Continue reading
US Predicts Strong Job Growth for Translators and Interpreters
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the total number of jobs for Interpreters and Translators to grow by 18% from 68,200 in 2016 to 80,300 by 2026, outstripping the national average.... Continue reading
How the EU Uses ‘Extensive Outsourcing’ to Translate Over 750,000 Pages per Year
The Translation Centre sees a sustained demand for translation from EU agencies and bodies in 2018. But to deliver three-quarters of a million translated pages per year, it relies on extensive... Continue reading
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