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‘Critical shortage’ of translators willing to work in cash-strapped public sector

Public Sector Executive   /   Analysis and Comment   /   15 January 2016

Cost pressures affecting public bodies are risking the quality of translation services, a survey has suggested – potentially creating further costs through medical misunderstandings, delays to court proceedings and other errors.

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Monocle   /   Analysis and Comment   /   30 December 2015

The world's governments would be lost without interpreters. Meet the old hands at the UN headquarters and the students who will help us understand one another in the years ahead. Without these guys, nothing gets done.

Home Office puts plans to cut interpreters' pay on hold

Guardian   /   News   /   28 December 2015

Proposals to reduce pay of more than 2,000 workers deferred amid fears that boycott could throw immigration system into chaos.

Reduction in interpreting rates

Malcolm Fowler   /   Letters   /   27 December 2015

The earlier arrangements were universally understood, trusted and WORKED. In stark embarrassing contrast and as well documented, the outsourced provision which replaced them is patchy at best and wished upon us all at substantial additional WASTED cost to the exchequer.


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