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Home Office drops plans to cut interpreter wages after boycott threat
The one-day mass action threatened by the pool of more than 2,000 interpreters could have brought the processing of immigration claims to a standstill.
‘Critical shortage’ of translators willing to work in cash-strapped public sector
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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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
Proposals to reduce pay of more than 2,000 workers deferred amid fears that boycott could throw immigration system into chaos.
