Multilingual Employee Handbooks: Speaking Clearly

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Speaking Clearly
Multilingual Employee Handbooks Ensure Seamless
Policymaking
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As workplaces become more globalized, setting up
shop and using outsourced personnel from around
the world, the importance of facilitating clear
communication becomes increasingly important.
One way companies can make sure all employees
are on the same page is by ensuring they can read
the handbook. Language translation services can
make certain employees read and understand your
companys policies and procedures.
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• Internet commerce and other factors are working
  together to make companies even small to
  medium-sized ones multinational.
• Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational
  companies (MNCs) increased 1.5 percent in 2011 to
  34.5 million workers, according to the U.S.
  Bureau of Commerce.
• As companies spread out around the world, the
  need for employees who are native speakers
  becomes increasingly important.
• Even in the U.S., there are a significant number
  of workers who speak English as a second language.

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Foundation of Communication

• Employee handbooks provide critical information
  to employees. These handbooks help communicate
  company policy on topics such as
• Work practices
• Safety
• General Behavior
• Responsibilities
• Companys Mission

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What Good Handbooks Do

• Promote inclusion by setting a level playing
  field for all employees.
• Inform employees of their rights and
  responsibilities.
• Establish chains of communication between
  employees, management and HR.

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Good Multilingual Handbooks

• Reduce concerns among ESL speakers about their
  limited ability to communicate in English.
• Clearly spell out company policies and procedures
  to employees.
• Establish a reasonable set of expectations among
  employees concerning their potential for growth
  and advancement within the company.

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Choosing A Translation Service

• When choosing a company to handle your
  translation services, you need a firm that can
• Understand your industry and its specific
  terminology
• Provide clear translation, including translation
  of business terms and technical jargon
• Write in a way that is engaging and accessible to
  your employees.

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Accents Perfect Translations The Language Link
of Connecticut provides translation services in
more than 40 languages. The company specializes
in translations in - Spanish- French-
Portuguese- German - Japanese- Russian-
Chinese
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In addition to company handbooks, Accents Perfect
Translations The Language Link of Connecticut
can help with other business documents such as

• Human Resources
• Insurance policies and claims
• Letters, faxes, and emails
• Newsletters and announcements

Note Corporate Accounts are available.
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About Accents Perfect Translations The
Language Link of Connecticut
Accents Perfect Translations The Language Link
of Connecticut is a well established provider of
translation services. Company staff work in more
than 40 languages and can provide translation
services for a wide variety of industries,
translating ordinary language and
industry-specific terminology into accessible and
understandable copy. Accents Perfect Translations
The Language Link of Connecticut works with
corporations large and small and uses top-notch
translators and proofreaders, as well as
translation software to provide quality
translation services. For more information,
visit www.aptranslation.com or call 425-988-7688.
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Summary Multilingual employee handbooks make your
international and ESL employees feel like a part
of the team and relay important information.
Getting the right translation company to
translate your policies and procedures into
several languages is key to creating an
accessible manual.