How to Overcome the Challenges of Translating HR Materials

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How to Overcome the Challenges of Translating HR Materials.

• HR translation facilitates internal communication between management and employees who speak different languages.
• Clear communication paves the way to creating a great work environment for employees regardless of their language background.
• Some examples of HR material translation include onboarding booklets, activity report, job description, meeting note, employment contract, and employee handbook translation.
• The challenges of linguistic nuances.
  • Navigating dialects is tricky since grammar and word usage varies. As a result, only professional HR translators can translate materials effectively.
  • Translators use the localization process to ensure that translations align with local dialects.
• The cultural challenges of HR translations.
  • Cultural challenges are just as difficult as linguistic challenges when it comes to business document translation.
  • It’s important for linguists to not just understand different cultures but know how to effectively communicate within their established norms.
  • In Asian business culture, a high-priority is placed on waiting for the other person to finish talking before responding as a sign of respect. This can impact the way interpreting is provided.
• The legal requirements of human resources translation services.
  • If an employee does not speak English, instruction must be provided in a language the employee can understand.
  • Employers that need to communicate important workplace information to employees at a certain vocabulary level or in a language other than English often need legal translation services and interpreting to conduct training sessions.
  • The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) created in order to ensure safe working conditions for employees requires employers to provide language assistance for certain industries.
• Possible Solutions
  • The complexities of this task dictate that companies with HR translation needs should only hire skilled language service providers who have experience dealing with important HR documents.
  • HR translators provided by business translation services are specially trained and certified to provide you and your employees with the best document translations.

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