telephone interpreting Penyiaran jaluran : nurperi
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nurperi 
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Turki
Can anyone tell me what is the going rate for telephone interpreting, I am getting £0.24 per minute. Is this a slave trading???
| | | | Liviu-Lee Roth
Amerika Syarikat
Local time: 22:38
Bahasa Romania hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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| NO, it is not a slave trading | Jul 17, 2010 |
it is an average rate, but it depends what kind of OPI are you providing (conference, medical, social work, immigration, etc.)
| | | | Klementina Shahini
Albania
Local time: 04:38
Ahli (2009)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Albania
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| Not an average | Jul 18, 2010 |
Hi Nurperi,
I do a lot of interpreting - over the phone or face to face - almost everyday and I had never worked or will work for the rate you mentioned in your post. Honestly, I will not accept the work for that price. Probably, rates change from language to language. However, I don't think that $ . 24 will be acceptable in any language. It seems to me that you are doing the work for free.
Sincerely,
Klemi
| | | | Nicole Schnell
Amerika Syarikat
Local time: 19:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Jerman
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Untuk memperingati | You do the math | Jul 18, 2010 |
nurperi wrote:
Can anyone tell me what is the going rate for telephone interpreting, I am getting £0.24 per minute. Is this a slave trading???
You answered your own question. You are stating your hourly rate on your profile page. Is your time worth less simply because you are on the phone?
I absolutely disagree with lee roth in terms of "going rates" in the US. Unfortunately there seems to be a going lack of negotiation skills.
There is no such thing as a going rate. I once negotiated and signed a contract for USD 0.64 / GBP 0,42 and passed all the tests, but I never followed through - it is still half my hourly rate for proofreading, so what is the point?
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nurperi
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Turki
TOPIC STARTER
I was offered £0.40 and accepted for the job from another agency but never receiced any call.I guess the more volume you get the less money you earn.
Thanks for your reply
| | | | nurperi
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Turki
TOPIC STARTER
lee roth wrote:
it is an average rate, but it depends what kind of OPI are you providing (conference, medical, social work, immigration, etc.)
| | | | nurperi
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Turki
TOPIC STARTER
Klemi wrote:
Hi Nurperi,
I do a lot of interpreting - over the phone or face to face - almost everyday and I had never worked or will work for the rate you mentioned in your post. Honestly, I will not accept the work for that price. Probably, rates change from language to language. However, I don't think that $ . 24 will be acceptable in any language. It seems to me that you are doing the work for free.
Sincerely,
Klemi
| | | | Tanja Young
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Serbia
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| Sadly, that seems to be the current rate | Jul 18, 2010 |
Hi Nurperi
I've also been quoted the same rate, 24 pence per minute (by a big London agency)and was even told that some agencies pay even less. Quite frankly, it's not worth my while to work at that rate, I'd rather volunteer. What surprises me is the number of interpreters who are ready to work for these rates. We invest time and money in our continual education, join several professional organisations, pay our membership fees, and still we end up not having an organisation to ... See more Hi Nurperi
I've also been quoted the same rate, 24 pence per minute (by a big London agency)and was even told that some agencies pay even less. Quite frankly, it's not worth my while to work at that rate, I'd rather volunteer. What surprises me is the number of interpreters who are ready to work for these rates. We invest time and money in our continual education, join several professional organisations, pay our membership fees, and still we end up not having an organisation to fight on our behalf for the decent wage we deserve. ▲ Collapse
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akkek
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Poland hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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Tanja Young wrote:
Hi Nurperi
I've also been quoted the same rate, 24 pence per minute (by a big London agency)and was even told that some agencies pay even less. Quite frankly, it's not worth my while to work at that rate, I'd rather volunteer. What surprises me is the number of interpreters who are ready to work for these rates. We invest time and money in our continual education, join several professional organisations, pay our membership fees, and still we end up not having an organisation to fight on our behalf for the decent wage we deserve.
The rate paid by one big agency in the UK has been reduced twice over the last year or so. First from £0.30 to £0.24 and recently from £0.24 to £0.21. Both reductions were explained as caused by the recession and a difficult economic climate.
It is, no doubt, a very sad state of affairs. But I'm not surprised some interpreters work for these rates. When starting out in the profession very few can afford to be choosy and most try to make the best out of a bad situation.
| | | | atarget (X)
Local time: 22:38
Bahasa Poland hingga Bahasa Inggeris
opened its employment market to Poles back in 2004. That may be the reason of pay cuts in OPI realm for POL-ENG pair. Surge in supply of prospect interpreters with only modestly increased demand will - sooner or later- trigger price drop for services. Just one of basic rules of free market economy.
| | | | akkek
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:38
Bahasa Poland hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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atarget wrote:
opened its employment market to Poles back in 2004. That may be the reason of pay cuts in OPI realm for POL-ENG pair. Surge in supply of prospect interpreters with only modestly increased demand will - sooner or later- trigger price drop for services. Just one of basic rules of free market economy.
The pay cuts I mentioned are across the board, for all languages, not exclusively for the POL-ENG pair.
And as far as this particular pair goes, there's anecdotal evidence that the demand remains strong and, "surge" of interpreters notwithstanding, not yet fully met.
| | | | Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Sepanyol
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I started doing telephone interpreting 4 years ago, and the pay was 0.50 dls a minute. Then a third agency (but connected to the ones I was working for, since they keep "outsourcing" from each other) started recruiting at 0.21 Pounds per minute. I refused, but a lot of people must have jumped on board (this hourly rate is more or less equal to the one for house cleaning) and they have taken now a vast section of the market. Another agency then reduced our pay from 0.50 to 0.45, and a third one h... See more I started doing telephone interpreting 4 years ago, and the pay was 0.50 dls a minute. Then a third agency (but connected to the ones I was working for, since they keep "outsourcing" from each other) started recruiting at 0.21 Pounds per minute. I refused, but a lot of people must have jumped on board (this hourly rate is more or less equal to the one for house cleaning) and they have taken now a vast section of the market. Another agency then reduced our pay from 0.50 to 0.45, and a third one has terminated our contracts (they seem to have created their own call center).
Face to face has also gone down the hill. I don't remember the latest figures but they are low, and they do not pay for commuting time.
We seem to be the only profession whose rates have gone steadily down the hill for the last 20 years. And if people keep accepting low pay they wil continue to worsen. ▲ Collapse
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Sepanyol
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| You also have to bear in mind | Dec 31, 2010 |
That telephone interpretation pays only for the minutes you are on the telephone. I reckon that on a day with a VERY high call volume you have to be logged on and available for more than three hours to get two hours's worth of paid service. And that is a very optimistic scale. Most of the time you only do an average of three hours being available most of the day. Besides, you cannot "choose" your working hours, AND it is extremely tiring, since besides the task itself, you also have to deal with... See more That telephone interpretation pays only for the minutes you are on the telephone. I reckon that on a day with a VERY high call volume you have to be logged on and available for more than three hours to get two hours's worth of paid service. And that is a very optimistic scale. Most of the time you only do an average of three hours being available most of the day. Besides, you cannot "choose" your working hours, AND it is extremely tiring, since besides the task itself, you also have to deal with technical problems like bad reception, static, etc. Not to count rudeness and incompetence from some clients, some of whom are foreigners with extremely bad English. ▲ Collapse
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