Speaking

Clearly

Multilingual Employee

Handbooks Ensure

Seamless Policymaking

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 company’s policies and

procedures.

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.

Employee handbooks provide

critical information to employees.

These handbooks help

communicate company policy on

topics such as:

• Work practices

• Safety

• General Behavior

• Responsibilities

• Company’s Mission

Foundation of

Communication

• 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.

What Good

Handbooks Do

• 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.

Good Multilingual Handbooks

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.

Choosing A

Translation

Service

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

In addition to company

handbooks, Accents Perfect

Translations & The Language

Link of Connecticut can help with

other business documents such

as:

Note: Corporate Accounts are

available.

• Human Resources

• Insurance policies and claims

• Letters, faxes, and emails

• Newsletters and announcements

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.

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.