You will not get looked after - Medical Interpreter Language World Services Employee Review

Language World Services would like to make mention that LWS employee interpreters, while not eligible for traditional benefit packages, do receive numerous perks to include: Fresh Bennies (A Company-funded Discount Benefit Program), Cell Phone Reimbursements, Parking Reimbursements, Paid Trainings, National Certification Reimbursement, Paid Administrative Time, 1-Hour Reimbursements for Same Day Cancels and No Shows, Travel Time and Full IRS Mileage Compensation. We also offer a "Leveling Up" promotion program which reimburses interpreters at higher rates depending on their linguistic abilities and experience in the field (ranked 1-5). Finally, as an employee of LWS, our interpreters are not responsible for paying their own taxes and are covered by our Worker's Compensation Policies. In our opinion, these differentiators are worth more than a simple guarantee of 2-hours of pay per assignment. While it is always our goal and in our own interest for interpreters to work at their desired capacity, the nature of our business--on-site interpreters dispatched on an as-needed basis--we can only estimate how often within the 20 available hours we might need an interpreter, especially for more rare languages. However, this is something that is made clear to all new hires and of course, interpreters can freely turn down a given assignment if they are not available and/or if the assignment is not in their financial interest. For the majority of our workforce, the opportunity to use their language skills while maintaining a flexible schedule has proven to be one of the most alluring perks of this profession. The LWS Team has been working diligently for nearly 15 years to further professionalize onsite interpreting as a viable career choice and while there is yet more to strive for, we are proud to stand out amongst our competition in both our region and across the nation.