National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters

On 23rd June, you will be asked to vote on whether you think the UK is better off IN or OUT of the European Union. Unite the Union has taken two major votes to agree its position on Europe and is now asking all branches to share this information with their members.

We’re proud to announce the launch of our Freelance Interpreter Guidance. The pack is full of information to help both new and more established BSL/English interpreters work as a freelancer.

We’ve been working hard to protect the future of our profession and uphold interpreters’ and translators’ terms & conditions through our #ScrapTheFramework campaign and our fee guidance work. This week we had some positive news from one agency about the new CCS framework contracts.

It’s Interpreter Appreciation Day! Here’s a message from NUBSLI.

The Crown Commercial Service has announced the suppliers for their framework agreement. NUBSLI has been in contact with the CCS since September 2014 and, despite some improvements being made, we still have remaining concerns.

NUBSLI asked the Department of Work & Pensions some questions about how often they review the rates for BSL/English interpreters.

Message of support from NUBSLI (the National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters) to those out protesting today against the closure of the local Liverpool Action on Hearing Loss office.

It can be daunting when you start working as a trainee interpreter/translator or even when you’ve just recently qualified. NUBSLI believes it’s important to have someone that you can talk to about things you’re not sure about related to your work. That’s why we’ve set up a new buddy initiative for members.

NUBSLI has recently submitted evidence to the Department of Work & Pensions as part of their market place review. We’ve sent evidence covering 5 ares: general evidence, VRI/VRS, Deafblind interpreting, translation and tranlators, and communication support workers.