If you apply for a job at a company that primarily speaks one language, should persons who cannot speak that language be allowed to go to the interviews with them?
Not talking about sign language, but language interpreters.
My thought is this though- you will need one for the interview, but wouldnt you also need one to learn how to do the job correctly?
I know you cannot discriminate on things like that- but we all know some people would do that. What are your thoughts on it?
2007-03-16 05:21:24 · 4 answers · asked by glorymomof3 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
An implied requirement for employment is that the applicant be able to commnicate to others and understand what is said to them. If a person is unable to understand the language and requires an interpretor, that person doesn't qualify for the position. This isn't discrimination. It's practicality and sometimes a matter of safety. I have someone like this at my place of employment - can't understand and can't be understood. Always misunderstands and gets angry. Doesn't want to understand. We DO have to use an interpretor and this isn't always comvenient nor possible. The only reason this person is still employed is because they've been there for so long. It's a "mercy" job.
2007-03-16 05:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your thought is correct - for most jobs, there are language requirements which extend beyond the interview process. Most workplace signage is in one or two common languages. Employee handbooks, safety materials, instruction sheets, product documentation, etc. is generally not offered in a multitude of languages. U.S. companies are within their rights to require the use of a primary language (usually English) in the workplace.
Employees with disabilities are entitled to "reasonable accommodation" for that disability under the ADA. So, a deaf employee may require TDD for phone use, or an amplifier on the phone, or the ability to bring a sign language interpreter to an interview. The employer would not be required to hire an interpreter for the person while at work, however; hiring two people to do one job would not be "reasonable."
2007-03-16 12:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Mel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why have an interpreter in the interview if they won't have the interpreter when they're doing the job?
2007-03-16 12:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by wc256764 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to think like a business owner that is tapping into other markets to grow your business.
2007-03-16 12:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by free_to_dream27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋