If a job posting says “x language speaker required” i think it’s fair that the employee be requested to complete work in that language.

However, there are many times when multilingual employees are asked to translate work or complete special tasks that their teammates cannot because they speak their second language.

I often see these requests in client facing roles such as retail, finance, or law.

Should someone who speaks more than 1 language receive compensation because they are being requested to do work that requires their extra skills? What do you think?

    • Pat12@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      We get an extra dollar an hour for a second language if we pass the test for it.

      !?!? is this real

      • FFbob@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        I have a union. It’s really nice. I’m working on studying Spanish so I can get it. It’s on our base pay so 1.50 on overtime; the extra 3k a year would be pretty nice.

        We also can call a translation line and have phones for Google translate.