This is the most abominable company I have ever dealt with in my life. I CANNOT believe they are still in business! How can we shut them down for non-payment of their freelance employees? They are definitely ripping-off their contract personnel.
I have accepted many assignments as a chaperone/interpreter for this company over the last 8 months and have only been paid for one job and that was after hours of telephone calls, emails, faxes, etc. Nobody in this organization returns calls or responds to any type of inquiry or request for assistance.
If I wanted to put in long hours for free and incur parking expenses I would pick a charitable organization. I am so frustrated I could scream! On the other hand, I am grateful that I finally found out that I am not the only one out there who is experiencing this. The whole situation has created so much anxiety for me and many sleepless nights. any advice on the best way to recover funds owed? Thanks.
Able Translations has been bad at making payments to me for months now. I keep asking them for payment and they only give answers like: "I am checking, will have an answer in the next couple of days" or leave a message to accounting, but nothing concrete about payment.
This is not the first time this happens to me. I have contacted other interpreters and met other interpreters in the field and all report a similar situation, to the point that most are simply not taking appointments from Able Translations at all.
To their customers I am sure they invoice and get paid fine. Their director/owner just took a nice long holiday, so money is not an issue, Able Translations not only has been refusing to pay interpreters, they also have a unilateral contract where interpreters have no recourse and have to wait first for 2 months before getting payment for their work and then are lucky if get paid.
Other agencies do a much better work at taking care of their interpreters. Even WSIB is starting to use other agenceis (when before they would by default go to Able Translations).
For interperters and translators out there, I would recommend Exacta Interpreting and All Languages. They are far better at honouring their payments and don't make interpreters wait for 2 months before issuing payment (of sometimes small amounts which is ridiculous).
Interpreters get paid between 18 and 30 dollars an hour while Able Translations charges their clients between 80 and 120 dollars an hour. To top it off, not being able to pay the interpreters?
For any interpreters that plan on working for Able Translations, they may be ok for now, but they are systematically skipping on payments. You've been warned, you will end up getting the run-around for months and no payment for your work.
Able Translations deserves poor reviews, but I doubt anyone wants to go out in public.
I just filed the claim with Ontario Labour employment standard board, and they will take care of it. This company take advantage of interpreter, and you must file the claim to stop them.
Able Translations Ltd. Reviews
This is the most abominable company I have ever dealt with in my life. I CANNOT believe they are still in business! How can we shut them down for non-payment of their freelance employees? They are definitely ripping-off their contract personnel.
I have accepted many assignments as a chaperone/interpreter for this company over the last 8 months and have only been paid for one job and that was after hours of telephone calls, emails, faxes, etc. Nobody in this organization returns calls or responds to any type of inquiry or request for assistance.
If I wanted to put in long hours for free and incur parking expenses I would pick a charitable organization. I am so frustrated I could scream! On the other hand, I am grateful that I finally found out that I am not the only one out there who is experiencing this. The whole situation has created so much anxiety for me and many sleepless nights. any advice on the best way to recover funds owed? Thanks.
Able Translations has been bad at making payments to me for months now. I keep asking them for payment and they only give answers like: "I am checking, will have an answer in the next couple of days" or leave a message to accounting, but nothing concrete about payment.
This is not the first time this happens to me. I have contacted other interpreters and met other interpreters in the field and all report a similar situation, to the point that most are simply not taking appointments from Able Translations at all.
To their customers I am sure they invoice and get paid fine. Their director/owner just took a nice long holiday, so money is not an issue, Able Translations not only has been refusing to pay interpreters, they also have a unilateral contract where interpreters have no recourse and have to wait first for 2 months before getting payment for their work and then are lucky if get paid.
Other agencies do a much better work at taking care of their interpreters. Even WSIB is starting to use other agenceis (when before they would by default go to Able Translations).
For interperters and translators out there, I would recommend Exacta Interpreting and All Languages. They are far better at honouring their payments and don't make interpreters wait for 2 months before issuing payment (of sometimes small amounts which is ridiculous).
Interpreters get paid between 18 and 30 dollars an hour while Able Translations charges their clients between 80 and 120 dollars an hour. To top it off, not being able to pay the interpreters?
For any interpreters that plan on working for Able Translations, they may be ok for now, but they are systematically skipping on payments. You've been warned, you will end up getting the run-around for months and no payment for your work.
Able Translations deserves poor reviews, but I doubt anyone wants to go out in public.
not paying
I just filed the claim with Ontario Labour employment standard board, and they will take care of it. This company take advantage of interpreter, and you must file the claim to stop them.