High cost of interpreters
THE sky may just be the limit if you’re after a new career.
For Leeds-based airline company Jet2 needs more cabin crew as it now operates more than 220 routes across the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European cities.
The new crews will be based at Leeds Bradford and Manchester.
One of the main things candidates will need to do is smile a lot, no matter how challenging their day at work.
The advert reads: “Successful candidates will be enthusiastic about helping customers, ideally with the experience of handling customer queries in a fast paced environment.
“You will have a genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer service, a positive and flexible approach to your work and always have a smile on your face no matter the time of day!”
Applicants need to be at least 5ft 2ins tall and have an EU passport.
You don’t need to have worked in the travel industry before – it’s all about your personality and your commitment to delivering an exceptional customer experience.
And if you’d rather keep your feet firmly on the ground, the UK’s third largest airline is also creating jobs for ground staff as dispatchers.
For more information and to apply go to www. jet2careers.com WEST Yorkshire Police will spend more than £2.5m of taxpayers money on interpreters over the next four years.
The eye-watering sum of cash will be out-sourced to a commercial agency, Language Limited Empire, based in Rochdale.
Interpreters are needed to help prisoners in custody, as well as providing support to victims and witnesses and are needed to meet the needs of the growing migrant community.
The contract, which started in April, means West Yorkshire Police will now have access to speakers of 51 languages, including some of the most under-represented European, African and Asian languages.
Figures from police.co.uk, which used Home Office data, show that West Yorkshire Police pays £124 for four hours face-to-face interpreting.
The minimum is for one hour at £31 an hour. No travel or expenses are chargeable.
Nationally the fee varies with Essex Police paying the least at £86 for four hours while Derbyshire Constabulary forks out £154.
A West Yorkshire police spokesman said: “Interpreter services in West Yorkshire were procured as part of an EU compliant exercise run by Regional Procurement to ensure business needs and operational requirements were met while maximising efficiency.
“The interpreter function includes a range of services including telephone and face-to-face contact together with specialist services for people with hearing difficulties and more.”
The most common languages requested according to the National Register of Public Service Interpreters are Polish, Urdu, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Romanian, French, Farsi (Persian), Mandarin and Portuguese. A CAR flipped onto its side after a smash in Dewsbury.
The crash between the yellow Vauxhall Corsa and a blue Ford caused delays at the junction of Heybeck Lane and Leeds Road yesterday. Police were called to the scene at 11.47am. The accident caused heavy delays, especially for local bus services.
Nobody was seriously injured and a police spokeswoman said people in both vehicles were “up and walking,” adding they were “shaken” but not badly injured.