It is a
challenge for some employers to communicate with their non-English speaking
employees on a day-to-day basis. Because of the language barrier, explaining
the company's policy and procedures or giving simple instructions sometimes
require a bit more effort. Yet, most of the time everyone seems to be coping
well in everyday conversations and get the message across despite perhaps some
little misunderstandings.
However, there
are situations, where you want to be 100% sure that you know exactly what your
employee is telling you and vice versa. These include all types of formal
meetings, especially disciplinary hearings or redundancy consultations, when it
is absolutely essential that there is no confusion as to what is being said.
