The mayor of the Corsican village of Galéria has been told that he cannot hold council meetings in the Corsican language, which is closer to some Italian dialects to French. There has been long-running and often violent nationalist agitation on the Mediterranean island.
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SCOTLAND’S legal sector has launched a drive to improve the quality of court interpreting amid concerns foreign accused are being denied a fair trial.
In an effort to increase the transparency of the legal system the UAE Ministry of Justice has announced that all laws passed since the founding of the emirate in 1971 will soon be translated into English and be made available online.
48 per cent – nearly half of all SMEs in the UK now employ non-UK nationals compared to 21 per cent in 2006. Migrant workers are a valuable resource for UK businesses and have contributed to economic growth in previous years by covering labour shortages and filling skill gaps at low salaries. However, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have picked up on concerns that migrant workers could be missing out on crucial health and safety training because employers are not providing safety material in any language other than English.
