While talking about translation and interpretation, many people often ask questions regarding its history and beginning. It is perhaps impossible to trace the beginning of interpretation, as spoken language was developed many years before the written system. However, historians all over the world have tried to study ancient documents and relics to discover the secrets […]
Since the British Empire’s dispersal of English to different parts of the world, the language has taken on many forms. Today’s English is the result of hundreds of years of evolution, so why would we not expect it to keep changing? Here’s what it might become by the 22nd century. One way of predicting the […]
Too much ink has already been used and too many keyboards have been broken to point out, or cry out, if you like, the differences between translation and interpreting… Basically, very plainly explained, it goes down to the fact that translators usually do their work in front of the computer having a source text, whereas […]
According to the Romanian Labour Code, fixed-term employment agreements can only be legally concluded in certain situations. In practice, a fixed-term employment agreement differs in many ways from the agreement concluded for an indefinite period, which is the rule in Labour Law. The idea of converting an employment agreement into a fixed-term instrument, even if […]
It is widely known that humour, like poetry, is quite difficult to convey in another language, and therefore puts a strain on translators. But what happens when humour is about translators? Although we usually strive to remain unnoticed in our work, we are highly resourceful when it comes to fun, and making fun of ourselves […]
At EU level, this matter is stipulated by Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses. 1. Scope The Directive applies to any transfer of an undertaking, business, or […]
Directive 2001/23/EC which stipulates this matter at EU level was transposed into national legislation by Law No. 67/2006 on the protection of employees’ rights in case of transfer of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses and the Labor Code. 1. Scope The provisions of Law No. 67/2006 and the provisions of the Labor […]
Taxpayers’ rights during the tax audit are stipulated both in the Tax Procedure Code and in the Chart of rights and obligations of taxpayers during the tax audit. These rights are as follows: 1. The right to be notified of the tax audit Before the tax audit starts, the taxpayer has the right to be […]
Tourism is one of the industries most needing translation, due to the diversity of the people, languages and cultures in contact with each other, and also the ever-increasing demands for localization of contents in multiple languages. Essentially, translation forms part of the effort to prepare each country for foreign tourists, who do not necessarily speak […]
The Natural Persons Insolvency Law no. 151/2015, which sets a collective procedure for the financial recovery of the debtor, a natural person, in good faith, with a view to recovering his/her liability and discharge his/her debt, was published in the Official Gazette on June 26th, 2015, and shall enter into force on August 1st, 2017, […]
