Do EWC plenary meetings need to be in-person?

European Work Council meetings are traditionally in-person, but recently some companies have been switching (or trying to switch) to virtual EWC meetings.

Already some companies organise the Select Committee meetings virtually to be able to meet much faster and to save travel time and costs. When it comes to organising the plenary EWC meeting, companies could save a small fortune in travel and hotel expenses with remote meetings! And less travel means less CO2 emissions, so it seems like a win on all fronts. However, so far, not all countries consider that virtual EWC meetings fulfil the requirements of an EWC — except for France, who allows them across the board.

That might be changing in Italy, though! Since 2014, the tissue paper manufacturer Sofidel has been fighting to implement remote EWC meetings. And, in February of this year, the district court in Lucca, Tuscany ruled that the “unprecedented technological evolution” of the 21st century should be considered and that an advanced video conferencing system would be allowed”.

I’m excited to see what effect this has going forward. As someone who regularly interprets at EWC meetings, I would love the chance to do this fascinating work remotely from time to time!

Has your company ever considered moving to virtual EWC meetings?

It seems to be the trend for the future, in any case for some of the meetings linked to the EWC, such as Select Committee meetings. Multiple solutions are available to best serve your company’s and EWC needs.

#EWC #EuropeanWorksCouncil #RemoteInterpreting #RemoteConferences #Interpreter #ItalianInterpreter #ItalianEnglish #Londonbasedinterpreters #Business #Productivity #Sofidel

Business interpreting @ OSA Community Meeting at Carlton House, London, 7th June 2019

One of the ways to grow your business is listening to successful entrepreneur stories for inspiration and ideas – and that’s what over 100 Italian entrepreneurs, led by the two founders Alessio Brusemini and Mirco Gasparotto did, at the #OSA Community meeting at Carlton House last Friday.

I had the privilege to interpret for three of the business speakers: Carey Benn and Tom Weaver from Flyt.io and Marcus Orlovsky, a serial entrepreneur, motivational figure and founder of Bryanston Square Holdings.

It was a very intense and information-packed day full of inspiring stories from all speakers that will hopefully spark some excellent ideas in the minds of the Italian business owners who were listening, the so-called cavalieri!

However, in my post, I wanted to highlight something else that happened on that day – the teamwork and seamless connection we have managed to achieve with Marcus Orlovsky during his presentation. Do you sometimes have interpreting clients with whom everything just clicks? I felt like that was one of those moments!

Marcus is very much loved by his audience and the delivery of his presentation between us was a really smooth experience, engaging for the audience, of which I’m super proud. It’s not every day that you interpret for such determined and motivating entrepreneurs!

Here are some photos from the event:

Marcus Orlovsky’s presentation:

Carey Benn and Tom Weaver from Flyt.io:

If the event itself wasn’t exciting enough, I have also received amazing testimonials after the event which fuel my passion for interpreting and motivate me to perform to the best of my abilities during every assignment!

“Luciana you were super!

Volevo ancora ringraziarti. Hai riscosso nei cavalieri grande successo per la tua simpatia, professionalità ed intraprendenza!” – Event Organisers

“It was a real pleasure working with you and I hope that you, like me, found that we worked well as a team.  Your work is so crucial and I placed all my trust in your ability to understand what I was trying to say and position it in a way to convey both the literal and emotional meaning.  I thank you enormously for this.” – Marcus Orlovsky

Last but not least I would like to thank both Alessio and Mirco for offering me this opportunity and each and every one of the 100 cavalieri who congratulated on my performance with an unbelievable warmth! To be repeated!

Interpreting at Petrolicious Drivers Meeting, Bicester Heritage, 12th May 2019

Interpreting for Ms Daniela Borrini of International Classic @ Petrolicious Drivers Meeting at Bicester Heritage, May 2019.

It was an absolute delight to interpret for Ms Daniela Borrini on 12th of May at the Petrolicious Drivers Meeting at Bicester Heritage. Thanks to lovely weather, this outdoor event organised on the site of former RAF Bicester airfield was a definite success and the positive energy radiating from all participants made it truly unforgettable!

Luciana Scrofani Green interpreting for Daniela Borrini

Daniela has been working in the automotive industry for 27 years, initially with modern cars and since 1996 with classic cars. Whilst working, she achieved a BA in publishing and journalism. The combination of these two elements was the driving force behind creating International Classic, an online automotive portal with a different view and perspective of the classic car world.

Since I met Daniela and participated in this inspiring event I am becoming really passionate about classic cars and I started researching them in my spare time! Daniela’s passion for cars is contagious and it was a privilege to take part in such an interesting event, meet so many passionate people and listen to (and interpret!) so many fascinating stories!

I’m now considering returning to Bicester Heritage for their next event – Super Scramble.

Who’s going? You can check out the event here: http://bicesterheritage.co.uk/whaton/superscramble/ 

Are you looking for an Italian interpreter for your next event? Get in touch and tell me about your needs!