Managing Millions of "Invisible" Workers: Employing Spanish-Speaking Immigrants (Part II)

Copyright 2006 Relational Sensibilities

Can employers see beyond recent immigration issues to tap into the needs of the Spanish-speaking workers and find mutual economic opportunity? Success will require much more than translating worker manuals into Spanish or providing English-as-Second-Language courses. In order for companies to positively affect their bottom line, they need to understand how to effectively relate to their Spanish-speaking staff and create organizational cultures that are fully inclusive. As is often the case, many aspects of cultural identity or societal prejudice are unconscious or assumed without question. It is therefore important to call employers