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TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:12 am Post subject: Sign at your peril? |
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Some contract ALTs tell me that a dispatch company asks them in December to complete a letter of intent - whether they intend to stay with the company, continue at the same work site, change work site or move on - date it and sign it, then mail it back to the dispatch company office.
What's their game? Any job I've seen with one-year contacts usually asks teachers to indicate by email or in a face to face meeting that they are recontracting or leaving.
Are there consequences if the foreign worker signs this document of intent? |
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marley'sghost
Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Do the ALTs write it themselves, or fill in a form provided by the company? The dispatch co. I work for emails us a questionnaire every year, complete with plenty of legal disclaimers about how it's neither an offer or promise of future employment, is purely to gauge numbers for the recruiting department, and is totally non-binding for each of the parties.
I can't imagine anything sinister is going on here, unless there are, "ALTs must surrender their first born to the company upon contract renewal." clauses. Read the fine print! |
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mitsui
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1562 Location: Kawasaki
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:39 am Post subject: |
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It happens at my university. They just want to know who intends to quit so they know how many teachers they need to hire by March. |
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steki47
Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 1029 Location: BFE Inaka
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, same thing at my ALT company.
I also remember working at Nova how they would talk to us and do an evaluation at the 10-month level to see who's staying on.
No threat. With ALT work, no real guarantee of future employment, either. |
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TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:57 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies, all.
It's not the statement of intent that I thought was suspicious. It's the fact that the dispatch company asks the employee to sign the form and send by post rather than simply accepting an emailed statement of intent.
It's unlikely that the statement of intent is binding, sure, but I see the requirement as control-freaky behaviour. |
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G Cthulhu
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 1373 Location: Way, way off course.
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:02 am Post subject: |
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TokyoLiz wrote: |
but I see the requirement as control-freaky behaviour. |
And this surprises you about Japan how? |
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mitsui
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1562 Location: Kawasaki
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:20 am Post subject: |
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But the thing is, some people say they will return for another year, then later they decide to quit.
Maybe they think if you sign your name you will put more thought into whether you want to stay for another year. |
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Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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TokyoLiz wrote: |
It's the fact that the dispatch company asks the employee to sign the form and send by post rather than simply accepting an emailed statement of intent.
It's unlikely that the statement of intent is binding, sure, but I see the requirement as control-freaky behaviour. |
Yeah, that does seem odd. I'd want to see the statement's exact wording. |
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