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vabeckele
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 Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:43 am Post subject: Rates of pay |
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What is the norm for part-time payment?
I have 5, 45 minute lessons to give a total of 3.75 hours and that is exactly what I will get paid for. Is this normal, or should a teacher get paid for each 45 minute lesson as a full hour?
I thank you for your advice in advance. |
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tttompatz
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Rates of pay |
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| vabeckele wrote: |
What is the norm for part-time payment?
I have 5, 45 minute lessons to give a total of 3.75 hours and that is exactly what I will get paid for. Is this normal, or should a teacher get paid for each 45 minute lesson as a full hour?
I thank you for your advice in advance. |
It's a big world. Give us a clue?
IMHO:
If they are private lessons then you should negotiate a "rate per lesson" that should take your "prep and travel time" into consideration.
If you are taking part-time work at some dodgy language academy somewhere then take what they offer as pay for the package, take your chances and ask for more, or move on. It's not like you are stuck to a contract and they are your visa sponsor.
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spiral78
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| I have 5, 45 minute lessons to give a total of 3.75 hours and that is exactly what I will get paid for. Is this normal, or should a teacher get paid for each 45 minute lesson as a full hour? |
Aw! ttompatz, are you implying that there is no worldwide standard???!!!  |
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vabeckele
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:49 am Post subject: Standards? |
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Well, as for standards...
I am in Vietnam, working for a university. This particular uni is the lowest paying one (for me). I work for another that pays quite a bit more.
I just have it at the back of my mind that an academic hour is 45 minutes?
As for payment, over here you will get a different figure for each teacher, that is, unless one is working for advanced economy foreign schools and universities - Negotiation is par for the course. |
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tttompatz
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| I have 5, 45 minute lessons to give a total of 3.75 hours and that is exactly what I will get paid for. Is this normal, or should a teacher get paid for each 45 minute lesson as a full hour? |
Aw! ttompatz, are you implying that there is no worldwide standard???!!! |
There must be... most people use the same clock... so there must be some kind of standard...
45minutes = 1 hour. 50 minutes = 1 hour. Perhaps 60 minutes = 1 hour.
I must have just missed it.
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spiral78
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| I've worked for universities where an academic hour is 50 minutes, and for others where an academic hour is 60 minutes. It's really not standard worldwide, and you will likely get better responses on the Vietnam board, or maybe General Asia. |
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vabeckele
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:30 am Post subject: No flies on you. |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
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| I have 5, 45 minute lessons to give a total of 3.75 hours and that is exactly what I will get paid for. Is this normal, or should a teacher get paid for each 45 minute lesson as a full hour? |
Aw! ttompatz, are you implying that there is no worldwide standard???!!! |
There must be... most people use the same clock... so there must be some kind of standard...
45minutes = 1 hour. 50 minutes = 1 hour. Perhaps 60 minutes = 1 hour.
I must have just missed it.
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No, you got it, 60 minutes is indeed 1 full hour.
Thanks for the input. |
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vabeckele
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:32 am Post subject: Thanks |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
| I've worked for universities where an academic hour is 50 minutes, and for others where an academic hour is 60 minutes. It's really not standard worldwide, and you will likely get better responses on the Vietnam board, or maybe General Asia. |
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I now have a little more to negotiate with. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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At the risk of sounding too serious when people may be joking, what sort of "standard pay" did you think was worldwide, spiral?
Countries will vary on their own cost of living, for one thing.
vabeckele,
Pick a country so you get relevant replies. |
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vabeckele
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:48 am Post subject: Another instance |
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I was teaching teachers in a remote place, with no knowledge of it, for 7.5 hours a day. The employer only paid for the actual hours worked. No break, nothing.
In my estimate, that is a full day's work and I guess some kind of compensation could be in order, considering - I had no idea as to where I could get a good meal; I asked if the employer could at least find and pay for a meal (a buck or 2) in between lessons and I got fired!
Any opinions?
Let's just assume I was far away from 'the West'. And as my current query states i am not doing a full day's work...maybe asking for a glass of water may break the proverbial camel's back. |
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Sashadroogie
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