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chinatimes
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| bacalao wrote: |
Should I buy claims from a potential employer that they can't consider giving me a less-than-one-year contract because they can't get me a working visa for a shorter commitment than that (not that they don't want to get me a working visa for less, but that it's a requirement of the working visa to have at least a one-year contract), or is that an excuse?
I 'd very much like to avoid making a commitment that takes me past the start of next school year, since it would ruin my chances of trying to find something better. But I am sympathetic to the idea that if a school invests in me it's fair for them to want me for a year. |
1 year is the standard, the lame excuses are not a reason to say no to it. It's not September now. If you sign a contract now, you will not be past the start of next school year (assuming you mean September 2014).
If they want you to sign a contract say September 15, 2013 to September 15, 2014, let them know about this concern. If they aren't offering severance then you only lose flight money, but if you aren't going anywhere then you don't need transportation money. It's up to you to decide. If it were a good school and I knew I was staying in China, I wouldn't mind forfeiting the airfare costs.
And this is always China, you could ask them to give you some of the airfare money after 6 months. I signed a 14 month contract, but they didn't want to pay for the 14th month. They gave me 80% of the airfare and release letter to find a new school earlier.
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010
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Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:41 am Post subject: |
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| bacalao wrote: |
| Should I buy claims from a potential employer that they can't consider giving me a less-than-one-year contract because they can't get me a working visa for a shorter commitment than that (not that they don't want to get me a working visa for less, but that it's a requirement of the working visa to have at least a one-year contract), or is that an excuse? |
BS.
your standard academic "year" contract is 10 months. september to june.
there is no requirement, or law, or even advisory suggestion for minimum
time for contracts.
is much work (and expense) to apply for visas and invitation letters in
order to get an FT over here. not worth it (to them) to hire someone
outside the country for one semester. |
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chinatimes
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| Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| your standard academic "year" contract is 10 months. |
10 months is still 10 months. It doesn't matter if it is shorter than a language school contract for 12 months.
Anyway, the original post has:
"I've just received an offer in Chengdu. It's at a mill, 8,000 rmb plus 1,000 rmb housing allowance, for 25 teaching hours and 15 aquarium diorama hours."
If it is the same school, then I doubt it is a public school. I think what they want to do is take a language school job after September, but then do a public school job in 2014.
So, they should simply quit earlier and get a release letter. Just because you finish a contract with a language school doesn't mean it is smooth sailing finding a new school. |
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