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[A.Graham]

How indeed do 'revolving door' establishments like NITI, EdEx and QEHC make a profit? Rather in the same way the Ford company looked at its design of the Pinto model and decided it would be cheaper to pay compensation to the relatives of those incinerated in crashes than spend money on its flaw in the engine placement. Big savings to be made on curtailment of teacher 'benefits' (some might say 'rights').

Bring almost all of them in on work visit/business visas. Offer substandard accommodation. Cut back, if you can, on transportation. (When I worked at EdEx, the minibus back to our hotels occasionally did not turn up, and we teachers would have to get taxis - the fares later uncompensated for, naturally.) Fail to pay overtime or, if you eventually do, make it months late and reduce the amount (without informing the teachers) from SR 90 per hour to 60. Bring in as many NNES teachers as you can, and pay them half of what the native English speakers get. These are just some of the ways, but the essential point is the teacher is first in the line of fire. (And of course, it is the NNES teacher who suffers the most: at NITI they don't even get free accommodation - another saving for the company.)

[niti team leader]

[siologen]