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MrCAPiTUL
Joined: 06 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: Breaking a Contract |
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| Say somebody signs a one year contract, gets visa sponsorship, goes to japan, yadda yadda yadda, and then quits the place after 6 months or 9 months or something. What happens? Now, not if they flee back to their home country, but if they look for other work in Japan. What happens with visa renewal/sponsorship? Do they get sued by the company? What actually happens? I ask because I read at some point, NOVA employees usually last 8 months before they split. |
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canuck
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Depends on the length of your visa. You don't get sued. You might be able to come back and look for work before it runs out. Looks like Goldman Sachs didn't work out for you. lol |
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MrCAPiTUL
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| huh? i havent even tried there yet. Was supposed to go to Japan (Nagoya) on a student visa in April, but got in a car wreck. I'm still teaching in the States. This was just a curiousity question because of reasons already mentioned. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| MrCAPiTUL wrote: |
| huh? i havent even tried there yet. Was supposed to go to Japan (Nagoya) on a student visa in April, but got in a car wreck. I'm still teaching in the States. This was just a curiousity question because of reasons already mentioned. |
You can leave after two months if you want but you must give the notice stated in your contract.
technically if you leave without notice they can sue you but this so far is rare in Japan.
8 months is the average length of time for male teachers at NOVA and they have a 90% turnover rate in one year.
To renew your visa you need to find another sponsor of your visa. |
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ndorfn
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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leave if you like, when you like.
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kdynamic
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Your visa belongs to you not the company who sposored you. As long as you have a valid visa, you can work within its limits (based on visa type) in Japan, even if you quit your first job. |
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MrCAPiTUL
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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So what I'm gathering, then, is that the contracts are just about worthless so long as you give ample notice about your resignation?
I've noticed many jobs require the person to already be in Japan. So in terms of Visa renewal, I'm guessing it is an easier process than getting an initial visa? |
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womblingfree
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| MrCAPiTUL wrote: |
| So what I'm gathering, then, is that the contracts are just about worthless so long as you give ample notice about your resignation? |
Pretty much, you can be sued but chances of this are slightly higher than zero (but not by much). It's up to your own morals and pain threshold whether you stay or not.
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| I've noticed many jobs require the person to already be in Japan. So in terms of Visa renewal, I'm guessing it is an easier process than getting an initial visa? |
You can renew your visa by sponsorship of the company you currently work for. Or you can renew by proving that you've earned more than the minimum requirement in part-time contracts.
As long as your initial visa lasts though you can work for anyone you like as far as I understand it? |
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