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vallillo1983
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 Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: can you help with Global partners or ULI |
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Hey, I was wondering if ppl who have or who do work for Global partners or ULI (universal language institute) could help m. I am wanting to work for either of them but am guessing its not possible as a 1st job in Japan. I looked on the website and they say you need 3 years experience teaching, is that in an eikaiwa or as an ALT, I have tried emailing them but they still have not replied. Also, do you know if they offer Full-time contracts or is it mostly PT. Anyone know the rates of pay?
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Big John Stud
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: can you help with Global partners or ULI |
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| vallillo1983 wrote: |
Hey, I was wondering if ppl who have or who do work for Global partners or ULI (universal language institute) could help m. I am wanting to work for either of them but am guessing its not possible as a 1st job in Japan. I looked on the website and they say you need 3 years experience teaching, is that in an eikaiwa or as an ALT, I have tried emailing them but they still have not replied. Also, do you know if they offer Full-time contracts or is it mostly PT. Anyone know the rates of pay?
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Global offers full time, but getting them to hire you is not easy! Specially as a first position. They are not supportive at all. They do not provide any materials or much training so they hire only very experience English teachers! I don't know anything about ULI.  |
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TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:52 am Post subject: About Global Partners |
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GP hires in country only. That means you must have a valid humanities visa before they'll look at you.
They hire only people with experience teaching junior/senior high school in Japan or abroad, and they require a teaching qualification (TESL, BA, RSA) or post graduate studies in your field.
GP doesn't provide a curriculum (at least, last time I checked they didn't), so you need a few important things - solid pedagogy, experience with building syllabus, knowledge of key resources and textbooks, and experience in the Japanese school environment. Everything after that depends on the school's needs and resources.
They do go to bat for you when you need communication with the school. Think of them as a recruiter/payroll service that gives you a 9-5 job in a high school (as opposed to direct hire where you might be asked to do all the duties a Japanese teacher does, and put in much longer days). |
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yamanote senbei
Joined: 28 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| TokyoLiz wrote: |
| GP hires in country only. That means you must have a valid humanities visa before they'll look at you. |
That's the wrong visa. If Global Partners hires people with Specialist in Humanities/International Services stays of residence, Global Partners is breaking the law. To work at an elementary/junior/high school you need a Instructor stay of residence.
http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/FAQ/faq_list.asp?bunrui_id=3&LC=e&d=0
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What kind of visa should I obtain if I wish to work as a language teacher? What are the formalities?
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If you are a foreigner who wishes to work as a language teacher, your status of residence will be either �Education� or �Specialist in Humanities/International Services�. The latter is for teachers of language schools managed by firms or language courses offered as a part of employees education of firms. The former is for teachers carrying out language and other education in elementary, junior high, or high schools, schools for the blind, deaf-mutes, disabled children, advanced vocational schools, vocational schools, or other educational institute that have facilities and organization similar to those of miscellaneous schools as stipulated in Article 83 of the School Education Law for the purpose of requirement for the establishment standard of a school stipulated in Article 3 of the School Education Law. In either case, the school will be your employer should submit necessary documents to the Immigration Bureau and obtain a certificate of eligibility for a status of residence on your behalf and send it to you or you should apply to a Japanese diplomatic establishment after receiving necessary documents from the school.
<The point of examination>
1. The application is not a falsehood.
2. It is appropriately managed as a suitable educational institution.
3. The position which the foreigner is going to take exists actually.
4. Hiring conditions, etc are not inferior compared with Japanese teachers.
5. The contract is not against the law. |
Not having the right "visa" is a problem for the school, the company, and most of all for the teacher. It's you that immigration go after.
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| They do go to bat for you when you need communication with the school. Think of them as a recruiter/payroll service that gives you a 9-5 job in a high school... |
This is illegal. Looking at Global Partners' site, it's pretty clear that they are running an illegal labour supply operation, the same as RCS, Interac, Korakuen English Centre and many other teacher "dispatch" companies.
As for GP acting as a payroll service, this is what the LSL has to say:
CHAPTER III
WAGES
(Payment of Wages)
Article 24. Wages must be paid in cash and in full directly to the workers; however, that payment other than in cash may be permitted in cases otherwise provided for by law or ordinance or collective agreement or in cases where a reliable method of payment of wages defined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare is provided for; and partial
deduction from wages may be permitted in cases otherwise provided for by law or Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare or in cases where there exists a written agreement with a trade union organized by a majority of the workers at the workplace concerned, where such a union exists, or with a person representing a majority of the workers, where no such union exists.
You must be paid directly. You're working at the school under the school's orders, so unless there are other circumstances, like the school and the company having a legal dispatch agreement, you must be paid directly by the school. If there's a company between you and your money, something's probably wrong. The company is quite likely skimming 30-50% of your salary off the top and it's illegal.
Universal Language Institute's site is mysterious. They don't explain the system by which their teachers are employed and the relationship between the school, the company and the teachers. ULI doesn't give their dispatch licence number, so it's extremely suspicious. Global Partners doesn't give a dispatch licence number either. I'm going to research this further, but from what's on their site it looks like ULI are running an illegal dispatch operation just like GP.
http://www.uli.jp/05_01.html
Here in step 3, ULI claims to give one or more teachers for the school to choose from. If ULI is legally dispatching teachers, which I'm seriously beginning to doubt, they aren't allowed to give a choice. The client (the school) is legally obliged to take whoever ULI sends them. The school is not even allowed to see their resume in advance.
ULI claims to have 53 foreign teachers working for them. If they're all full time and ULI is skimming 1/3 of their salaries each month, approximately 100,000 yen from each, ULI is pulling in 5.3 million yen each month. Illegally.
http://www.uli.jp/01_02.html
If you're working for Global Partners or Universal Language Institute I suggest you see a lawyer or contact your local union as soon as you can. Companies only get away with this because they think you're not smart enough to know that they're cheating you. |
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