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angel1985 · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Australia

I have just signed with Aeon, beginning in February 2007, after doing a lot of research into where I wanted to teach and the various ups and downs of the big four.

According to my contract - and the recruiter - under the 'new' pension/health insurance plan (don't jump on me, I know it existed before but it is new for Aeon to be forced to adhere to it), my rent will be capped at 47,000 per month. People can still opt to have it capped at 42,000 per month for their first year if they begin their contract with Aeon before May.

I have paid for my plane ticket to Japan, but my contract stipulates that my return ticket or the monetary equivalent will be paid upon completion of my contract.

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angel1985 · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Australia

The teachers who have their rent subsidised over Y47,000 work 36 hour weeks. Those on the Y42,000 cap work a 29.5 hour week.

My guess is that the 55,000Y cap is possibly for teachers working in the inner suburbs/more expensive areas of Tokyo?

I suspect that the contract on the Aeon homepage is a little outdated or is specific only to certain Aeon offices; the stipulations and conditions look quite different to those on the contract I signed.