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[carlen]

I didn't proceed with the court case because they had partially paid me and I am just busy with my new job. I probably would have got more money but it wasn't worth the time. The legal process here is very time consuming. And I am just over them. As I said previously if someone asks about them I put in my 2 cents worth because I would hate anyone else to go through what I and others did.Never having been sacked before and a history of excellent references didn't prepare me for CfBT. I now have a similar position with more responsibility and am now valued as an employee. My supervisor is leaving so I asked him for a reference and it was excellent. That's another bewildering thing with them, they sack people who could actually help them achieve their goals. Sackings never stood up to any scrutiny. As I said once before they seemed to use them as some sort of perverted motivational technique. Mine was over, daring to ask JR about my passport and wanting the response in writing, a fairly typical response for an employee who had been told verbally numerous times, it was OK and suspecting it wasn't.

[Zoot]

Carlen all you needed to do was report the practices of the local management to the Head Office in the UK. With that done and if you still didn't get paid what you were owed, you go to ADEC and the MoE. It's unlikely you'd ever have needed to bother about Court at all. They're answerable to ADEC remember and ADEC is answerable to the laws of the UAE.

[carlen]

I wrote a letter to Mubarak at ADEC, No response.

[Zoot]

Organizations like cfbt rely on people being uninformed about the laws and rules of the international community they're living in. It's not uncommon and I've come up against this sort of thing in other international placements. The clue is to be certain you know the local laws. In the UAE, if a company or school terminates your employment, you must be paid 3 full months salary, accrued leave entitlements and the repatriation allowance in cash, and your accommodation for 1 full month from the termination date and any unpaid salary. Return flights for the employee and family as agreed to in the contract must also be provided and paid for by the school or company.

[BOBBYSUE]

Your situation really does sound dreadful but I don't know that I would agree about CfBT as an organisation being how you describe. In fact I've been encouraging my friends to come here. They're not at all like that in Brunei and it sounds as though this JR character was largely to blame for your experience - and you said he/she is no longer there. I'm glad things aqre going well for you in your new place though!

[Zoot]

BOBBYSUE, from the discussions about cfbt on this website, it seems the organization's Brunei operation is the exception rather than the rule. Just consider yourself very lucky to be with them there, because the general opinion is they do have it together in Brunei - only.

[Zoot]

This roadshow was kicked out of Qatar - or should I say, they were not invited to stay when the contracts of other providers were renewed?

[carlen]

Wasn't Assistant Director In Abu Dhabi, RG, the head of that project. Smiling Assassin someone named her.

[lorientravel]

Hi to everyone,

I have been diligently reading all the posts on this discussion forum and that of Brunei. I am really starting to get concerned about taking a position as a teacher overseas.

I am currently discussing positions with CfBT in Brunei and a position with TeachAway as a public school teacher in Abu Dhabi.

After reading all these posts I don't know what to think. I really could use some guidance. I don't want to leave a somewhat secure teaching job here in Vancouver only to return months later having been kicked out of a country, with no seniority to re-enter the work force here in BC.

Any one please help!
Lorien

[mcsam]

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[carlen]

oooooo nasty and untrue!