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Gaijinheadpothead · Joined: 08 Sep 2009 Posts: 27

A host of excuses for example.....

''The visa application has nothing to do with immigration'' lol

''The person in charge of visas doesn't work on saturdays'' This was on a friday.

''When you signed the contract, that was also the COE'' BULL!!! Nobody ever got a copy of the contract either.

''Don't worry about the visa'' MOD EDIT, HR , JALSS,
After 3 months of inquiring about visa sponsership (and being told that an application was made), with a week left on the current visa, they finally said ''you can't have a visa.'' MOD EDIT, JALSS.

They also suggested that they tell the school that (the person in question) was going home because of a ''family problem'', which (the person in question) refused to say. In the end they told the school the real reason, because (the person in question) was going to tell them anyway.

P.S. The ''person in question'' did not write this post because they don't work on saturdays.

Also, JALSS , will see this post because they have the internet. But, they don't have a printer, hence, employees have to pay for the photocopy of their own gaijin card after travelling about an hour from saitama to collect their tax forms.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

TokyoLiz · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1548 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

While it sounds like a bit of a dodgy agency and I know you are angry with them, I agree that having to pay a few yen to make a copy is not really a major issue.

Some of what you say is a little hard to understand, for example this: "P.S. The ''person in question'' did not write this post because they don't work on saturdays." Who are you talking about here and how is it relevant to the above problems?

Gaijinheadpothead · Joined: 08 Sep 2009 Posts: 27

Haha, I was a little bit drunk to say the least. And I was feeling real sarcastic!

Samurai · Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 57 Location: Japan

This is probably the worst dispatch company around. So I understand GHPH's frustration. He could word his post(s) a lot better because for some I'm sure it just sounds like a lot of drivel.
I do not work for this company nor have I ever, but...
...I know for a fact JALSS had two days of interviews recently (March 12th & 13th). The company asked every interviewee to copy every page of their passport...some pages had to be in color the rest were OK in black and white. (And I do mean every page of the passport!).
I have never heard of this with any dispatch company before...the visa page and photo page, yes...but every other page, no.
It would seem that the directive for JALSS asking each potential job applicant for this came from immigration. On the jobvent site it was mentioned that JALSS are no longer allowed to sponsor anyone...if it is true then I can see why JALSS are only seemingly looking for people who already have a valid visa...one that allows the applicant to work...and ideally for a year or more.
Perhaps someone who knows more about this company could clarify this?

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Don't know about sponsorship, but there is no reason to ask for a copy of every page of someone's passport. In over a decade of living here and watching the forums, I've never heard of any company or school (not just dispatch agency) do that until now.

As for more info on JALSS, read the short blurb in this union newsletter (and pardon what seems to be an obvious typo in the headline):
http://www.generalunion.org/voice/winter2009.pdf

maximmm · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 59

I was one of the people invited for an interview on Friday. There was no interview to speak of. They wanted me to use their photocopy machine to make copies of all documents in my possession including every page of my 52-page passport. Hah, I fell for it. I spent around 370 yen on that alone.
It seems to be a scam of some sort. I wonder if this is the only way for Jalss to make money? Corruption is running high in this land and that surprised the hell out of me.

Anyway, from what I gather, very few schools these days sponsor anyone. I made a mistake of coming here thinking that it would be like Korea, but Japanese schools would prefer to get someone with work-visa/spousal visa and w/o a degree or experience, rather than someone with a degree and experience but w/o visa.

Then again, given how ALT's here have been turned into dictation devices, Japan does not seem to be a place in which people with interest in teaching should ever consider of working.

ShioriEigoKyoushi · Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 364 Location: Japan

Inflames · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 486

ShioriEigoKyoushi · Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 364 Location: Japan

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

maximmm · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 59

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

maximmm · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 59

Well, in some ways you've only confirmed what I've been saying. I will say that there are dispatch companies that do have a good reputation, since they stand by their teachers/employees in case of need.
JALss has a very bad reputation and one doesn't need to look hard to find out all of the hard facts about its malpractices. Of course, much like you said, the fact that JALss is contracted by many BOE also says a lot about BOEs in Japan.
I've canceled my last scheduled interview (GEOS which are said to be the next sinking ship) and will look for a job in another country.
More than anything else, I feel relieved now that I have made that decision. Not getting a job here is most likely a blessing in disguise. Obvious corruption in the educational industry as well very poor long term prospects make me think that staying here would not have been all that wise on my part.

Cheers!