Site Search:
 
Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

WARNING: AHEd

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Saudi Arabia
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:12 am    Post subject: WARNING: AHEd Reply with quote

AHEd owes me $4100 USD in unpaid salary and medical bills.

Recently I was in direct communication with the CEO of AHEd. He stated, ""We are no longer running the contract, the Saudis are."

No one is responding to e-mails or Skype calls in the HR department.

CONSIDER THIS COMPANY UNRELIABLE AND NOT SAFE TO WORK FOR.

brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
GladToBeFree



Joined: 27 May 2010
Posts: 45

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

.....

Last edited by GladToBeFree on Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:56 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:20 pm    Post subject: HR is alive Reply with quote

Received a communication from the HR. She affirms the Saudis are in charge. Soonest I could expect money is mid-Feb..

Contact was established via cell phone.
brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
veiledsentiments



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 17644
Location: USA

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you mean by "the Saudis are in charge"? Are they not always in charge? Isn't AHed just another in a long line of companies hired to find English teachers, get them over and settled, and then...

VS
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:16 pm    Post subject: Total Control Reply with quote

The parent Saudi Company took over the entire operation and manages it from day to day. AHEd has little to no function, including obtaining money.

brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
caballo



Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Posts: 39

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:21 am    Post subject: Another cowboy operation exposed Reply with quote

The tragic part of this is that AHD is not held responsible for its duplicity and fraud. There really is nobody to report them to. The Better Business Bureau, for example, does not get involved in these kinds of cases.
Maybe you could contact your local representative.
These people need to be held accountable for their actions.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:25 am    Post subject: Rotten Situation Reply with quote

I agree, there is very little which can be done in the USA. However, given the jurisdiction resides in the KSA, wonder what some irate letters to the Saudi Embassy would do?

"When all else fails, throw the kitchen sink at them."
Sayings of Chaircat Meow
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
veiledsentiments



Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 17644
Location: USA

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:45 am    Post subject: Re: Rotten Situation Reply with quote

brasscat wrote:
wonder what some irate letters to the Saudi Embassy would do?

That's a joke... right? All I would expect it to do would be to take up space in one of their trash cans.

VS
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:48 am    Post subject: A Bad joke At That Reply with quote

VS,
I agree that normal measures of redress has been exhaused.

So now what? Unconventional tactics, perhaps.
brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
sheikh yer money-maker



Joined: 23 Aug 2010
Posts: 79
Location: Saudi Arabia

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:12 am    Post subject: Re: A Bad joke At That Reply with quote

brasscat wrote:
So now what? Unconventional tactics, perhaps.

brasscat


2nd Amendment remedies, perchance?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:28 am    Post subject: Nice Reply with quote

All so nice if you can afford it.
brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
caballo



Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Posts: 39

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:21 pm    Post subject: What to do about it? Reply with quote

Letters to the Saudi Embassy are probably a waste of time. How about looking into filing a claim in small claims court against the individuals who recruited you in the US?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brasscat



Joined: 22 Jan 2007
Posts: 245
Location: Farpoint Mindstation

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:56 pm    Post subject: Jurisdiction Reply with quote

Problem with legal action in the USA is the contracts were written and executed in the KSA under Saudi Law. Hence the Arabic copy of the contract.
brasscat
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Captain Willard



Joined: 11 Sep 2010
Posts: 251

PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:20 am    Post subject: Re: Jurisdiction Reply with quote

brasscat wrote:
Problem with legal action in the USA is the contracts were written and executed in the KSA under Saudi Law. Hence the Arabic copy of the contract.
brasscat


There is no problem with legal action in the U.S. other than the issue of whether a particular defendant has the necessary "minimum contacts" needed for jurisdictional purposes, i.e., was the defendant recruiting individuals in the U.S.? A U.S. court can apply foreign law in a contract, subject to some reservations regarding conflicts of law.

If the issue is fraudulent misrepresentations by the recruiter, then the action would be in tort for fraud and U.S. law would apply.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Saudi Arabia All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

Teaching Jobs in China
Teaching Jobs in China