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Lobster
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Things like travel time, down time and split shifts need to be in your contract or they will just schedule you for their convenience. The same applies to what constitutes an academic hour and a provision for consecutive days off.
You need to be careful about approaching the head of the school about working for them directly. You are, in effect, trying to cut your boss out of the deal, and perhaps he is a buddy of the headmaster. In addition, perhaps the school does not hold a licence to hire FTs, so they can't hire you even if they wanted to (or can't furnish the FEC/RP). Also observe any confidentiality clauses in your contract before sharing it with others.
The two types of people in China can be more easily classified: those who feel they can gain through an interaction and are therefore all over you, and those who don't see an opportunity and will act like you don't exist.
As far as late pay goes...huh! Late pay is a breach of contract. The first time they do it they should get a formal letter from you stating that the pay was not delivered on the due date, and that any future late payment will result in your leaving their employment with pursuit of a breach penalty. Don't let them go on vacation and play with your income.
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igorG
Joined: 10 Aug 2010
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Location: asia
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| What is a normal high school schedule? |
It is a schedule that keeps you in the school for as long as possible. If you got all your teaching hours within the periods of the morning or afternoon, you would not probably be seen in the office much. Sitting in the office means that you are a Foreign Teacher of the school. It also means that you have a more difficult life, which may make you more obedient. It's a common practice to make locals suffer on their jobs.  |
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askiptochina
Joined: 26 Feb 2010
Posts: 488
Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:41 am Post subject: |
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| how do you get free food from "Oh, you can just eat in the cafeteria?" |
It doesn't matter.
1. Oh, you can get a bicycle now (at your expense because we moved the school location after you signed the contract).
2. Oh, you can pay for bus fare now (at your at your expense because we moved the school location after you signed the contract).
3. Oh, you can eat in the cafeteria now (at your expense because we moved the school location after you signed the contract).
4. Oh, you can take a lower paying job without office hours, and then later after you have signed the contract we will move the school location and you can sit around and wait just like you had office hours. I took the job because of a time factor. I would be in and out and done with the day. If I knew there was going to be extra time involved like this, I would have considered other options.
I don't see how any teacher is expected to think of every permutation of idiocy and then enforce them to be addressed in the contract. The way I argued it worked, and it has worked in the past until things got ridiculous. First ESL job in Japan, they wanted to lower my salary after I came. I left and got another school. In Korea, other teachers were getting screwed because of a change in ownership (the new owner said the teachers hired by the previous owner should be paid by the previous owner, I was hired by the new owner though so I got paid). Then, before I came to China, we had manager changes. Managers 1, 2, and 3 worked things out with me when changes were made. Manager 4 wanted to change things and not uphold arrangements. So, I left.
As far as I can see, it doesn't matter if it is in the contract or not. They can find something that wasn't in it and burn you for it. So, I prefer to use common sense with my employer and when they lose it, I move. This includes owners from the same country I am from. My previous owner wanted me to do 35 classes at 5,000 RMB (American owner). It doesn't matter if you are Chinese, Korean, Japanese, American etc....
There are good and bad and you just have to play your cards the best you can and as long as you can/want.
I agree with the above posts prior to this one. However, contract details in practice can be negotiated. If you want to be legally "conservative" sure spell everything out. That also means they have a checklist against you too. If you put 100 things down you want, they will match it with 100 things they want. However, if you negotiate along the way and come to agreements, they won't keep track of all things they could do until you complain.
Some people will get a new manager and then it starts all over. Just be ready to move on if you don't get along with them like you did with the old manager. |
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