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carlen · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

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 · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

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 · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

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

Zoot · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

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 · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 100

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 · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

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 · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

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 · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

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

lorientravel · Joined: 10 Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Canada

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 · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 65

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carlen · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

oooooo nasty and untrue!

mcsam · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 65

Which part is untrue? And I'm entitled to my opinion of working with you. You may see it as nasty however, I see it as truthful.

carlen · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 172 Location: UAE

You are entitled to your opinion!

mcsam · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 65

Thank you.
I'm still waiting to hear which part is untrue though......

Zoot · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 408

I always think it's sad when personal jibes get in the way of effectual discussion. Sadly, what you said about the new guy at cfbt is proving to be true, mcsam, and instead of taking his own actions and using his initiative, he seems to desire being guided by the very person responsible for the company's demise in Qatar. That said, what needs to be looked at is which company is Teach Away recruiting for and whether they have the support infrastructure in place that cfbt still has not managed to achieve. Companies like cfbt fail their teachers working on the ground, fail the schools they're contracted to improve and deserve to have results like the one achieved in Qatar. That doesn't mean they are all failures. The new guy with cfbt isn't going to make a difference either now or in the future - that's now become clear, unfortunately. My advice would be don't under any illusion leave a secure job in Canada to work for cfbt in the uae or most places other than Brunei according to this thread.