It’s a nope from me - Director of Studies English 1 Employee Review

2.0
Jun 27, 2022
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Pros

Training and skills development were improved as time went on, and there was more focus on the academic team (around 2017-2019). Pre-COVID-19, salary was paid on time, with full benefits, overtime bonuses, NPS bonuses, new sales bonus and retention bonuses. Regular CPD and opportunities to develop (if you had good connections with Senior Management and/or had ideas for projects that would bring results) Mostly friendly academic teammates

Cons

Promotions based on tenure, not based on skill or results After 2019, and certainly after COVID-19, everything was revenue- driven, and academics took a back seat Bonuses were cut during online teaching periods because the KPIs and criteria didn’t match the work we were carrying out Unfair scheduling assignments Racist comments made about teachers from South Africa, by ‘parents’ via the Progress Advisors and Course Consultants Lack of transparency with updates HR placing responsibility of communicating HR updates on line managers, instead of circulating the updates centrally and directly from the source International Teachers forced to sign agreements to forego end of contract/contract completion bonuses International Teachers let go, due to ‘government policies’ not allowing international staff to teach at training centers, or employers to pay their taxes on their behalf International Teachers having to fight and argue to make sure they are paid and receive their documents at the end of their contract, to progress to other employment or leave the country

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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear you felt you developed during your time with us; we're proud of our training and development programs. We are concerned about some of your comments, however. We do not tolerate racism and would like to invite you to contact us - confidentially - at employee.welfare@ef.cn or deib@ef.cn with more information so this matter can be investigated. Similarly, we take any allegations of unpaid bonuses and the coerced signing of contracts or agreements extremely seriously. Please contact us at the above email addresses. Thank you again and we wish you the best in your future endeavours.

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