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A horror story- FEC

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MsFunnyPants
4/18/2016 17:29 EST

Good morning,

A little back story first...

I signed a contract for the 2015-2016 school year with a school for the second time. Little did I know that my life would be turned, twisted and utterly up in chaos rom this contract. Little did I know the amount of grey hair and weight I'd gain and get from all the stress.

I was assured that all the necessary documents were official and legal. However, I found out while being questioned by the police that the school obtained their certificates to hire foreign teachers illegally and that in December all the foreign teachers at the school had to return to their home countries and wait till the school got all their documents legally and the foreigners had to be sent new letters of invitation. When I was told by the contact at the school that they were going to photoshop my expired experts certificate to change the dates, I decided to leave the school.

I had a new school all lined up and when they went to apply for the letter of invitation, they were told I still had a valid experts certificate.
So, I contacted my original school asking them to let me go and they agreed. They also agreed to cancel the FEC which they still haven't done.
I have an appendix to my contract which is signed and stamped saying they let me go with no hard feelings, but they have refused to give me a letter of dismissal or cancel my experts certificate.

What can I do? Who can I contact to try to cancel this thing? I'd like very much to return to China and get back to work.

If you think you can help but need more of my horror story, please let me know!

Ms Pants

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catjthomas
4/19/2016 13:49 EST

This is an all to common situation for Foreign Expert Teachers. I suggest that you avail yourself of the links and informational contacts provided by the Beijing-based volunteer organization called China Foreign Teachers' Union. http://www.chinaforeignteachersunion.org/ Please keep us posted as you negotiate the adventure.

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MsFunnyPants
4/19/2016 14:21 EST

Unfortunately, I have to disagree with you. I've been working in China for fourteen years. For twelve of those years I've never had a contract issue (I mean sure when I was negotiating for a raise or other bonuses tempers got a little high but meh that's common). I've never had issues getting things cancelled or done (sure they took their China Time, but that's when you get clever and set timelines a week or two before you actually need them to prevent China Time), I've never had problems getting end of contract bonuses or salary or Letters. The past two years I've been at this school has been horrible.

Thank you for the website, I shall be sure to check it out!

If anyone has any information regarding a foreigner cancelling an FEC on their own, please let me know!

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