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hs0zfe

Would you agree to that? Time and time again, the foreigners here get blindsighted.

Yesterday, there were 2 incidents.

First, the manager tried to withhold 10 days' salary "till my last paycheck". But I ended up getting paid in full.  :top:  The thing is, that the owner herself hat told me how much I would be getting. But then, there is a big difference between someone saying something and what will happen.   :huh:

Second, it was mentioned by the by that I would be sent to some school in Halong (Bay or City?).. Seems it's not  something the employer considers worthy of sharing with me. I'd like to get further information, meet teachers and see the school. Details like hours, which classes and what I would be doing would be nice as well.

Is that common? Just wondering. Because the center has quite a high turnover of staff and this might be a contributing factor.

Jaitch

Your employer, judging from your posts on the subject, seems to have a penchant for flouting the law. She is not like most teaching establishment owners - except she likes money.

laclongquan_travel

Far be it from me to cheapshot someone like that. Still...

Anyway, it's bloody unprofessional. The employer's sole responsibility toward employee is to pay in full. When they can not do that, it's bloody irresponsible of them.

And it goes in a package. It's natural at that stage for them to forget the most basic of communication protocol, as well as planning.

The high turnover of staff? It is an indicator.

hs0zfe

laclongquan_travel wrote:

Far be it from me to cheapshot someone like that. Still...

Anyway, it's bloody unprofessional. The employer's sole responsibility toward employee is to pay in full. When they can not do that, it's bloody irresponsible of them.

And it goes in a package. It's natural at that stage for them to forget the most basic of communication protocol, as well as planning.

The high turnover of staff? It is an indicator.


TBH, I cannot figure out how they tick, what they think.

They go and boy a big bouquet of flowers or a kettle - but what I really want is reimbursement of the fuel I've been putting into the company's motorcycles. Other people drive them, too and yours truly is the only one paying for fuel.  :whistle:


But then, folks ask me for my cell phone, make a all, then return it!  :blink:

laclongquan_travel

Then dont. Say you have really secret picture on your phone and nobody but nobody to look at it.

VN protocol is the same and refusal is the same.

Jaitch

laclongquan_travel wrote:

The employer's sole responsibility toward employee is to pay in full. When they can not do that, it's bloody irresponsible of them.


An employers responsibility, amongst many others, is to comply with the Labour Act of VietNam.

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