{"id":32,"date":"2010-04-21T16:27:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/?p=32"},"modified":"2010-04-21T16:27:36","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:27:36","slug":"appendix-to-the-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/04\/21\/appendix-to-the-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Appendix to the Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It has been a few days since I last created a post for this blog. \u00a0From this point on, I hope to include photos that I have taken in China. \u00a0This first photo was taken not too far from our apartment in China. \u00a0This is one of the numerous small side canals that eventually connect with the main canal that leads all the way to Beijing. \u00a0The purpose for including these photos is so that you can get a better idea of the country as we saw it. \u00a0When we return to China the blog site will focus on our experiences as they happen both in the university and in the community. \u00a0Until then, I will do my best to cover the bases that should help prepare one for living and working in China.<\/p>\n

Now that the initial contract has been signed, there is still more work to be done. \u00a0We are currently waiting for the main teaching contract to be e-mailed to us. \u00a0What had been signed was an agreement on the appendix to the contract, the stuff that we negotiated such as salary and a few other extras. Here is the current appendix as it looks before negotiations for the Changzhou Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of similarities that exist between various schools, however, one must never assume anything just because of what is seen in this example. Some schools don’t charge for utilities (this is actually a new addition to the appendix) and other schools charge for a variety of services and some have no charges at all. If you don’t know and want to know, ask the person with whom you communicate as you go through the process. Don’t be afraid to ask for something that is not mentioned if it is important to you.<\/p>\n

Some things can’t be written into contracts and one has to decide whether or not to trust to agreements made via e-mail or on the phone. For example. we have asked to be assigned the same apartment as it would make us feel like we are returning home to C.I.T. and we have been assured that this will happen. We have also asked to have outside work arranged for us as a supplement to our wages. This has also been agreed to upon condition that there is outside work available, work such as at a kindergarten class for Maureen or at a language institute with which the university has a working relationship. Since we know C.I.T. and the community, we knew that these requests were appropriate. Since you won’t have that advantage, it is best to establish contact with a foreign teacher already at the school. Ask the person with whom you are in contact with regarding employment to provide the e-mail addresses of some current foreign teachers (FTs) at the school. If none can be provided, then it might be best to look elsewhere. Not all job opportunities in China are good ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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