No, we will not. In the past, we included airfare as part of the contract, however, we had a few bad experiences and changed the contract conditions. It's sad, just one or two people out of the hundreds over the years, but as a result, we're sorry, but we no longer pay for airfare, and/or relocation expenses.

(What were those bad experiences? We know you're curious. We've had a few. In one case, a disreputable teacher skipped town after being reprimanded for verbally harassing female students. Since we had advanced him airfare and additional money for travel, we ended up with a messy legal situation. In another case, we got a bad apple who just took off after working one month. There were a couple of others, but in each of these cases, the bottom line was that we never got the value out of the employee based on what it cost us to recruit them, hire them, bring them to Japan, house them and train them.  It takes a long time for us to recoup the investment in just one teacher.)

Last updated on 10月 18, 2009 by Joe Libby