After applying for a few conpanies and had some interviews, a company in Aichi offered me a job in the MD department. The company is legit with over 100 employees. They sent me a letter of acceptance where I need to sign a contract that says that I couldn’t back down after signing it. Ngl, that kinda makes me nervous even tho that’s probably the procedure everywhere. I want to askn, what are the normal procedure to recruiting a new employee and is there anything i should look out for before signing this contract?
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>They sent me a letter of acceptance where I need to sign a contract that says that I couldn’t back down after signing it.
What (if any) penalties do they try to claim if you were to back out?
If there aren’t any penalties, it’s not really a contract. It’s just another signed statement that you’re committed to the job.
If there *are* penalties included, it’s not legal. They can’t ***force*** you to take the job, nor can they do something like trying to charge you money if you back out.
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Are you sure that what they’re sending you isn’t just your *employment* contract? They need a copy of the employment contract to process your CoE application.
You’ll want to confirm your annual expected income and make sure the monthly salary is an amount you can live with. Often you’ll have a pittance of a monthly salary and two large bonuses to get you up to the big attractive annual income.
You’ll want to confirm what relocation assistance they’ll be providing. Flights are a given, but are they going to set you up with a place to live? Eg will they let you live in a company dorm or set you up in a furnished apartment (a month is normal) or would they expect you to sort yourself out from day 1?
How much time off do they give, ideally over and above the mandatory minimum 10 days a year? Do they have any mandatory time off days (they’re legally allowed to designate up to 5 of your time off days on days of their choosing).
Regarding getting cold feet and pulling out; if you’re not yet in Japan then there is nothing they can do about it except refuse to do business with you in the future. If you are in Japan they could potentially sue you but they’d have to prove damages. For the most part that sort of clause is unenforceable. If they’re making a big deal of it that doesn’t bode well for the corporate culture. What do folks say about them on OpenWork (www.vorkers.com)?