It’s a gray-to-black eikaiwa. He’s a semi-decent teacher, not that knowledgeable about grammar but at least genki and kind, which is what a lot of eikaiwa want. I don’t doubt about him being able to find another job now. But I’m not sure about doing it without a good reference from this company. He is also under the impression he’ll get a decent severance. I know that he’s been with the company for over a year but I’m not sure that he’s been seishaiin for a year.
I know he wants to stay in Japan and I think he trusts my opinion, so I just want to ask how bad it would be for him if he got fired. It’s well known that the owner isn’t too worried about following the laws, he’s been sued before for breaking them. So even if he’s due a severance, I’m not sure the owner would pay it out.
I care about the guy and I don’t want to see him making a mistake that ends with him giving up and going back to the states.
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There are no requirements for being an eikaiwa employee really, all the requirements that are ever listed are for visa purposes and not necessarily what the managers are actually requiring even. If eikaiwa and ALT companies could hire people without a BA and 12 years of education in English, they would.
Your friend could get fired from 99 out of 100 eikaiwa businesses, and the 100th will still take him.
He has the right attitude for working at an eikaiwa
He’s fine. It’s an eikaiwa. There’s another around the corner.
Regardless of the nationality of your friend or owner, Japanese laws should be followed in Japan.
If you do not speak Japanese, there are several labor unions for foreign workers. There are also free call centers in several foreign languages.
Here is one of them.
http://lum.main.jp/