Having a tough time with my boss who owns a small Eikaiwa. I have handed in my notice to start another job. She keeps saying I am breaking the contract, perhaps I am but I feel like I’m being reasonable. My contract says:
A minimum of 8 weeks notice must be given. The leave date must be convenient for the school and will be decided on by the school.
I’ve given 10 weeks and my last day being the last day of our working week – but I have a fixed start date with my next employer. I told them about the 8 weeks and they allowed 10. I told her this and told her I am leaving on a certain day. She is not having it saying that it’s “impossible to find someone new in 10 weeks due to visa’s etc” which might be the case but my contract says 8 weeks – I’m giving more than that time yet she is still angry.
She then said due to the contract saying that she decides when I leave I have to stay til June 2024, or the minimum the earliest and most convenient time is early December!!! I said my new employer needs me earlier and at X date. She’s saying I’m breaking the contract – but this contract seems ridiculous cos she can just trap me and say I’m not allowed to leave.
by kanohipuru