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Re: Screwy Contract Clauses
Is this kind of legal language so common in China?[/quote]In my experience, such 'legal language' is not common in Chinese contracts for foreign teachers. I feel that if you avoid applying to private schools or training centres for teaching jobs here, you'll seldom see that kind of 'legal language' in teaching contracts.
Is this kind of legal language acceptable to just get a job and keep money rolling in?[/quote]Unfortunately, some happy-go-lucky foreigners think it's acceptable.
What actual legal recourse do these training schools have other than simply withholding pay to cover the "fines"?[/quote]If you've signed a contract that has been stamped by your employer, its clauses are binding. Even so, I'd reckon in practice there's little they'll do to try to recover fines if you haven't got the money to cover them, apart from withholding pay. However, you could find yourself fired and blacklisted with the Foreign Affairs Bureau. That would mean you couldn't get other teaching posts in China. but maybe you wouldn't want to in any case, especially after having had so much trouble at your former workplace.
To sum up, I'd advise job applicants to be very wary of the terms and conditions of employment set out in teaching contracts, and not to sign them until all unfair penalties and vague language have been modified or edited out completely.
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