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Scott Murphy - 2012-02-19
In response to Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued (Here's-Your-Answer)

Wow, Mr. Here's Your Answer... I don't know if you have any experience working in China or any idea of the difficulties in getting teachers-in general, native speakers-in particular, and jumping through all of the hoops required to get said teachers? Do you realize that this whole episode has been started by ONE unhappy former employee and that you have all run with it, giving undue legitimacy to his rantings? I personally know every teacher who has worked for Ealing. These claims are not made by someone who is actually in a position to know if they are true or not.

You will see, that I am not afraid to post my name and contact details...(Murphy.1China) on Skype... why is our accuser "safely out of the country" so determined to remain anonymous?

Thank you Ealing for all of your answers.

In not ONE of your answers, I repeat in not ONE of your answers, have you actually addressed the complaints leveled against you by teachers in your employ. TEACHER (1), NOT in our employ

You have thrown up a lot of diversions and you have offered a lot of smokescreens and you have proffered some rather inconclusive denials but the truth is that ... you simply have not addressed the issues. I think the issues have been addressed quite adequately

1. You stand charged by previous teachers with paying salaries late and witholding money from wages.
Either you do this or you do not do this.

Do we pay late? No.

Our payday was changed, for one of our projects, from the 1st to the 10th of the month, to reflect when we receive payment from our client. Notification was not received by the teachers, as planned. Once management was made aware, salaries were payed immediately.

Do we withhold money from wages? No.
We do withhold the Housing Allowance in order to pay rent for those teachers for whom we have arranged housing. I personally have made my own housing arrangements and Ealing pays me my full Salary and Housing every month.

2. You stand charged by previous teachers with not providing teachers with the proper visas which has resulted with some teachers being deported from China.
Either you do this or you do not do this.

Do we "fail to provide" teachers with proper visas? No.

If we cannot get a legal visa for someone, we do no employ them. With the exception of those for whom we are in the process of obtaining a legal visa. New regulations put in place by the Chinese government make it increasingly difficult to obtain "Expert Certificates" for foreign teachers. Additionally, transferring TO a Z visa from another type now requires the applicant to return to their home country to apply for this visa. The Dalian government is one of the most strict on this point. We have NEVER had a teacher deported. NEVER.

3. You stand charged by previous teachers with making off with the airfare reimbursement of some past teachers.
Either you do this or you do not do this.

Have we stolen airfare reimbursements due to our teachers? No.

Have teachers been not paid their airfare reimbursements, due to failing to meet their contractual obligations? Yes. Pretty simple... after 1/2 of the contract period, you get 1/2 of your reimbursement. After the full contract period, you get the other half. If you DO NOT complete the full year, CONTRACTUALLY you are required to repay the 1/2 you have been given. Ealing does NOT enforce this.

Frankly, I am not interested in all of your "aside" type answers.

Either you did these things or you did not do these things -- there are no half-truths here. And upon that your reputation will be either cleared or it will founder.
Our reputation will not be cleared, because you seem to have judged us guilty before we could even respond. You do not INTERESTED in allowing us to clear our reputation as much as you seem interested in complaining about another one of "those" schools. But that won't affect the students who we have already SUCCESSFULLY placed in schools in England and it won't help the ones whom we are trying to place now. THEY are the ones about whom we are concerned. Our STUDENTS. Too many foreign teachers lose sight of this. Fortunately, our academic partners in England KNOW Ealing and won't be affected by this.

Enjoy your day,
Scott A. Murphy
24 Dandong Jie, Apartment 2110
Zhongshan District
Dalian, PRC 116001

Messages In This Thread
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Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Scott -- 2012-02-17
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Down with Esl Scammers -- 2012-03-27
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Dragonized -- 2012-02-15
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Cici J -- 2012-02-18
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Dragonized -- 2012-02-19
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Ealing International College -- 2012-02-18
Ealing College VERY, VERY, VERY Bad Press -- Here's-Your-Answer -- 2012-02-18
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- Ealing International College -- 2012-02-17
Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued -- Here's-Your-Answer -- 2012-02-18
Re: Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued -- Scott Murphy -- 2012-02-19
Re: Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued -- Down with Esl Scammers -- 2012-03-27
Re: Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued -- Investigator -- 2012-02-24
Re: Ealing Smoke Screen and Bad Press Continued -- Dragonized -- 2012-02-19
Re: Dalian Ealing International College -- San Migs -- 2012-02-15
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