We have confirmed that the lady we spoke of in our last post, Horror Story: the Truth About BKC Moscow is, without a doubt, SUING BKC IH MOSCOW.
An advocate retained by this teacher filed a motion for the lawsuit at the Basmanniy district court of Moscow last Thursday, February 18, 2010.
The lawsuit is for illegal dismissal.
Many of us grumble about suing BKC Moscow. Some of us threaten on occasion to sue Lingua.ru, BKC's umbrella company. But to our knowledge, this is the first time that a teacher put her money where her mouth is and got herself a lawyer and took them to court.
BKC Moscow breaks many laws - we all know this. They dodge taxes, tear up contracts, take hours away from hourly teachers who need them, and give hours instead to teachers who are already working more than 30 hours a week. They might be breaking the law by not giving us free flats - it only appears that they give us free flats, when, in fact, our payslips show that this is deducted out of our real salaries.
We are not mentioning the name of the teacher because it is our policy to not name any teachers at all, even ones who have put themselves out there in terms of being disgruntled.
We wish this lady the best of luck with her lawsuit against BKC Moscow.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Horror Story - The Truth About BKC Moscow
There was a lady who began a contract with BKC Moscow in September 2009. She is no longer with the company, since BKC Moscow (apparently) fired her illegally. According to the blogosphere, she is taking her case to Russian court.
Read the incredible story here, on ESLCafe.com.
The Truth About BKC Moscow
The Russian Government is Now Throwing Teachers Out (it wasn't the government after all - BKC Moscow threw her out).
As promised, here is a true-to-life field story about the type of health care BKC Moscow offers you. This is from the teacher's personal blog:
A Teacher's Story of What Happened When She Got Sick and What BKC Moscow Did About It (close to nothing, it seems)
Take a moment to look at your payslip to see the money that is going into your "insurance" fund. It is, as you may have already guessed, a joke.
We also regret to inform you that part of our crew of contributors to this blog no longer work for BKC Moscow. This happens every year. In January or February of every year, there is a mass exodus of teachers. Half-way through the contract, many teachers finally decide that enough is enough and they take leave.
As the author of this particular blog post, I wish to congratulate you on finding this blog. If you are planning to come to Russia to teach English - please do not choose BKC Moscow. They promise the moon and they hand you a pile of rocks. Then they take the rocks back and throw them at you.
If you insist on coming to Moscow, and BKC Moscow is the only job you can find -- take the visa. .Get into the country. And then run to another school. Run and do it quickly.
Bad things happen to teachers who come to work with BKC Moscow. That is why you will almost never find a teacher who has been here long-term.
Teachers are harassed, threatened, and intimidated by BKC Moscow. They quite literally do not care if you live or die.
If you would like to become a contributor to this blog, we will withhold your name. Just leave a comment and we will do the rest.
Teachers get kidnapped here. (This did happen to three new teachers last year, and BKC Moscow treated it as a joke although it was quite scary to the teachers involved, though they later developed a sense of humor about the situation -- we will post that story in an upcoming post). Teachers get sick here. They develop alcoholism and drug addiction. In some unfortunate cases, BKC Moscow teachers quite literally go crazy. It has happened.All of it. This is what they do not tell you when you are first hired. This is what they do not tell you when you are in Orientation.
Good luck to us all.
Read the incredible story here, on ESLCafe.com.
The Truth About BKC Moscow
The Russian Government is Now Throwing Teachers Out (it wasn't the government after all - BKC Moscow threw her out).
As promised, here is a true-to-life field story about the type of health care BKC Moscow offers you. This is from the teacher's personal blog:
A Teacher's Story of What Happened When She Got Sick and What BKC Moscow Did About It (close to nothing, it seems)
Take a moment to look at your payslip to see the money that is going into your "insurance" fund. It is, as you may have already guessed, a joke.
We also regret to inform you that part of our crew of contributors to this blog no longer work for BKC Moscow. This happens every year. In January or February of every year, there is a mass exodus of teachers. Half-way through the contract, many teachers finally decide that enough is enough and they take leave.
As the author of this particular blog post, I wish to congratulate you on finding this blog. If you are planning to come to Russia to teach English - please do not choose BKC Moscow. They promise the moon and they hand you a pile of rocks. Then they take the rocks back and throw them at you.
If you insist on coming to Moscow, and BKC Moscow is the only job you can find -- take the visa. .Get into the country. And then run to another school. Run and do it quickly.
Bad things happen to teachers who come to work with BKC Moscow. That is why you will almost never find a teacher who has been here long-term.
Teachers are harassed, threatened, and intimidated by BKC Moscow. They quite literally do not care if you live or die.
If you would like to become a contributor to this blog, we will withhold your name. Just leave a comment and we will do the rest.
Teachers get kidnapped here. (This did happen to three new teachers last year, and BKC Moscow treated it as a joke although it was quite scary to the teachers involved, though they later developed a sense of humor about the situation -- we will post that story in an upcoming post). Teachers get sick here. They develop alcoholism and drug addiction. In some unfortunate cases, BKC Moscow teachers quite literally go crazy. It has happened.All of it. This is what they do not tell you when you are first hired. This is what they do not tell you when you are in Orientation.
Good luck to us all.
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