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What
is a teacher's monthly budget like? |
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Utilities,
on average, cost RMB200 a month, but can be more in the summer and
less in the winter because of the cost of air-conditioning. Travel
within the city can be done by several means. Taxis are RMB2.6 per
kilometer, buses are RMB1 or 2, and subway is RMB2 to 6, depending
on where you want to go.
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How
do teachers arrange their tax payments? |
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Teachers
ought to make their own tax arrangements with their home country,
but we will assist every teacher in filing local income taxes in accordance
with tax laws in China. |
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Do
you provide medical coverage? |
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Private health insurance is not common in China. For
minor problems, we provide our teachers with RMB 90 per month. We
will also provide accident insurance for any mishaps while traveling
between schools (very uncommon!!). However we still recommend that
employees purchase their own health care before leaving for China. |
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What
opportunities do teachers have to learn Chinese? |
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The
office provides one free Mandarin lesson a week. They will begin after
school has started.Some teachers also arrange private tutoring or
language exchanges to study Mandarin or Cantonese. |
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How
many hours of work are teachers guaranteed? |
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Teachers
have no more than 25 teaching hours a week. Please note this does
not include travel time or lesson preparation time.If classes are
cancelled due to other school activities, teachers may be assigned
teaching related work or participate in curriculum refinement in the
office. Regardless, teachers are paid on a salary basis, not an hourly
one. |
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5.8.2004 Design By Simon