EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Employer School: ________________________________________________ Official Representative: ______________________________
Foreign Teacher: ________________________________________
I.Employee’s Duties and Responsibilities
1. The foreign teacher willingly comes to the Employer School to be a part-time English teacher. The foreign teacher should be a native speaker of English, have higher education, have certain language teaching experience, and be in good health (he/she must pass the physical examination at an assigned Chinese hospital after he/she enters China) and possess required documents, such as TEFL certificate, foreign expert certificate, residence permit, etc.. Materials submitted to the Employer School in support of the employee’s application for this part-time position must be true and not misleading in any sense.
2. The foreign teacher will complete teaching tasks during the contract period,including preparing lessons and teaching materials well prior to teaching, conducting lessons and accessing students’ work. Besides, the foreign teacher will give lessons on time in accordance with the class time required by the school.
3. The foreign teacher will use strictly the teaching materials and the teaching plan provided by the Employer School, conscientiously accomplishing the teaching plan, to assure high quality teaching. The foreign teacher must keep all information regarding to the Employer School’s teaching methods and administration confidential and not use the teaching methods and materials for any other purpose.
4. During the required lecture time, if the foreign teacher leaves Shenzhen he/she should inform the Coordinator. When traveling outside of Guangdong province, Hong Kong, or Macao, the foreign teacher is further responsible for announcing his/her travel plans to the Employer School through his/her contact teacher and the Coordinator, a week in advance in writing or via e-mail.
5. In the event of illness that prevents the foreign teacher from teaching, he/she is responsible to notify both his/her contact teacher and the Coordinator in advance, and further is required to provide the Employer School with written documentation. If this notification is not done, there will be a reduction of pay by RMB 100 per time of absence; this penalty also applies to any unapproved tardiness from class. (For instance, if the foreign teacher is late for over one hour, he or she will lose RMB300: wage RMB 200 added a fine of RMB 100). After receiving the written warning letter from the employer, a total of three such occurrences are grounds for dismissal.
6. During the lessons, the foreign teacher will make his or her own meal and transportation arrangements.
7. The foreign teacher is to respect the moral standards and customs of the Chinese people. This specifically includes maintaining an appropriate professional appearance and standard of behavior. The foreign teacher must not harm the image of the Employer School or other staff with the Employer School.
8. The foreign teacher will follow the Employer School’s working regulations and the relevant Foreign Expert regulations of the Chinese government.
9. The foreign teacher is to follow Chinese law and regulations, and not interfere in Chinese internal affairs.
II.Em ployer School’s Responsibilities