I notice a lot of TEFL jobs on echinacities name "2 weeks winter holiday" on their listings. What does this mean? Is there a set of dates that "winter holiday" applies to across China? Can you pick your dates? Curious if winter holiday refers to a national wide break or no.
I am planning on working in China beginning in the summer or fall of this year but I am concerned about getting involved with a predatory company.
I have recently been offered a one year contract at Hangzhou Best Learning Center. Best Learning Center is a private learning center company with locations across China. The contract is for 40 hours per week with 15-25 hours of teaching. 20,000RMB per month with 3,000RMB housing stipend.
My concern is that I saw a review on Glassdoor from someone who worked at a center in Shijiazhuang that the company "lies to foreign teachers" and caused difficulty for the reviewer to switch their work permit when they wanted to leave the company after completing their one year contract.
Does anyone have any suggestions for learning centers that will not pressure me into staying or obfuscate terms for working?