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Chinese contracts are often misleading due to translation issues, so read them carefully.
Key points are duty hours and holidays.

Teaching Contract
What is a reasonable contract ?
 

Please note these are the standard conditions of a teaching contract.  The inclusions and incentives may change from school to school and from teacher to teacher, but the outline will be very close to this.

It is in your best interests to carefully read the 'tone' of an offered contract because Chinese schools and institutions are managed very differently to their western equivalents.
 


General Conditions

Salary - start at RMB 4,000 per month for an 18 hour working week with any hours over 18 paid at an overtime rate of RMB 80.  

Higher salaries are often negotiable depending on the position and the applicants qualifications and experience.  

Salaries are calculated on a monthly scale of weeks.  The first and/or last month's salary will be prorated according to the number of days worked for that month.

Hours - Most teachers chose to teach twenty to twenty-five hours per week. The school may provide more hours if requested by the teacher.

Extra hours - Additional hours are paid at RMB 80 per hour. You cannot by law have other sources of work other than your contract, although paid tutoring is often allowed by the employer.

Chinese lessons - Free Chinese classes (in the school) provided by a qualified Chinese teacher.

Bonus - An annual travel bonus of RMB 2,200 may be paid upon the completion of your contract.

Insurance - Basic health care is provided to all contract teachers. However, all teachers are strongly advised to have their own comprehensive travel insurance as well.

Vacation - All National holidays (approximately 4 weeks) are considered as paid vacations.

Transportation to and from China - The reimbursement of airfares is a part of the completion bonus,. At the six month period half of your airfare will be reimbursed. This will not include transfer accommodation or excess baggage. You must keep your original tickets and receipts to claim.

Housing - Most accommodation is in a self-contained one bedroom apartment, although the minimum is a shared furnished apartment with other teachers, with each teacher having a private bedroom. The apartment includes western style kitchen and bathroom.

 
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