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Tozen Gaba Local Wins Labor Management Agreements with Gaba
This summer the Tozen Gaba Local took three steps forward in our campaign to improve working conditions at Gaba. We signed an agreement to raise wages. We signed an agreement guaranteeing the right of instructors to change their home LS at any time without interference or discrimination from the company. We signed an agreement to…
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2013 Shunto Demands２０１３年春闘要求事項
安定した雇用について On Job Security １ 会社は、全組合員の安定した雇用を実現するため、労働条件を悪化することなく、契約を自動更新すること。 The company automatically extend contracts without degrading working conditions in order to establish job security. ２ 会社は、全員の講師が契約を途中で解除する自由を認めるとともに、その自由が存することを全講師に周知すること。 The company recognize and notify instructors of the right to terminate the contract at any time. ３ 会社は、第１項及び第２項に基づいて、組合並びに支部と「安定雇用労働協約」を締結すること。 The company conclude with the union and local a “Job Security Labor-Management Agreement”…
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Tokyo Area GABA workers unionize
2012年9月28日 〒151-0062 東京都渋谷区元代々木町 30-13 グラスシティ元代々木 4F 03-5790-7000 (TEL) 03-5790-7145 (FAX) 株式会社 GABA 代表取締役社長 増田崇之殿 GABA Corporation President Takayuki Masuda 全国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン 執行委員長 ルイス・カーレット 全 国一般東京ゼネラルユニオン GABA 労働組合 執行委員長 ジェイソン・コームス Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union President Louis Carlet Zenkoku Ippan Tokyo General Union GABA Workers Union President Jason Combs 組合結成通知並びに団体交渉の申し入れ Notice of Union Formation and Demand for…
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Gaba ‘contractor’ status under fire from staff, courts
“They told me I would be legally required to teach 160 lessons per month for visa sponsorship at a rate of ¥1,500 per lesson. But that didn’t happen.”
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Fear for jobs ignites “English crisis” in Japan
Japan’s foreign language education market is growing, with learners more than willing to fork out plenty of money on lessons, DVDs or e-learning. Gaba says that on average, a student spends about 50,000 yen ($654) a month [on English conversation lessons] — against an average 36,500 yen allowance for Japanese businesspeople.
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Nichii Gakkan Company to Launch Takeover Bid for Shares of Gaba Corporation
Nichii Gakkan Company announced that it has decided to launch a takeover bid for shares of Gaba Corporation.
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Nichii Gakkan To Launch Tender Offer For Gaba
Nichii Gakkan Co. said Friday it will begin a tender offer to purchase shares of Gaba Corp., an operator of English-language conversation classes, in a move to bolster its education business. Nichii plans to spend up to 10 billion yen to make Gaba a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Cashing in on the time change
The possible power shortages caused by the March 11 earthquake could signal a shift in language, from “after five”–referring to personal time after the workday ends at 5 p.m.–to “after four” to reflect the new hours due to daylight saving time.
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Gaba teachers challenge ‘contractor’ status
Union fears employment model could mark first step on slippery slope for eikawa firms Long accustomed to being ignored, being forgotten proved too much to take for unionized teachers at Gaba language school. On Oct. 4, the General Union registered an official complaint and request for an investigation with the Ministry of Finance’s Securities and…
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Business English revives schools
The recent corporate trend of making English the “official language” within companies has given a tailwind to the formerly faltering English language school business. As a number of companies aim to establish or maintain a global presence, English language schools are working to develop educational programs more practical than those offered by their rivals for…