- 1. Japanese Company (Glassdoor) Review Roundup (2019/09)
- (News)
- ... JET Programme 505 [360] 4.1 [4.0] 95% [94%] JIEC 7 [6] 2.8 [3.2] 39% [81%] JoyTalk 28 [23] 2.7 [2.9] 53% [65%] Keio University 19 3.5 68% KidsDuo 52 ...
- Created on 10 September 2019
- 2. Your Company Is Not Your Friend [OP-ED]
- (Other Companies)
- I'm loathe to admit that, when I came to Japan nearly a decade ago, I - like so many others (everyone, perhaps?) - was one of those people who had bought into the idea that companies in Japan cared about ...
- Created on 23 August 2017
- 3. Hey, Joytalk: "Homework" Is Still "Work"
- (Other Companies)
- Joytalk, an eikaiwa-come-dispatch-company that has its tendrils in northern Japan, doesn't seem to understand what the word "homework" means. On June 14th (2017), a "Joytalk ALT Manager" sent out an "a ...
- Created on 02 July 2017
- 4. Joytalk: A Cautionary Tale
- (Other Companies)
- "Joytalk" has become known to the General Union as a name that usually precedes a story of woe soon to follow. Indeed, whenever we see the word "joy" and "talk" together in the same sentence, it's usually ...
- Created on 11 June 2017
- 5. From Reddit: "Don't Work Without A Visa (And Think Twice About Working For Joytalk)"
- (Other Companies)
- ... the "Teaching In Japan" subreddit from a person who (unfortunately) accepted a job offer from Joytalk (a dispatch company in the Tohoku region) and came to Japan to begin work on a tourist visa. Yes, ...
- Created on 17 February 2017
- 6. The Myth of Low Cost Dispatching [Op-Ed]
- (ALTs - Dispatch)
- One of the biggest arguments for the continued existence of dispatch companies (such as Altia Central, Interac, Joytalk, and Heart Corporation) is that it is "too expensive" for boards of education to ...
- Created on 28 November 2016
- 7. Of Lionrock And Needlessly Placing Teachers In Danger
- (ALTs - Dispatch)
- ... assignment change. *** JOYTALK'S REACTION At the same time, Joytalk - arguably the second major dispatch company in the Miyagi area - dialled the contempt for the storm up even higher: Good afternoon ...
- Created on 08 October 2016
- 8. Does Your Employer Have The Right To Record Video Of You?
- (Law and rights)
- ... "understand[ing] and agree[ment]" to be recorded without permission. Coincidentally, the General Union had recently received an e-mail from a teacher at another company (Joytalk) who had similar concerns ...
- Created on 05 August 2016
- 9. Illegal Contract Clauses (Part III) - BL Kids International School
- (Law and rights)
- When it comes to contract disputes, telling someone that they "shouldn't have signed it" if they "didn't agree with it" is probably one of the most frustrating things that a person can do. It's up there ...
- Created on 23 February 2016
- 10. Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) in Japan - Below The Poverty Line
- (ALTs - Dispatch)
- From the Fukuoka General Union: This is an actual example on how impossible it is to live on the salary of a dispatched ALT working at a Kitakyushu City Board of Education public school. Though they ...
- Created on 18 February 2016
- 11. Illegal Contract Clauses (Part I) - Joytalk
- (Law and rights)
- ... we do reserve the right to not write articles for every example given to us). For now, take a look at this clause that is written into one of the contracts that Joytalk Co. Ltd - a company that "pride[s ...
- Created on 15 January 2016
- 12. Computers In The Workplace - Poll Results
- (General News)
- ... - Kindergarten What Is Your Employment Status? 72.9% - Directly Hired (e.g. by a Board of Education, or Private School, etc) 22.9% - Dispatched By A Company (e.g. by Interac, JoyTalk, etc) 4.2% ...
- Created on 26 August 2015