SEARCH/ISS and Coronavirus (breaking signed contract)
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:37 am
Anyone with any knowledge on how the big agencies are managing people reneging on a contract for August due to the whole corona . situation? Any first hand experiences?
I accepted a position at a new location back in November, and am pretty sure this location will be in deep trouble due to corona (I actually think there's a good chance they will break the contract and decide not to bring in any new hires from abroad, but of course I imagine them doing this last minute). I'm thinking of reneging, but don't want to end up out of a job and not being able to use the big agencies to find a new one (I got this job through one of the big two).
On one hand I imagine that the pandemic should be a valid reason (natural disaster kind, specially when all experts seem to think this country's health system will collapse), but on the other, sometimes agencies seem to feel there is no valid excuse for reneging (even though many of the schools they represent have no issue with breaking teacher's contracts for all sorts of reasons).
I would love to hear other's views in this, and if anyone has any recent relatable experience.
I accepted a position at a new location back in November, and am pretty sure this location will be in deep trouble due to corona (I actually think there's a good chance they will break the contract and decide not to bring in any new hires from abroad, but of course I imagine them doing this last minute). I'm thinking of reneging, but don't want to end up out of a job and not being able to use the big agencies to find a new one (I got this job through one of the big two).
On one hand I imagine that the pandemic should be a valid reason (natural disaster kind, specially when all experts seem to think this country's health system will collapse), but on the other, sometimes agencies seem to feel there is no valid excuse for reneging (even though many of the schools they represent have no issue with breaking teacher's contracts for all sorts of reasons).
I would love to hear other's views in this, and if anyone has any recent relatable experience.