“I don’t want to feel terrified about losing my job because of saying something a manager doesn’t agree with – especially now I am pregnant.” The British Council is probably the single largest player in the global language teaching industry. On top of running its own schools and accrediting other schools, the BC also runs … Read more
Following an intense two-and-a-half year campaign by the TEFL Workers’ Union, an English language teacher has won a historic £22k payout at employment tribunal. Mike Long had been employed by Bournemouth-based United World School of English for almost 20 years when it changed ownership. Mike soon fell victim to a drastically increased workload and pressure … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union was appalled – if not surprised – to hear of the shock redundancies at the British Council school in Bilbao. No teachers – but especially long-serving, dedicated, experienced teachers – should be forced to pay for the bad decisions of management. The purported way in which the British Council has treated … Read more
A stern letter from a union representative has seen a Bournemouth-based TEFL teacher recover £400 in unpaid annual leave. Ralph, a member of the TEFL Workers’ Union, worked at The British School of Marketing. However, he eventually left the job due to the overbearing demands of school management. Upon leaving the job, Ralph calculated that … Read more
For the past number of months, the TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) has been in dispute with WE Bridge Academy based in Cardiff. The matter has now been resolved and both parties agreed to the following statement: The TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW) is proud to report that we have resolved our dispute with WE Bridge Academy. … Read more
The TEFL Workers’ Union is in dispute with Brighton Language College International (BLC) after a worker claimed she was dismissed after raising concerns with her manager about having to work unpaid on her day off. The union alleges that the worker was summarily dismissed without going through the required disciplinary or capability procedures. The worker, … Read more