[quote=“TaiLaw”][quote]Yes, you can work in 7-Eleven or an office or whatever. But the MOE says that you’re supposed to have a work permit from them to teach in a buxiban.] Phone them and check if you like. But it’s not really the point, anyway[/quote].
MOE “rules” do not supersede the Employment Services Act laws and you would possibly be right if the MOE was able to override the Employment Services Act, but they can’t, they can only create a lot of noise and blow smoke. Anyway, you’ve obviously been here long enough to know that one government official, in this case from the MOE, can give you an entirely different response than the other ten you just talked to who all gave you different responses too.[/quote]This one’s actually fairly consistent. And there is apparently some legal ground for it- something about certain kinds of jobs needing appropriate certification regardless of immigration status. You have to remember that the MOE gives licenses to the buxibans, and can fine them for doing stuff they’re not supposed to do. Having said that, I haven’t heard of any buxiban getting in trouble for that kind of stuff before.
[quote=“TaiLaw”]BTW, the 7-11 bit was a cheap and easy shot. Hardly worthy of someone of your experience.[/quote]It wasn’t intended to be an insult, or any kind of personal comment at all. I said “7-Eleven or an office”. What I meant was that people with marriage-based ARCs can work in most kinds of jobs without needing any additional certification.
I’m still interested as to what you meant by “To their credit, they run the most legal school I have seen … in lieu of a demo they have you work there for a few days, with full pay, as a test.” I had assumed that demos were only illegal because in the eyes of the MOE they constituted working without an MOE-issued permit. Are they illegal in some way over and above that?