Event
Home(1) ALTs - procurement, employment status and cost; (2) University teachers and the 5 year rule/10 year rule
Saturday, June 17th, 2023, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Flynn (Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences)
Part 1: The ALT "Industry" through Freedom of Information
The many and varied ALTs - procurement, employment status and cost
Do you know how many ALTs there are in Japan? What percentage of them are JETs? Since the JET program brought the ALT to the classroom their working conditions have steadily deteriorated. Over more than a decade of collecting information on contracts between BOEs and dispatch companies, this presentation will show how English education in public schools has been monetized to the detriment of working conditions and education, and how a stroke of an administrative pen can lead to the sudden termination of dozens of ALTs.
Part 2: University teachers and the 5 year rule/10 year rule for transfer to unlimited term contracts
When the law granting employees the right to demand permanent contracts after 5 years was introduced in 2013, universities clamored to find ways to terminate non-tenured teachers. The government responded with the 10 year exemption for researchers. Still universities are trying to find ways to prevent teachers from gaining their right to stable employment. This turnover of teachers is especially pronounced among language teachers. This presentation will give a brief summary on what type of teacher can apply for the 5 year law, and how universities are trying to avoid granting them their right to permanent employment.
Chris Flynn is a Professor at the Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan. He has a Master of Arts in Advanced Japanese Studies from the University of Sheffield and has the NAATI certification as a professional translator and interpreter (Japanese/English), and is the author of Faces of Fukuoka. For over 20 years Flynn has been involved in union activities representing language teachers in Japan including fighting cases (and winning) district and high court, Prefectural Labour Commission, and even assisting English teachers "escape" from employers because they feared for their safety if they quit. Last year Flynn represented Fukuoka in the over 60s Nenlympic national rugby tournament.
Hybrid event: This event will be in person as well as online. Online details will be posted on the Fukuoka JALT website on the day of the event.
Location: Elgala (Daimaru East) Building, Tenjin (6 F, Kurume University Satellite Campus room; go in the back entrance shown on the map)
If you haven't been to this location before, please note that the entrance is NOT through the department store, it is around the back from the department store entrances, here: https://goo.gl/maps/hj8VXmpfjAykeXBV9 (You'll find this by Googling エルガーラ オフィス棟
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Fukuoka JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen
Venue: Elgala (Daimaru East) Building, Tenjin (6 F, Kurume University Satellite Campus), back entrance, map: https://goo.gl/maps/hj8VXmpfjAykeXBV9 Near Tenjin-Minami Station on the Nanakuma Subway Line
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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