I am in the second year of my contract, and the school has breached contract with the entire staff on multiple occasions. Late salaries and housing payments (some staff have even been given eviction notices), not paying flights, gratuities, taxes. No soap or toilet paper in the bathrooms, former staff room locked with no warning or reason, accreditation pulled for poor business practices. The list goes on. The situation has gotten worse since we returned from summer break, and half of the staff are still currently waiting on their December salary. Our contracts are NOT being honored in multiple ways. Most of the foreign staff are planning to leave at the end of this year, but are very worried about not receiving the monies we are contractually owed both past and future. We as a staff have reached out to the owner and board (who do not reside in the same country) both through the head of school and directly, with (not surprisingly) no satisfactory response. The next step is seeking legal advice. Some of us have new jobs secured for next year, but most are still looking. We worry about the ramifications of our involvement in any disputes.

Has anyone gone through this type of situation? What was the outcome? Any advice/tips appreciated.

PS...this school is in China. I prefer to leave out the specifics

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Does anyone know what the status "Pending" means in the DoDEA EAS qualifications system? I applied a while ago for a few positions, and next to each I have either Qualified or Not Qualified, but under one position it says "Pending", and it has been that way for several months. Not sure if I should take any action on this (contact them) or just wait it out. Thoughts? Thank you!