Foreign teachers being asked / forced to teach their Thai colleagues

[jaffas21]

Ok, so our school has now instigated with no notice btw a English language course for our Thai colleagues from A0 all the way to B2 (cefr levels) for 12 hours. Is it legal under the laws of the kurusapha to make foreign  teachers teach their colleagues? There is nothing in the contract about it ( but that has lots of latitude anyway it's been getting more vague for years) I spoke to labour who said it was the under the kurusaphas control. Anyway do we have to do it or can we say no. Does anyone have any info from the kurusapha's laws for foreign teachers on the subject? My investigation is ongoing but I could use some help .thank you. Needless to say three teachers were let go last year and their workload transferred to others so some people are v busy now so this is adding to it all.

[BenCrew]

Do you have a contract with a specific number of contact hours? If so, and this extra teaching exceeds those hours, you would have a case. 

When would the classes take place? I would want paying for after school hours or even worse, weekends!

I remember being asked once, but it was for a few hours during Summer School, which was no hardship.

[jaffas21]

No as I said they keep the contract vague about details such as that. They do pay 1000 baht a day for 8 hrs on a Saturday but I don't do that in common with most non Asian staff. We get nobbled two days a year for Saturdays normally a seminar that's completely in Thai or some competition, I was actually looking for a clause that said we are hired to teach school students not teaching staff in the ministry of educations regulations.

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, jaffas21 said:

Ok, so our school has now instigated with no notice btw a English language course for our Thai colleagues from A0 all the way to B2 (cefr levels) for 12 hours. Is it legal under the laws of the kurusapha to make foreign  teachers teach their colleagues? There is nothing in the contract about it ( but that has lots of latitude anyway it's been getting more vague for years) I spoke to labour who said it was the under the kurusaphas control. Anyway do we have to do it or can we say no. Does anyone have any info from the kurusapha's laws for foreign teachers on the subject? My investigation is ongoing but I could use some help .thank you. Needless to say three teachers were let go last year and their workload transferred to others so some people are v busy now so this is adding to it all.

Don't worry too much. Play along 'cause I doubt it'll last long. The Thai teachers will simply stop going because they don't want to be there either and the whole thing will die a natural death. As for being obligated to do it under Thai labor laws I'm not sure but if you don't the school will find/manufacture/make up a reason to sack you.

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, jaffas21 said:

Is it legal under the laws of the kurusapha to make foreign  teachers teach their colleagues?

I believe it will be, if you are not forced to work overtime at the same time.

[HappyExpat57]

A school I taught at tried this once. The Thai teachers didn't want to be there any more than we did. We all played along for a few lessons then it just kinda died on the vine.