{"id":6604,"date":"2010-04-28T07:20:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T22:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2010-04-28T07:22:25","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T22:22:25","slug":"geos-bankruptcy-and-g-education-takeover-internal-document-forwarded-to-debito-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=6604","title":{"rendered":"GEOS Bankruptcy and G-Education takeover:  Internal document forwarded to Debito.org stating staff not getting back wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/HANDBOOKsemifinalcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/welcomestickers.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1704\" title=\"welcomesticker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/welcomesticker-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francajapan.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1705\" title=\"franca-color\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/franca-color-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Foreign Residents and Naturalized Citizens Association forming NGO\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\\\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER:  arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS now on iTunes, subscribe free<\/p>\n<p>Hi Blog. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard about the <a href=\"http:\/\/search.japantimes.co.jp\/cgi-bin\/nn20100421x1.html\">next great pop in the Eikaiwa Bubble in Japan, the bankruptcy of GEOS<\/a> this month. \u00a0Looks like there be a similar takeover and people left without jobs or remuneration for past work, so people in the industry, heads up. \u00a0I was forwarded this morning the following internal email from GEOS, and those in the know might be able to explain better here or elsewhere what this all means. \u00a0FYI. \u00a0Arudou Debito in Sapporo<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>Begin forwarded message:<\/p>\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>\u30b8\u30aa\u30b9 \u6cd5\u4eba\u55b6\u696d\u90e8 \u52a0\u702c &lt;<a href=\"mailto:junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp\">junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp<\/a>&gt;<br \/>\n<strong>Date: <\/strong>April 27, 2010 2:32:25 PM GMT+09:00<br \/>\n<strong>To: <\/strong>\u6cd5\u4eba\u55b6\u696d\u90e8\uff08\u4e2d\u90e8\uff09\u3000\u52a0\u702c &lt;<a href=\"mailto:junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp\">junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp<\/a>&gt;<br \/>\n<strong>Subject: <\/strong><strong>\u3010\u3010Notice to all GCI corporate class teachers\u3011\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear all my hard working staff.<\/p>\n<p>With the absolutely regrettable news of the bankruptcy of Geos Corp, I must tell you that your salaries for the time period between 2010, March 16th to 2010. April 21st Will NOT be paid to you. There isn&#8217;t any cash left.\u00a0We will work on a way for you all to collect some of your money back through the government. We are still unsure of the procedures to do this.<\/p>\n<p>G-Education has offered to take over the Geos Corporate sales Division and resume all corporate class operations from the May 6th 2010. However it will be under\u00a0the\u00a0new payroll system as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All previously negotiated\u00a0hourly\/rates between the GCI and part-time teachers will remain in effect.<\/li>\n<li>New Payment period will be as follows: For work done between 5\/1 and 5\/31+ transportation expenses\u00a0\u00a0will be paid on 6\/21.\u00a0For work done between 6\/1 and 6\/30+ transportation expenses\u00a0\u00a0will be paid on 7\/20.\u00a0etc.<\/li>\n<li>Paydays will now be on the 20th of the month or previous business day should the 20th of the month fall on Nat. Holiday or weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At this point the GCI has been completely decimated. Our clients are outraged and my teachers left on stand by.\u00a0\u00a0Myself and\u00a0Terakawa-san have made a gentlemens agreement to try and salvage and rebuild our perfectly-functioning, profitable\u00a0corporate class system. We are giving ourselves 3 months to do it, or we will eat our hats.<\/p>\n<p>What we need from all of my precious teachers is an agreement that you would like to continue your classes with Myself and Terakawa-san at the helm. Could you please respond to me by\u00a0email \u00a0&#8220;Yes&#8221; or &#8220;No&#8221; If you respond &#8220;No&#8221; I hold no hard feelings against you and I would hope to work with you again in the future when other opportunities arise.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><\/strong><strong>DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE WILL BE MAY 5TH 2010<\/strong>. And we hope to resume operations immediately after golden week.<\/p>\n<p>At your service<\/p>\n<p>Junichiro KASE<br \/>\nG-Education (GEOS\u00a0Corporate Classes Division)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp\">Junichiro_kase@geos-gci.jp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u30b8\u30aa\u30b9\u3000\u6cd5\u4eba\u55b6\u696d\u90e8\uff0f\u52a0\u702c\u6df3\u4e00\u90ce<\/p>\n<p>\u9023\u7d61\u5148\uff1b\u00a0080-3440-6397<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u65e7\u30b8\u30aa\u30b9\u6cd5\u4eba\u55b6\u696d\u90e8\u306e\u56fa\u5b9a\u96fb\u8a71\u306f\u4e0d\u901a\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u9023\u7d61\u5148\u306f\u5225\u9014\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3001<\/p>\n<p>\u6050\u308c\u5165\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u4eca\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard about the next great pop in the Eikaiwa Bubble in Japan, the bankruptcy of GEOS this month.  Looks like there be a similar takeover and people left without jobs or remuneration for past work, so people in the industry, heads up.  I was forwarded this morning the following internal email from GEOS, and those in the know might be able to explain better here or elsewhere what this all means.  FYI. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,19,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bad-business-practices","category-education","category-labor-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}