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Scotty · Thu 02-Mar-06, 09:45 AM

Smiths School of English Japan--http://www.sse-franchise.com

I have experienced direct and flagrant Contract Violation while working for, and studying under, Mark Smith of Smith's School of English in Japan.

This company (as I find out after some time there, not before) has quite a record for abuse of the rights of foreigners in Japan. There has been several suits filed against them, with one large win (payout of 50,000USD) just recently.

Contracts are written exclusively by him. They are written in English. Or they are made by verbal contract.

In Japan, as a foreigner we have the right to go to court. The expense and time taken to do so however is much larger and longer than in Western Countries.

The legal system will accept emails as proof of contract. Everything must be translated to Japanese at the cost of the complainent.

Smith's School of English owes me (by contract and emails) 26, 000USD for
a. Mentorship program
b. Unpaid Profit Share agreement for Managing the Head Office School

In Feb 2004, when I left the company I had asked Mark Smith to honour this contract at least 4 times for a & b.

He refused (verbally of course, and by not paying). He offered other little carrots that were not related and payed other little monies not pertaining to contract to try to keep my quiet.

He even payed me 500,000yen for a sale I performed to try to shut me up about the money he was supposed to pay..

After Feb 2004, I sought legal counsel with various agencies. With my proof, I can get my money back, BUT I have to pay at least 8thousand USD in legal expenses up front and first.

Also I have to go through over 1 year in legal to'ings and fro'ings in a country where money is time and time is money.

I don't have the financial means to pursue legal action and to get back what is owed to me. Smith's School of English's owner knows this, and will do anything to keep my quiet about this.

He knows that the legal process in Japan takes time and lots of money. So he's very careful about taking on people who have the capital and brains to possibly pursue legal process after being his 'Customer'...

BEWARE Smith's School of English in Japan's Owner.

www.sse-franchise.com
www.schoolbrokers.com
www.japan-investments.com
www.smithschool.com

are just four of the sites owned, and operated, and sold by the same guy.

Thu 02-Mar-06, 09:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scotty Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Nationality: Aussie Occupation: Teecha Location: Posts: 82	Contract Violations--Smiths School of English Japan Smiths School of English Japan--http://www.sse-franchise.com I have experienced direct and flagrant Contract Violation while working for, and studying under, Mark Smith of Smith's School of English in Japan. This company (as I find out after some time there, not before) has quite a record for abuse of the rights of foreigners in Japan. There has been several suits filed against them, with one large win (payout of 50,000USD) just recently. Contracts are written exclusively by him. They are written in English. Or they are made by verbal contract. In Japan, as a foreigner we have the right to go to court. The expense and time taken to do so however is much larger and longer than in Western Countries. The legal system will accept emails as proof of contract. Everything must be translated to Japanese at the cost of the complainent. Smith's School of English owes me (by contract and emails) 26, 000USD for a. Mentorship program b. Unpaid Profit Share agreement for Managing the Head Office School In Feb 2004, when I left the company I had asked Mark Smith to honour this contract at least 4 times for a & b. He refused (verbally of course, and by not paying). He offered other little carrots that were not related and payed other little monies not pertaining to contract to try to keep my quiet. He even payed me 500,000yen for a sale I performed to try to shut me up about the money he was supposed to pay.. After Feb 2004, I sought legal counsel with various agencies. With my proof, I can get my money back, BUT I have to pay at least 8thousand USD in legal expenses up front and first. Also I have to go through over 1 year in legal to'ings and fro'ings in a country where money is time and time is money. I don't have the financial means to pursue legal action and to get back what is owed to me. Smith's School of English's owner knows this, and will do anything to keep my quiet about this. He knows that the legal process in Japan takes time and lots of money. So he's very careful about taking on people who have the capital and brains to possibly pursue legal process after being his 'Customer'... BEWARE Smith's School of English in Japan's Owner. www.sse-franchise.com www.schoolbrokers.com www.japan-investments.com www.smithschool.com are just four of the sites owned, and operated, and sold by the same guy.