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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by iwinnie(f): 2:35pm On Jul 18, 2020
Mehn, I don't even know what to say about my proprietor their pay here is Benin is very poor even at that they won't pay you as at when due...

Last salary I got was January up till now no show,(he pleaded he'll pay us middle of April) if not for my husband what would I have done?

its very annoying, I've made up my mind to do something else once I put to bed..

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by coputa(m): 2:36pm On Jul 18, 2020
This lockdown has further revealed that private school employs more than half of the 500,000 that graduates from tertiary instutions every year.We should not castigate them,but rather we should applaud them and wholly shift the blame on our dirrectionless,currupt and irresponsible government that refused to create job and change our school curricullum to suit the modern day job requirement(skill acquisition).It is a vicious circle and there's nothing one can do about it,some proprietors were once teachers,it's survival of the fittest,build yourself and move ahead,the job market is already saturated.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by ajl: 2:37pm On Jul 18, 2020
ahmEenu:
bros I collected 7k as monthly salary too. I understand all these.

N7k? What kind of school is that. Thats below minimum wage. Don't you all have a union or membership organization that can fight on your behalf?

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Olu3939(m): 2:39pm On Jul 18, 2020
uromii:

I still stand with my 96 with facts.

Unless you are a private school owner or you just want to justify this wicked fraud against noble teachers.
1, I understand most schools collect their fees on installments. I can categorically tell you that for Nigerian private schools concerns, the population per weekly attendance once after mid term break ; a largely significant number of students/pupils has paid and cleared their tuition fee.
2. Nigeria private schools owners can never allow a child to sit for terminal exams without clearing it's debts , you Will surely never find that child in the exam hall. Realistically %96 pupils you see in the exam halls had cleared.
3. There are some cases where some parents that has been trying or faithful maybe had some downtime evidently made known to the school management would have been allowed their kids to continue , they are the ones that fall into the other part of the %96.

This is exactly what most of this private school owners will always schemishly tell their teachers. But if make your indept findings as a teacher you will discover a significant number of students had cleared. Now you ask why then are they still owing , some wicked ones will delay it for days/weeks after your salary due date. Why because some of them want be big business, real estate owners and travel abroad by all means .
Your assertion in number 2 is wrong. I am a school proprietor and I can tell you authoritatively that there has not been a term when I do not not have millions of naira in carry over fees. If you do not accommodate such, the parents will withdraw their children to other schools and you won't see a dime of the fees owed.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Nobody: 2:39pm On Jul 18, 2020
U4jane:
It is not as easy as you think,if you have been an insider in issues regarding to school fees payment,you will understand that all parents do not pay as at when due.Some even pay installmentally no word like that,others pay beckon on the school management to permit their children for a period of time.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by ajl: 2:41pm On Jul 18, 2020
coputa:
This lockdown has further revealed that private school employs more than half of the 500,000 that graduates from tertiary instutions every year.We should not castigate them,but rather we should applaud them and wholly shift the blame on our dirrectionless,currupt and irresponsible government that refused to create job and change our school curricullum to suit the modern day job requirement(skill acquisition).It is a vicious circle and there's nothing one can do about it,some proprietors were once teachers,it's survival of the fittest,build yourself and move ahead,the job market is already saturated.

You made a point. But that’s not a justification to cheat their employees. Its normal to them to employ fresh graduates. Why would you applaud them if they are taking advantage of their employees? Are the students getting free service from the schools? Surely not.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Wolexyrey: 2:52pm On Jul 18, 2020
I'm a private school teacher and I have been collecting my salary since the pandemic began. Although, I'm working from home

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by scopp(m): 2:54pm On Jul 18, 2020
uromii:
Every honest proprietor is supposed to have paid it staff their February, March and April salary in full plus even necessary bonus because they collect their fees per term and this money is paid in whole and they normally demand this money (fee drive) from second week of resumption and their dead line for payments is always that first month of resumption and the lockdown started towords ending of March , almost all school's does this.

In other words %96 percent of schools in Nigeria have already collected their pupils school fees before the covid-19 lock down.

To show How wicked black man can be most of the proprietors/proprietress have dubiously refused to give their staff their complete payment for April, May. Most school owners are not always honest to their workers because no regulatory bodies beams their watch light on them.

So if you are a teacher you teach in a private school and you did not receive your April and may salary from your director , just know you have been cheated.
We were not paid for the month of March. That is his the proprietress behaves. To get our salaries is always an issue. Since the lock down not even a text to check on the teachers. She deceived us to go that by the end of the month she will pay, but since march no one has heard from her. CANDLESTICK SCHOOL GWARIMPA, ABUJA.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Victory2222: 2:56pm On Jul 18, 2020
Makavelli25:
My school paid me my full march salary 8k
But since then nothing else
Not even a call. I stoped sending new month greetings april too. cry
You try
For those quoting me
It is eight thousand
Was just doing it till when admission comes.
I dont only teach o. As the only male teacher
I run errands only a guy can do to
Follow bus,and a lot more
Laslas na 8k i go collect
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by SirBunky85(m): 3:00pm On Jul 18, 2020
graciamore:
she did not even pay us march salary fa, just the 4k she paid us and dismiss us.. I swear it will not be well with that woman..
4k out of how much?
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by SirBunky85(m): 3:02pm On Jul 18, 2020
Makavelli25:
8k sir
Its a primary school,i was teaching basic 3,
I was just doing it till when jamb starts giving admission
pls stop explaining further,u owe no one no explanation
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by realtalk19: 3:02pm On Jul 18, 2020
fortunately i work in a private school and all staff were paid till April. May till date only staff involve in virtual class are paid full salaries. other staff are getting half of their pay. please dont be a cheap private school teacher. get certification (international) and get a good private school and you wont have to pass through stress like this. honestly there is money working in a private school if you have the right qualifications.

Speak for urself. Some certified big schools didn't pay March and April salary and stil slashed the salary for virtual learning period on top ogboju that March and April salary will only be paid when school fully resumes. I agree with the OP. School owner have already collected most of their fees before the lockdown but withheld paying so they could use it to sustain their family during the lockdown hereby leaving the staff to their faith of struggle and survival. For me That's wickedness.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by mikeybrainy: 3:02pm On Jul 18, 2020
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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by coputa(m): 3:03pm On Jul 18, 2020
ajl:


You made a point. But that’s not a justification to cheat their employees. Its normal to them to employ fresh graduates. Why would you applaud them if they are taking advantage of their employees? Are the students getting free service from the schools? Surely not.
Private schools are not the only ones exploiting their employees,don't forget that Nigeria operates CAPITALIST economic system.Acquire as much as you can.fix your prize /wages,Who will fight for you,nobody,take it or leave it,That's the system we all found ourselves.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by ogwuche4u(m): 3:03pm On Jul 18, 2020
It's better to ride okada or drive a keke than to waste your energy teaching in a private school. Why should one settle for 7k, 8k as monthly salary? Okada men make that in less than 72hrs. Even 30k is waste of precious time.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Hamdy6: 3:05pm On Jul 18, 2020
kk
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by graciamore(f): 3:06pm On Jul 18, 2020
SirBunky85:
4k out of how much?
15k..not much but sincerely it was something to me then
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by SirBunky85(m): 3:07pm On Jul 18, 2020
merieam16:
lolz, education sector in nigeria is nofin 2 write home about
what's all these with some of you self?which one come be "nofin"?the next time,u'll write "wiv" instead of with.Nawao for una o

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by VenusEAGLE: 3:09pm On Jul 18, 2020
Clothingonline9:

You are one of the heartless school owner in Nigeria so giving your staff who sweat to make your Business grow 5k is much after paying her less than 25 percent of revenue from a class.its in difficult time you know sane humans that’s why most private schools in Nigeria don’t last the test of time.only one man want to eat 50 percent profit
leave him. From his response to me it's obvious he is not a teacher nor owns a school.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by ajl: 3:10pm On Jul 18, 2020
Clothingonline9:

You are one of the heartless school owner in Nigeria so giving your staff who sweat to make your Business grow 5k is much after paying her less than 25 percent of revenue from a class.its in difficult time you know sane humans that’s why most private schools in Nigeria don’t last the test of time.only one man want to eat 50 percent profit

You see, that's the problem with Nigeria. Educational sector is not where you allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to come operate. It's not just about profit. You want to raise well balanced kids with well trained and well renumerated teachers. Based on what I know about we Nigerians, most proprietors will rather divert most of the school revenue to their private projects and building mansions than pay their teachers their monthly salaries. It's a culture for many employers in Nigeria to cheat their employees. Its also sad that some employees are also shady and will stab their employers in the back. I am not in the private school sector. Once I employed a lady with some experience and was paying her around N110k and a corper around N45k, also a lady. This was in 2013-2014. The jobs is still related to the educational sector because our clients are from that sector. I even gave the senior one a laptop for work. You won't believe this crook stole my company clients, was using my laptop to do her own private runs. And the sad part was she was even calling "God" after stealing my company data and clients. I am curious to know how far she has gone with such treacherous character. Obviously I overpaid them probably because I believe people should be rewarded for their efforts.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by SirBunky85(m): 3:10pm On Jul 18, 2020
graciamore:
15k..not much but sincerely it was something to me then
okay,it's much better than getting oneself involved in criminality.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Denique(f): 3:12pm On Jul 18, 2020
mikeybrainy:
Sis please I need work too
Please help me
Hi,
Well noted. Should any offer come up I'll let you know as I am yet to reach a conclusion with the moniker I quoted on behalf of the person who needs someone.
Regards.

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by zedegit: 3:13pm On Jul 18, 2020
fyneboi79:
Nna e shock me pass o!!

Most graduate teachers don't earn that much(#15 000- #30 000).
He own is Ssce secondary certificate which ordinarily shouldn't happen since lowest qualification should be Nce.


I remember collecting #3500 monthly 3 days in a week many years ago for same qualification like him.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by VenusEAGLE: 3:14pm On Jul 18, 2020
ajl:


N7k? What kind of school is that. Thats below minimum wage. Don't you all have a union or membership organization that can fight on your behalf?
it is Quality Assurance and NUT that is supposed to be incharge but the level of corruption in Nigeria is unpredictable.
Once they come around they only write what suits them in favor of the proprietors
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Kingstanding: 3:15pm On Jul 18, 2020
Makavelli25:
My school paid me my full march salary 8k
But since then nothing else
Not even a call. I stoped sending new month greetings april too. cry

For those quoting me
It is eight thousand
Was just doing it till when admission comes.
I dont only teach o. As the only male teacher
I run errands only a guy can do to
Follow bus,and a lot more
Laslas na 8k i go collect
. And from that 8k you will still give your girl friend 6k monthly allowance. Men dey try o.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by zedegit: 3:20pm On Jul 18, 2020
What binds the worker in this case teacher to the school is salary.

You can't stop payment for 4-8 months and expect your teachers to resume with you.

There will massive employment opportunity in the teaching sector once school resumes because the teachers have seen the proprietors finish.


# What they should have done was to have a fixed amount even if it's #5000 that they send to their workers to build the relationship
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by andrejeff: 3:21pm On Jul 18, 2020
Private school owner Ms take advantage of the lack of jobs in Nigeria to Milk the fresh graduates
imagine after collecting 33k Nysc allawee and being offered 15k as salary by one school like that
I think the federal government should set up a salary STRUCTURE for private school and private company employees

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Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by PattyMike(m): 3:21pm On Jul 18, 2020
Actually, some parents owe 2 terms school fees. Many Instead of paying the debt take the child to another cheaper school and leave the proprietor with the loss. Only roughly 35-40% pay on time and duefully. Many pay quarter, quarter, quarter over the term. I'm talking 15-20k for primary students and 25-35k for secondary kind of private schools. This assessment is kinda biased, my mother in-law has a school in Lagos island and I know what she faces, some proprietors or proprietress face more loss and profits.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Sibrah: 3:24pm On Jul 18, 2020
uromii:
Every honest proprietor is supposed to have paid it staff their February, March and April salary in full plus even necessary bonus because they collect their fees per term and this money is paid in whole and they normally demand this money (fee drive) from second week of resumption and their dead line for payments is always that first month of resumption and the lockdown started towords ending of March , almost all school's does this.

In other words %96 percent of schools in Nigeria have already collected their pupils school fees before the covid-19 lock down.

To show How wicked black man can be most of the proprietors/proprietress have dubiously refused to give their staff their complete payment for April, May. Most school owners are not always honest to their workers because no regulatory bodies beams their watch light on them.

So if you are a teacher you teach in a private school and you did not receive your April and may salary from your director , just know you have been cheated.
Are the teachers paid for being on payroll or for teaching? Therein lies the answer to this issue.
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by KelvinC1(m): 3:27pm On Jul 18, 2020
awoo47:
1k out of 4k isn't bad nw...
LOLS
Re: How Private School Owners Are Dubiously Cheating Their Teachers by Housing(m): 3:28pm On Jul 18, 2020
DesChyko:


I'm a private school teacher. And I think your analysis above is flawed. This certainly doesn't work for most private schools in Nigeria. At least, not for where I work. Since most private schools are patronized by families that live on somewhere below the middle class income range, I think I have a pretty good idea how they make their payments.

Some parents pay early on. Some pay after the first fee drive. Some pay in parts when they get salaries. Some pay whenever those sponsoring the child's education send the money. Some wait until exam time to pay. And some will still not pay that term. And the school will still consider some pleas too. So 96% is a really unrealistic number. I'ld go with 50% at most.

What you should insist on instead is the school management seeking other possible ways to ensure their staff get paid.

I work in an organization where school fees is the major source of income. The organization had ten secondary schools in Lagos State with yearly revenue of of N300Million. With over 18 years experience as administrative staff at the headquarters.

All secondary schools in Lagos State have started their 2nd term examinations before the state government ordered closure of schools. As at then average of 80% expected school revenue had been received.

Most terminal classes had pay even parts of 3rd school fees if not all because school fees for primary six, JSS3 and SSS3 for the whole session will be divided into two and must be paid first half during first term while the second half must be paid before the end of 2nd term. In essence. At least 80% of expected revenue for the payments of March and April have been collected by private schools.

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