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An update from the lawyers. I stopped in this evening to
discuss my case. I’ve been told a number of HCT employees (even some from ZU)
have taken advantage of the free consultation and were able to return to HCT HR
and get more money than they were previously offered. So, in short a Free Consult leads to More Money! That’s not bad at all, and
these guys are happy to do it even if the
consults don’t result in cases. All employees are advised to bring their
contracts, though. So much for the claim
that these lawyers just want to take advantage of HCT victims.
Another thing is that any employees who left
under the following conditions IN THE PAST have a case that can be won:
1) Terminated without severance pay equal to their full monthly salary for three (staff) to six (faculty) months.
2) Employees who worked out their contracts and only got paid to their last work day in June. They should have received full salary through their contract date, which is why HCT is now changing contracts to start and finish in July.
3) Employees who resigned and gave the required notice period and were then charged a penalty because they did not resign at the end of a semester.
4) Employees who declined to sign the new contract and were terminated.
5) Employees who were not offered a new contract and were not officially notified of their non renewal must be renewed or given severance.
6) Employees who were officially offered a job and had the offer withdrawn.
IF HCT TELLS YOU TO SIGN THE NEW CONTRACT OR RESIGN, OR THAT A REFUSAL IS EQUAL TO RESIGNATION, DONT RESIGN!
DON’T RESIGN! THEY HAVE TO TERMINATE YOU OR EXTEND YOUR
CONTRACT AS IT IS.
Another positive thing is that if an employee does not want to sign the new contract, they don’t have to, no matter what HR tells them. If they tell you to sign it or resign, don’t resign. If they terminate you, you must get the complete severance package. For example, a teacher who refuses to sign the new contract in June or May, or any other month, and is terminated, must receive the full six months of severance payments from the date they receive official notice of termination or non renewal of the contract. If an employee refuses to sign the new contract and HCT chooses to renew that person’s contract, it must be under the old contractual terms and not the new ones.
So, you may be asking yourselves just why HCT HR has a different story. Well, the answer is they don’t know about the law and don’t care. It’s not that they are right – they are ignorant, and wilfully so.
Keep that in mind when HR tells you anything; they could be completely wrong and not even know it.
Go get ‘em. Don’t lie down and take it up the …
Another positive thing is that if an employee does not want to sign the new contract, they don’t have to, no matter what HR tells them. If they tell you to sign it or resign, don’t resign. If they terminate you, you must get the complete severance package. For example, a teacher who refuses to sign the new contract in June or May, or any other month, and is terminated, must receive the full six months of severance payments from the date they receive official notice of termination or non renewal of the contract. If an employee refuses to sign the new contract and HCT chooses to renew that person’s contract, it must be under the old contractual terms and not the new ones.
So, you may be asking yourselves just why HCT HR has a different story. Well, the answer is they don’t know about the law and don’t care. It’s not that they are right – they are ignorant, and wilfully so.
Keep that in mind when HR tells you anything; they could be completely wrong and not even know it.
Go get ‘em. Don’t lie down and take it up the …
