Do EdEx provide compound accommodation?

nope, they provide accommodation, but not on a compound

...thank you, rareshine

Hi,

I have a contract with Edex to start in August 2014 but I was told there are some problems with the company and that they are probably going to cancel my contract. Is this true? Are you going to start this summer? Where? In Riyadh?

HUMBLEMAN wrote:

Hi,

I have a contract with Edex to start in August 2014 but I was told there are some problems with the company and that they are probably going to cancel my contract. Is this true? Are you going to start this summer? Where? In Riyadh?

Why would they cancel your contract? They are actively recruiting on job sites? It is very concerning if that's true for anyone who has signed and is waiting patiently for their visa to be processed.

They are not recruiting for KSU any more but they are definitely recruiting for PNU

As I thought, I have received an email from Edex saying that they lost their contract to KSU hence I lost my contract with them.
Does anyone know of any other agency that would employ ESL teachers for KSA?
Thank you

I'm guessing you're male. That would mean that PNU is out of the question. There are some positions still available with ICEAT and Laureatte I think. I can't recommend either, though, because I haven't had experience with them. Maybe you can ask others about them.

Yes, Apply to ICEAT. It's my third year working with them and they are very good.

Al Hussan education and training has taken over edex's contract with KSU.
Many of the men from Edex are resigning with them.

Edex does not provide compound accomodation. They have apartment blocks where teachers are housed.
Saudi British Council has only just moved their employees into a compound.
But the compound is very far from both universities. SBC pays less than Edex and SBC staff have been asked to pay 5000SR in deposit for living in the compound.

Thank you
I have applied with them but got no joy up to now. I am really desperate. Please help!

Mudarisa- Is it true that it's a western compound? Is it the one in durrat Riyadh? Is the 5000 SR deposit part of their housing allowance? Is it really an hour drive from PNU?

yes, it is a western compound. the deposit is separate to their housing allowance. they have been told they will be reimbursed at the end of their contracts. whether this is true or not, is yet to be found out.
it is very, very far from PNU.

Try applying to all of these:

Al Khaleej
Saudi British Council
Adwaa Arabia
Edex (Are still recruiting for other cities)
ICEAT

Also consider applying direct to KSU, if that is an option.

Thank you
I will start right now and hope something will happen.

Good luck!

Mudarisa is right. Edex housing is far - over an hour - or even longer when there are accidents. You'll leave extremely early if you teach in the mornings and God help you if you're late. You won't get home till close to 6 pm most days. Basically 12 hour days on the weekdays. And you can't leave early or come late or you'll get a warning.

By the way, Edex has had problems with paying people too.  Teachers have been complaining and some didn't come back after the Hajj break because they didn't get paid. Edex doesn't have a great track record - most contracting companies don't because they're in it solely for the money.

Dizzylizzy,
Did you meant SBC compound? That is what Mudrisa was referring to when she said the housing was very very far.

Hi desert blue. Yes, I'm sorry, I meant SBC. The SBC compound is extremely far from PNU, though some teachers consider the two-plus hours of commute back and forth worth it because you can at least have a somewhat normal social life, unlike PNU housing. Edex has not been paying their teachers (again!) lately. Neither company has a great record when it comes to paying their teachers. Take your pick.

Thanks Dizzylizzy for that information. Yeah the 2 hours commute sounds terrible. I guess you have to weight it against the benefits you receive. Personally I couldn't deal with that extra stress.I'm confused about why the teachers are not getting paid lately.Has PNU or the contractors run out of money😣

Hi desert blue. Your guess is as good as mine. Someone said it's because HR financial oprerations has now moved to the men's side and they haven't caught up on our paperowrk and aren't done with the transferring, but no one really knows!

PNU hasn't run out of money, and they eventually do pay everything they owe you - except overtime which you have to fight for, but you'll get your salary otherwise. But there are always delays and problems and they don't understand why we get frustrated. I heard they really only do this to the expat teachers because they know we can't really protest because of the iqama issue.

PNU also has a habit of getting behind on their papework or losing it and we teachers suffer by not getting paid. For example, right now in nursing/ health sciences, there are 5 ESL teachers who haven't gotten paid SINCE MAY. I am a hundred percent serious. According to PNU they don't even exist - it's a huge school - so they can't get paid. The teachers will have to resubmit all their documents again and start over. Sounds unbelievable but it's absolutely true. Another teacher didn't get paid for 4 months and no one knows why but she didn't quit b/c she wanted to make sure she gets her money before she leaves.

It all boils down to paperwork I think.