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E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH Bewertungen
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10 Bewertungen von Mitarbeiter:innen
Unpleasant and exploitative company
Ex-FreelancerHat bis 2021 bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH in Erfurt gearbeitet.
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Dishonesty.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Pay invoices on time. Don’t lie and exploit. And stop writing really positive reviews of yourselves!
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Some other freelancers were nice
Gehalt/Benefits
See above
Arbeitsbedingungen
Atrocious pay. Not enough to pay health insurance and pension contributions.
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Good language school to work for
Ex-FreelancerHat bis 2023 im Bereich Personal / Aus- und Weiterbildung bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH gearbeitet.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
classrooms were clean and spacious, got all the books and teaching materials i needed, convenient access to office
Work-Life-Balance
classes were sometimes early in the mornings but that was the only client availability
Gehalt/Benefits
for this area normal and at times above normal remuneration rates
Interessante Aufgaben
students were great
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A small, welcoming language school with good working conditions for English teachers.
Ex-FreelancerHat bis 2023 bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH in Erfurt gearbeitet.
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A positive working environment, good classrooms and easy communication with the staff. Help was provided to set up in Germany with accommodation and administration.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The school is well equipped and has a welcoming atmosphere.
Work-Life-Balance
It's possible to organise your timetable in a way that allows plenty of free time.
Gehalt/Benefits
The salary is fair for English language teachers.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
I found the staff to be professional and supportive.
Arbeitsbedingungen
I was happy with the working conditions at ELT.
Kommunikation
It was very easy to communicate about timetabling, invoices and other admin.
Interessante Aufgaben
I taught students of various levels and from different backgrounds. There was a mix of group and individual lessons. I taught face to face and online.
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Dishonest and not reputable
Ex-FreelancerHat zum Zeitpunkt der Bewertung nicht mehr bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH in Erfurt gearbeitet.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Nothing really
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Pretty much everything. They really are exploitative
Verbesserungsvorschläge
- pay staff on time
- don’t lie to foreigners before they come and work for you about the hourly rate and ‘hours guarantee’
- don’t lie about payment and insult the intelligence of the freelancers
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Working with the other freelancers was fine; however, constant late payments made it hard to trust management.
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The clients often laugh about what a joke of a company it is
Work-Life-Balance
Often sent to the middle of nowhere with 3-4 hours of travelling in a day. The time was not compensated and often you had to leave at 5 or 6 a.m. to reach these places.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
None to speak of
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Payment was frequently late and if you didn’t chase and chase, it could be months. If you asked, you’d just be lied to about how transfers to your particular bank could take longer etc.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Dreadful. See above comments about payment.
Kommunikation
So much dishonesty. If you ask a question, you won’t get a truthful answer.
Gehalt/Benefits
13€ per hour freelance. It doesn’t even cover the pension and health insurance etc
Gleichberechtigung
I suppose those score well here because they’re equally terrible to all freelancers. They don’t discriminate here!
Interessante Aufgaben
Some of the company teaching was ok.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
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2018
Ex-FreelancerHat zum Zeitpunkt der Bewertung nicht mehr bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH gearbeitet.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Gives teachers a lot of freedom which encourages them to be creative
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
The fact that they withhold payment after teachers send their notice. If one does not pursue them, they don't pay one's salary.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Pay your teachers on time, and don't withhold their payment when they give their notice. That is not legal.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The centre is nice, but as a freelance teacher we are sent to some locations which can be awful.
Work-Life-Balance
Some days are overwhelming starting at 6:30 am and ending at 9:00 pm; other days you might not have much teaching to do.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
None existent
Kollegenzusammenhalt
The management is not bothered about it.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
None existent
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Don't think that the head of the language centre really cares about staff
Arbeitsbedingungen
Sometimes it can be bad, when one is sent to unemployment centres
Kommunikation
Good
Interessante Aufgaben
If one enjoys teaching, and moving around; it's actually not that bad. One discovers new towns and companies.
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Interesting tasks but working conditions leave much to be desired
Ex-FreelancerHat zum Zeitpunkt der Bewertung nicht mehr bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH in Erfurt gearbeitet.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The office is spacious and the classrooms are well-stocked. You are provided with books and can make copies there. You normally teach at clients and if that's at a company, it will be in their meeting room and if it's continuing education for unemployed adults, it will be at one of those centres.
Work-Life-Balance
You won't get over 100 hours a month because that could make them liable for being sued for social benefits.
It's language training with a focus on business English so you may have intensive classes but you may have classes before or after work.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
There are no promotions - the company can hardly pay the cheap freelancers it has on call.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
You sometimes share classes with other freelancers. Some are professional and nice, some are backpacker types. It's a mix. Office staff when I was there were friendly and open.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Well, we regularly got paid late.
What does late mean? Sometimes a few days, sometimes a few months - if you don't ask about it, it can really mean months.
Apparently this is still going on.
Arbeitsbedingungen
See above. Pay is low and there are no opportunities for advancement. Training is not paid for. Meetings are not compensated.
They pay for your textbooks and you might get them to pay for your Bahncard. Travel fees will be reimbursed.
Kommunikation
You receive your "schedule" without much notice, although they won't sign you up for a class without asking you. There is often zero flexibility as they have already agreed on hours and conditions with client. They may also ask you about long-term projects which never come to fruition but for which they have "blocked" your schedule (so you end up with few hours that month).
The biggest communication problem is lying about payment issues and future projects - so sure, they communicate with you but you don't know if it's true or not.
Gehalt/Benefits
13 euros/ an hour. No benefits.
Interessante Aufgaben
It's fun teaching at different companies and getting to know different people. I am still in contact with some students. If you like teaching, you will like your work.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
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Used and abused
Ex-FreelancerHat zum Zeitpunkt der Bewertung nicht mehr bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH in Erfurt gearbeitet.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Contact with students, pleasant classrooms, staff speak decent enough English
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- Hourly rate (13€/h) markedly inferior to that of other language schools; no extra pay for travel time or work outside of Erfurt
- Income very unreliable- courses postponed or cancelled at the whim of the client, sometimes for months at a time
- Regularly paid late
- Expected to maintain full weekday availability for ELT despite the above points
- Crap rate of pay leaves trainers unable to pay for essentials such as health insurance, social security and income tax; company seems to make a point of hiring people from abroad who don't know the system and aren't immediately aware of the extent to which they are being exploited
- Expected to travel up to 3/4 hours in a day to visit company clients, sometimes with a 5am start and private classes in Erfurt in the evenings. For a 7.5 hour teaching day one can expect to earn around 130€ untaxed
- 'Hours guarantee' (20 per week) mentioned in contract means nothing
- Trainers often treated in an unprofessional manner by management and reception staff
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Unreliable and unfair conditions of work
Ex-FreelancerHat bis 2015 bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH gearbeitet.
Work-Life-Balance
I wasn't provided with enough work and had some very tough months. The company also held grudges when I wanted to take holiday and expected me to always be able to teach for them.
Gehalt/Benefits
I was paid late several times without good reason. There were times when colleagues were paid half of their wage and the other half a week later. It was a completely unfair system.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
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Prima Firma!
Hat bis 2008 bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH gearbeitet.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Internationales Team, super Kollegen, jederzeit der kurze Draht und Weg zur Chefin, Team-Events
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Seriöses, familienfreundliches und...
Hat zum Zeitpunkt der Bewertung bei E.L.T. The English Language Trainers GmbH gearbeitet.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Seriöses, familienfreundliches und international tätiges Unternehmen. Abwechslungsreiches Arbeitsfeld und sehr gutes Management. Viele Möglichkeiten der Weiterbildung und Freiräume für eigene Ideen.
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Wir setzen auf Transparenz
So verdient kununu Geld.
Fragen zu Bewertungen und Gehältern
- Basierend auf 10 Erfahrungen von aktuellen und ehemaligen Mitarbeiter:innen wird E.L.T. The English Language Trainers durchschnittlich mit 3 von 5 Punkten bewertet. Dieser Wert liegt unter dem Durchschnitt der Branche Öffentliche Verwaltung (3,5 Punkte). 0% der Bewertenden würden E.L.T. The English Language Trainers als Arbeitgeber weiterempfehlen.
- Ausgehend von 10 Bewertungen gefallen die Faktoren Interessante Aufgaben, Arbeitsatmosphäre und Gleichberechtigung den Mitarbeiter:innen am besten an dem Unternehmen.
- Neben positivem Feedback haben Mitarbeiter:innen auch Verbesserungsvorschläge für den Arbeitgeber. Ausgehend von 10 Bewertungen sind Mitarbeiter:innen der Meinung, dass sich E.L.T. The English Language Trainers als Arbeitgeber vor allem im Bereich Umgang mit älteren Kollegen noch verbessern kann.