Contract is the “first hardware” for managing foreign teachers

合同是管理外教的“第一硬件”

不知什么时候起，“契约精神” 就和我们对外国人的印象紧紧联系在一起，不管是否属实，现代契约——合同条例，都是人才管理的基础。

在多数HR看来，这种合同是规定和约束的代名词，这种效力源自条例设置和执行力度。

我们负责人王女士办理了多年招聘外教相关资质，多年来在外教“聘评管”制度性建设上积累了不少经验。王女士说，拟定合同关键是写清“外教的权责与待遇”。

权责部分包含岗位职责、工作关系，如课时要求、工作时间、汇报对象、评估要点等；待遇部分需要细化至薪酬框架、涨幅安排以及具体福利与加班补贴的计算等。

『尤其是外教的工作时间，这一点非常重要。如果外教合同中没有备注周末加班的说明，那在之后的管理工作中会很难沟通。』张砾表示，对外教来说，海外教学并不意味着长久的工作与生活，多数人更看重异国文化与生活体验，外教在周末的“失联”也并不奇怪。

除此之外，工作时间的明确还源于国际学校的运营需求。在教学、课程活动之外，学校往往需要外教参与市场类、招生类的对外活动，而这类活动的时间多在周末。

除了薪酬待遇，学校与外教还应就职业发展做出相关协议。Lily在一所刚刚开学的国际担任HR，她提到『外教合同中一定要写清一年内有几次培训机会，包括学校内部培训和外部培训，以及在参加校外培训时，学校提供的费用补贴、一年内几次以及金额上限。』

对于合同条例，她认为在目前学校的起步阶段，外教合同还不够细致，有很多需要增加、改进的地方。『完善条例一方面是为了更好地实施管理，另一方面也是提高HR工作的效率。』

I do not know when the “contract spirit” is closely linked to our impression of foreigners. Whether it is true or not, modern contracts-contract regulations are the basis of talent management.

In the eyes of most HRs, this type of contract is synonymous with regulations and restrictions, and this effect stems from regulations and enforcement.

Our person in charge, Ms. Wang, has applied for many years to recruit relevant qualifications for foreign teachers, and has accumulated a lot of experience in the institutional construction of foreign teachers’ “appointment and management” for many years. Ms. Wang said that the key to drafting the contract was to clearly state “the rights and responsibilities and treatment of foreign teachers.”

The power and responsibility part includes job responsibilities, working relationships, such as class requirements, working hours, reporting targets, and evaluation points; the benefits part needs to be detailed into the salary framework, increase arrangements, and calculation of specific benefits and overtime subsidies.

“Especially the working time of foreign teachers is very important. If there is no note on weekend overtime in the foreign teacher contract, it will be difficult to communicate in subsequent management work. Zhang Li said that for foreign teachers, overseas teaching does not mean long-term work and life. Most people value foreign cultures and life experiences, and it is not surprising that foreign teachers “lost contact” on weekends.

In addition, the clear working hours also stem from the operating needs of international schools. In addition to teaching and curriculum activities, schools often need foreign teachers to participate in market-oriented and enrollment-type external activities, and such activities are mostly on weekends.

In addition to remuneration, schools and foreign teachers should also make relevant agreements on professional development. Lily is an HR in an international school just starting school. She mentioned that “the foreign teacher contract must clearly state how many training opportunities there are in a year, including internal and external training, and the subsidy provided by the school when participating in external training. , How many times a year, and the maximum amount.

Regarding the contract regulations, she believes that at the beginning of the school, the foreign teacher contract is not detailed enough, and there are many areas that need to be increased and improved. “On the one hand, the improvement of regulations is to better implement management, and on the other hand, it is to improve the efficiency of HR work.