On June 15th, Nova teachers' salaries were paid 12 hours later than usual, and only after teachers had called head office to complain and had considered not even showing up for work. Nova had blamed it on "a glitch" at the banks, until teachers had started complaining to their banks who denied any responsibility.
On July 15th, teachers got paid, but the Japanese staff were panicking as they did not receive their regular summer bonuses. This was difficult for them as their salaries are already so low compared to the teachers' salaries.
As of this morning (Mon. July 30th), Nova's Japanese staff still had not received their salaries that was due to be deposited in their bank accounts last Friday (the 27th). This time, Nova has claimed that the delay was due to a problem with their new salary system, however no one had ever heard of a new system being implemented until after the Japanese staff weren't paid.
This is not a matter a liking or not liking Nova. The facts can stand on their own. When we were assured of being paid they job was not necessarily that bad, depending on the branch you were in and the AAM/trainer you had.
However, the fact is that that now working for Nova is a real gamble. The company is deeply in debt, it is being forced by the government to pay back money to the students who have asked to cancel their contracts, and Nova is unable to sign any new students up to longer contracts for the near future.
The future is bleak, teachers and staff are leaving en masse, and moral was never that high to begin with. The Japanese staff and AAMs are trying to put on good face on the situation at best, or at worse living in denial that their years of faith in the company and the time invested in their "careers" at Nova are about to meet the face of reality as the company goes bankrupt.
The company can only stagger on in debt for so long. That is the nature of the market system. If people want to continue to work and cling to hope that they will get their pay, then they are more than welcome to go ahead.
