They sent me this contract agreement...

The Institute (SEZ LANGUAGE ACADEMY) wishes to engage the services of the Instructor :
as an English Instructor. The two parties, in a spirit of friendly cooperation, agree to sign to this contract and pledge to fulfill conscientiously all the obligations stipulated in it.

1.CONTRACT PERIOD
The contract is valid for the period of one year and is effective
from 6th October 2014 to 5th October 2015
In the case that the beginning date of the contract falls before the legal entry date (as recognized by the United Arab Emirates Immigration Office) the 12 months will begin on the day of your first workday. (This is renewable)

2. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
SEZ LANGUAGE ACADEMY located at 27 Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai,United Arab Emirates.. The Employee shall not engage in other jobs, including part time work or private tutoring during their employment period without the Employers agreement.

3. WORK HOURS AND OVER-TIME WORK
1) The workdays of the Employee starts on Monday and ends on Thursday. Daily teaching hours are 6 hours per day. [9:00am to 3:00pm] 12pm-1pm Break Time.
Any hours exceeding the foregoing hours shall be considered as overtime. If the Employee does not want to work overtime, the Employer shall not force the Employee to do so.
2) If the Employee does not want to work overtime, the Employer shall not force the Employee to do so. When the Employee and the Employer reach a mutual agreement about working overtime, and the Employee does so, the Employer must pay the Employee for working overtime, according to Article 6 Clause 3.
3) The Employee shall be paid with the mentioned salary in this contract even if the Employee works less than 96 hours per month due to lack of classes.
4) The Employee must attend staff meetings and workshops, which are not held during working hours however this will not be considered as working overtime.
5) Classes and teaching will be scheduled in accordance with the needs of the Employee.

4. EMPLOYEES DUTIES
1) The Employee shall observe the Employers work system and regulations concerning administration of foreign experts and shall accept the Employers arrangement, direction, supervision and evaluation in regard to his/her work.
2) The Employee must to try to act with dignity as an English teacher. The Employee must act in this manner during the whole time that the Employee works for the Employer. The Employee shall comply with the laws, regulations and rules of United Arab Emirates and shall not be involved in any illegal activities that might damage their work permit or visa status and the reputation of the Employer.
3) The Employee must observe her/his class schedules. Furthermore, the Employee shall attend an orientation, training program, and staff meetings and prepare for their classes as required.
4) The Employee shall use only teaching materials provided by or recommended by the Employer. The use of supplementary materials is encouraged, but only after the Employer gives prior approval.
5) The Employee can be required to interview new students and evaluate their placement level.
6) The Employee shall not reveal any information regarding her/his class to any other person or to other institutes.
7) In the event that a dispute arises, both parties shall try to resolve it amicably with understanding of different cultures and customs.

5. EMPLOYERS DUTIES
1) The Employer shall provide the Employee with full support. The Employer shall respect the Employee's dignity and try to keep their relationship harmonious with the Employee.
2) The Employer shall pay the salary, as stated in this contract, and in case the Employee requests teaching materials, the Employer shall support these with utmost efforts.
3) The Employer acknowledges the differences of cultures and customs between the two parties. The Employer shall help the Employee to settle into their new residential and working surroundings. If the Employee has any trouble such as sickness and/or accident, the Employer is responsible for assisting the Employee.
4) The Employer shall not infringe on the Employee's privacy. In case the Employee brings disgrace on the Employer, the Employer shall have the right to ask the Employee to correct the situation.
5) In the event that a dispute arises, both parties shall try their best to resolve it.

6. COMPENSTATION
1) The Employee shall be paid $4800USD per month for the regular working hours on, or before, the 03rd of each month, plus $150USD/weekly feeding allowance.
Any last utility fee that is not paid by Employee shall be deducted from the last salary.
2) If the Employee has not worked the regularly scheduled hours due to tiredness, absence and etc, the monthly salary will be calculated using a daily rate or hourly rate.
©ª Daily rate: Monthly salary divided by workable days of the month multiplied by the actual worked days.
©ª Hourly rate: Daily rate divided by 6.
3) Overtime shall be paid at the rate of $50USD per hour and paid with salary on the payment day.
4) When the Employee completes the contract without any problems, the Employer must pay a severance payment equal to one month’s salary. If the Employee does not complete the contract then this payment would not be given.
5) No tax for severance payment and salary to be paid as it is stated in the United Arab Emirates Tax laws. All wages are to be paid in cash or to the Employees designated bank account.

7. IMCOME TAX AND MEDICAL INSURANCE
1) Income tax shall NOT be withheld from the salary in accordance with United Arab Emirates Tax laws. 100% TAX FREE
2) The Employee shall be covered by medical benefits under the United Arab Emirates Medical Insurance Union, Government Health Organization. FULL of the premium shall be paid by the Employer.

8. HOUSING
1) The Employee and his/her family will be provided with a private 2bed room apartment that is furnished with basic appliances and be located within the school premesis.
2) The following furnishings are provided: bed and sheets, wardrobe, table, chair, TV, VCR (if cable network is not connected) and Internet connection, refrigerator, laundry machine, basic cooking or kitchen facilities, basic cleaning tools,.
3) Monthly utilities for electricity, water, gas, oil and Internet are the Employee's responsibility. Furthermore, all the expenses regarding his/her meals are also the Employees responsibility.
4) The Employee shall be responsible for the maintenance of the apartment, furniture and equipment. Any damage is the Employees responsibility.
5) Upon the completion of this contract, the overdue fee for monthly utilities for electricity, water, gas, oil and Internet shall be deducted from the last month’s salary.
9. VISA/WORK PERMIT AND AIR FAIRE
1) The Employer shall refund all expenses incurred in the process of obtaining the visa/work permit back to the Employee upon Employee arrival in United Arab Emirates.
2) Air ticket for Employee and his/her family will be provided by the Employer upon confirmation of the visa/work permit from United Arab Emirates Immigration Office.
3) If the Employee terminates his/her contract before three months after the Employees arrival then the Employer has the right to deduct the amount of money spent on an visa/work permit and airfare from the Employees last salary. However, if the Employer terminates the contract before three months, the Employer does not have the right to deduct the airfare from the Employees salary.
4) When the Employee completes his/her contract, the Employer must pay the Employee with the amount of money that is equal to the airfare home. If the Employee does not complete the contract then the Employer will not pay for the airfare.
5) The air ticket shall be limited to Economy class only.
After arrival in United Arab Emirates, teachers may be allowed a few days for adjustment and school preparation before beginning regular teaching duties. The preparatory period will be spent in the institute preparing for classes and learning the instructional system.
10. PAID VACATION AND PAID SICK LEAVE
Employee will receive 1 Month paid vacation 1 MONTH paid vacation days on top of the already stipulated holidays (All National holidays, Friday, Saturdays and Sundays). The vacations will be administered through the Academic Director.
3) The Employee will be paid for all national holidays and not be expected to work during these days.
4) Paid sick leave shall be 3 days during the period of the contract. A doctor's medical certificate for such absences shall be submitted to the Employer. However, if the period of leave from illness exceeds 3 days, those days shall not be considered as paid sick leave.

5) With the exception of entitled paid vacation and sick leave, in the case that the Employee is absent, the Employees monthly salary will be deducted according to Article 6 Clause 2.
11. RENEWAL OF CONTRACT
1) The Employee must give the Employer a 60-day notice in writing before renewal or non-renewal of the Employees current contract.
2) Both the Employer and the Employee reserve the option to renew the contract.
12. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
1) Both parties will give at least a 60 days notice in writing prior to the termination date of the contract and the Employer retains the right to terminate the contract immediately if:
- The Employee is unable to discharge the responsibilities or meet the conditions such as being late for class on a continuous basis; continuous failure to keep regularly scheduled class hours and repeated absences from classes without a valid reason.
- The Employee teaches off the Employers property
- The Employee uses illegal drugs or is intoxicated during work hours.
- The Employee participates in any type of criminal activity that corrupts public morals which violates the laws of the United Arab Emirates.
2) The Employee shall terminate this contract in the event the Employer does not follow this contract as stated herein, or in the case that the Employer assaults the Employee in a verbal, physical, and/or mental way.
3) Within 14 days, the Employee is required to sign a notice of termination and accompany the Employer to the Immigration Office to notify the United Arab Emirates Immigration Office of the termination.
13. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT
1) In case there are any changes and/or modifications to the contract, both parties must give 30 days prior written notice after mutual agreement between both parties.
2) Any changes and/or modifications made must be in writing and signed by both parties to be included in this contract. Any changes made to this contract, whether verbal or other, without the knowledge and written consent of both parties are to be considered invalid, and as such are not part of this contract.
14. VENUE FOR DISPUTES BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE
The appropriate laws of the England will govern this contract. However, while both parties enter into this agreement with total honesty and integrity, disputes may sometimes occur. In such cases, both parties will be bound by all terms and conditions of this contract and will try to resolve the difference in a civil manner that is fair to both parties. In the event that no solution can be found for a problem and either party decides to terminate this contract, they must do so in accordance with CONTRACT AGREEMENT herein. Upon such termination, both parties will agree to remain civil and to speak honestly and fairly about their experiences and not in a disrespectful manner
15. TRANSFERAL OF CONTRACT
Under no circumstances can the Employer exchange, give, sell or transfer this contract or the services of the Employee to another party or Institute without the written consent of the Employee.

16. LANAGUAGE OF CONTRACT
The Language of this contract is written in English. For the convenience of the Employer, In event of a dispute, the English version of this contract will prevail.
17. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1) The Employer and the Employee agree that they have read the entirety of this EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT and no other verbal agreement statement or promise made on or before the effective date of this contract will be binding on the parties.
2) The Employer and the Employee will act in good faith toward each other. The Employer will not dismiss the Employee without reasons that are reasonably considered as a good cause and the Employee will do their utmost to satisfactorily fulfill all the responsibilities and meet all the conditions as described in the above agreement.
3) This contract is in duplicate on the date stated at the end of this contract. The Employee retains one copy and the Employer retains one copy.
The following Employment Agreement is made between the following two parties.

EMPLOYEE:
Sign:

EMPLOYER: Khan Zafar/Principal
For. SEZ LANGUAGE ACADEMY
27 Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.

Sign:
September 5, 2014