said that the business was bleak and the income was not enough to cover the expenses
Training institution suddenly suspended classes
At 8:47 pm the day before (13th), the WeChat official account of "Qiaohu KIDS Kunming Runcheng Second Avenue Center" issued a "temporary suspension of classes".
notice stated: In the past six months, the Central Campus of Kunming Runcheng Second Avenue, the Kunming Runcheng Second Avenue of Qiaohu KIDS Early Education Center has been greatly reduced due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the " double reduction " policy and the negative news related to Qiaohu KIDS, and the number of new members has dropped sharply, and its operating conditions are bleak; coupled with the high housing rent and employee wages, the necessary costs and expenses such as high housing rent and employee wages have long been insufficient to make ends meet and are in a difficult situation. The courses that were originally carried out have been greatly impacted and affected. Therefore, classes will be temporarily suspended from now on. After the company's business-related issues are processed, the company will notify members to resume classes.
0,000 yuan tuition fee was wasted?
Parents call the police
14 at 11:30 am on the 14th, the reporter came to the Qiaohu KIDS store in the center of Runcheng Second Avenue, where many parents have gathered here. A notice of class suspension was posted on the glass of the door that was consistent with the content of the WeChat public account. The front desk also placed a sign-in form for students to enter the kindergarten on December 13, and the computer in the store had been moved away on the weekend on the grounds of system upgrades.
"When I came to pick up my child yesterday (13th), there was nothing unusual. I suddenly saw the class suspension notice at night. I couldn't believe it, it was too sudden." Mr. Zhang, a parent of the student, told reporters that there was no news before. The parents only realized that the class was suspended after seeing the message posted on the WeChat public account. Everyone was confused and quickly contacted the teacher. After contacting, they found that the teacher also saw the notification and realized that the class was suspended. They were also victims.
It is understood that the amount of admission to the institution is basically between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan, and the highest is more than 30,000 yuan. There are about 400 parents who have enrolled in classes. Parents have estimated that the unsuspended tuition fees may be around 4 million yuan.
"My family registered in October, and had a total of 72 classes, which cost 13,000 yuan. Now they have only attended 10 classes. There are still parents who have paid for a class but haven't even attended it yet," said Ms. Li, a parent of the student.
Some parents said that the institution has done great discount activities on Double Eleven and Double Twelve. At that time, a total of 17,000 yuan was paid, and there were 140 classes. The baby has only attended 12 classes, and the school suddenly stopped classes for about 15,000 yuan.
Some parents told reporters that they paid a total of more than 30,000 yuan in tuition fees, and they have only been taking classes for more than a month now.
Parents questioned: "Since the institution is about to suspend classes due to poor management, why did it claim to be an anniversary celebration a few days ago, and to hold many discount activities to collect money in Double Twelve. Isn't this a fraud?"
has no clear time for resumption of classes at all now. Parents are worried that the tuition fees will be wasted, so they called the police. After receiving the call, the police from Jinjiahe Police Station communicated with the parents on the scene and said that the public security organs are very concerned about the matter, have filed a case and contacted the Education and Sports Bureau, Market Supervision and Administration Bureau and other relevant departments. They have contacted the boss through various means such as telephone numbers and home address, but have not been able to contact him. They will contact the boss through various means in the future.
The salary has been owed for more than two months
Employees need to protect their rights
It is understood that there are more than 20 teachers in this institution, and so far, they have not paid their salary for more than two months.
"The 15th of each month is pay day. Our October salary should have been paid on November 15, but it was not paid. At that time, the center manager told the employees that the boss had difficulty in capital turnover at the end of the year and would be paid before the New Year." Ms. Liu, a teacher at the Second Avenue Center of Runcheng, Kunming, said that out of trust in the company, the teachers still insisted on preparing lessons, attending classes, and organizing activities, and the course tasks assigned to them were also carried out normally.It was not until December 13 that the teacher learned about the suspension of classes when he saw the news on the WeChat public account .
Ms. Liu said that before that, the legal representative of the company had changed on November 24. The employees were not vigilant at that time, believing that paying wages had little to do with changing the legal representative of the company.
html After suddenly receiving the notice of suspension of class on 13th, a teacher called the police.Then, the reporter contacted the after-sales staff of the institution based on the phone number provided on the suspension notice. The staff member said: "I have contacted the industrial and commercial department and will register and summarize the remaining fees and unfinished courses for members, and then do the next step. If classes resume, they will be notified on the official account, but the time for classes resume is uncertain. If a refund is required, after the company and the headquarter leaders confirm, they will be handled in accordance with the law and regulations."
Xishan District Education and Sports Bureau
The institution does not have school qualifications
In this regard, the Xishan District Education and Sports Bureau stated that the institution has not been approved and is an institution without school qualifications. The lawyer believes that the sudden closure of education institutions has not issued an advance notice and the inability to determine the resumption time has led to the stagnation of courses, which is a failure to fulfill the training obligation.
The staff member of the Xishan District Education and Sports Bureau said that early on the 14th, he received a call from his parents to report the incident. The staff checked the relevant files and found that the institution had not been approved before, which was equivalent to not having the qualifications to run a school. Now early education training institutions are no longer within the approval scope of the Education and Sports Bureau and should be managed by the Market Supervision Administration.
Then the reporter contacted the Kunming Municipal Market Supervision Administration for an interview, and no reply was received as of press time.
"Qiaohu KIDS" There are two campuses in Kunming
Currently, the legal representatives have changed
Qiaohu KIDS Kunming Runcheng Second Avenue Central Campus does not have school qualifications. So does Qiaohu KIDS located in the modern central campus of Binjiang Junyuan have school qualifications?
reporter contacted the Panlong District Education and Sports Bureau for consultation. The staff of the Civil Affairs Approval Section of the bureau said that preschool training institutions are no longer approved. All previous preschool training institutions need to be approved before they can carry out activities normally. The Qiaohu KIDS located in the Modern Center has not been approved, which is equivalent to not having the qualifications to run schools. If there is no license, you can verify it with the street community.
Then, the reporter verified with Yihua Road community staff that Qiaohu KIDS Modern Plaza Central Institution has a business license, but the business license is registered as a company. It is not clear whether it has the qualifications to run schools or not within the scope of business, and the institution has not provided relevant proof.
Qiaohu KIDS has two campuses in Kunming. After the school is closed in Runcheng Second Avenue Central Campus, will the other campus still operate normally? In this regard, Mr. Gui, manager of the Modern Plaza Central Campus Center of Qiaohu KIDS, said that the two campuses are independent operation models. The Modern Plaza Central Campus is currently operating normally, and the salary is paid normally in full term, and parents' notifications are also timely.
"On the evening of the 13th, we learned about the suspension of classes in Runcheng campus, and promptly provided feedback to the headquarters, and also communicated with the headquarters that some parents in Runcheng campus hoped to divert their children to our campus for classes. We estimated that there will be results in the past few days." Mr. Gui said.
When the reporter searched for relevant information on Qichacha , he found that Yunnan Shuoer Education Consulting Co., Ltd., which belongs to the Kunming Runcheng Second Avenue Central Campus, was established on September 20, 2018 with a registered capital of RMB 1 million. The current status is in existence. On November 23, the legal representative of the company was changed from Sun Yixiong to Ran Simin.
, and Kunming Youer Education Consulting Co., Ltd., which belongs to the Central Campus of Qiaohu KIDS Modern Plaza, was established on August 30, 2019 with a registered capital of 300,000 yuan. The legal representative was also changed from Sun Yixiong to Li Chen on October 27.
Regarding the change of the legal representative, Mr. Gui said that this is a normal change of corporate information. It is because I have the confidence to operate this campus that I acquired the equity.
Lawyer said
Institutions failed to fulfill the training obligation
Lawyer Zhang Yunlong, senior partner of Yunnan Tianwaitian Law Firm, believes that the sudden closing of education institutions did not notify in advance, and the inability to determine the resumption time of courses caused the course to stagnate, which is a failure to fulfill the training obligation.
has two ways to protect rights: one is that parents who apply for classes report the situation to the local education bureau and market supervision department to claim refunds to protect rights. Second, civil litigation can be filed with the people's court on the grounds of education and training service contract disputes, and legitimate rights and interests can be safeguarded through litigation channels. The core evidence that parents should collect is the training contract signed during class registration, the training fee invoice or the receipt . If you register online, you can keep the corresponding payment voucher on your mobile phone.
In addition to the above evidence materials, teachers in training institutions usually communicate with parents through some chat platforms, such as WeChat, QQ, SMS and other chat records to save. Records of children's check-in in and out of class, training photos, videos or telephone recordings should be collected and retained as auxiliary evidence.
Employees’ wages are owed. First, employees can apply for labor arbitration from Labor Arbitration Committee ; second, if a company issues an IOU regarding wage arrears, they can apply for a payment order to the court; third, they can complain to the relevant local labor and social security departments.
Source: Chuncheng Evening News-Opening News Comprehensive
