The benefits below are valid for teachers teaching in Slovakia.
Some of the benefits offered depend on the number of courses in the teacher's schedule. There are three categories of schedules:
Full-time - the teacher has at least twenty-four 45-minute lessons a week in their schedule.
Part-time - the teacher has between ten and twenty-three 45-minute lessons a week in their schedule.
Minor - the teacher has nine or fewer 45-minute lessons a week in their schedule.
The discounts for language courses, prep courses and professional training are subject to the following rules:
1 group course = any group language/preparatory/professional course
The discounts can be used for not more than two group courses (of any type) in a school year and not more than one course in each trimester. The trimesters are as follows:
September–December
January–April
May–August
Note 1: It may happen that a course will not start or that there will not be a free spot.
Note 2: Individual language courses do not fall under the limit of the two group courses per school year and the discount on these courses can be applied extra.
The bonus will be awarded and added to my salary after twelve months of cooperation.
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I teach for James Cook Languages or Jipka and during the past 12 months I have taught at least 500x45-minute lessons.
I am a supplier of EDUA Group, i.e. I do not have a DPČ contract.
I have not given up any courses in the last 12 months.
I get positive feedback from my students.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time.
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems.
I do not get repeated negative feedback or below-standard observation score (marked either “slightly below standard”, “below standard”, or with a score lower than 2.5)
How do I get the bonus?
If I meet all the requirements for the bonus, I will be contacted by the HR Department.
For teaching online lessons, EDUA Group provides teachers with a full MS Teams license, so that teachers can use all the functionalities of this platform (including breakout rooms).
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I am a full-time or part-time teacher.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time.
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems.
If one or some of my courses end through no fault of mine and I no longer meet the requirements for the benefit, EDUA Group is going to offer me a new course so that I am still eligible for the benefit.
If I stop meeting the conditions for eligibility for the benefit and do not start meeting the conditions again in the next succeeding month, my eligibility for the benefit will cease. However, if I cease to meet the conditions for entitlement to the benefit between June and August, the qualifying period for re-meeting the conditions is the month of September.
If I terminate my cooperation or stop teaching my last course, my entitlement to the benefit will cease.
How do I get the benefit?
I contact the Regional Coordinator or HR Department (teacher.hr@eduagroup.cz) to verify eligibility for the benefit.
If the conditions are met, the HR Department will activate my license and send me further instructions.
The bonus will be added to my reward at the end of the month.
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I am a supplier of EDUA Group, i.e. I do not have a DPČ contract.
As of the 20th of the month, I am a full-time teacher.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time.
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems.
How do I get the bonus?
If I meet all the requirements for the bonus, I will be contacted by the HR department.
Each EDUA Group teacher has a 15 GB Google storage drive which can be used to store documents, presentations and other materials for teachers. Google Drive is also where we make basic teaching materials available to teachers.
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I teach for James Cook Languages or Jipka.
If I terminate my co-operation or stop teaching my last course, my entitlement to the benefit will cease.
How do I get the benefit?
Google storage is automatically activated for each teacher upon joining.
The discount depends on my schedule:
I am a full-time teacher - 100% discount
I am a part-time teacher or I have been working for EDUA Group continually for at least three years and there were no problems in our cooperation - 50% discount
I have a minor schedule - 10% discount
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I have been teaching for James Cook Languages or Jipka for more than three months.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time.
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems.
How do I sign up for a course?
I choose a course from www.jipka.cz.
I sign up through the HR Department (teacher.hr@eduagroup.cz) or I contact the Public Course Management (vyuka@jipka.cz).
Once my eligibility for the benefit is verified, a discount will be applied to my selected course.
The discount does not apply to the “pomaturitní” (post-secondary) courses.
The discount depends on my schedule:
I am a full-time teacher - 100% discount
I am a part-time teacher or I have been working for EDUA Group continually for at least three years and there were no problems in our cooperation - 50% discount
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I have been teaching for James Cook Languages or Jipka for more than three months.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems
How do I sign up for a course?
I choose a course from www.topvision.cz.
I sign up through the HR Department (teacher.hr@eduagroup.cz).
Once my eligibility for the benefit is verified, a discount will be applied to my selected course.
The discount depends on my schedule:
I am a full-time teacher - 50% discount
I am a part-time teacher or I have been working for EDUA Group continually for at least three years and there were no problems in our cooperation - 20% discount
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I have been teaching for James Cook Languages or Jipka for more than three months.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems
How do I sign up or sign my family member up?
I choose a course from www.tutor.cz.
I register myself or a family member through the HR Department (teacher.hr@eduagroup.cz) or I contact the Preparatory Course Management (info@tutor.cz).
Once my eligibility for the benefit is verified, a discount will be applied to my selected course.
The discount does not apply to the “pomaturitní” (post-secondary) courses.
When am I eligible for the benefit?
I am a full-time teacher or a part-time teacher or I have been working for EDUA Group continually for at least three years and there were no problems in our cooperation.
I have been teaching for James Cook Languages or Jipka for more than three months.
I perform all administrative duties properly and on time
I communicate with all relevant departments without any problems
How do I sign up for a course?
I choose a package of lessons from https://www.jipka.cz/individualni-vyuka-cenik/.
I sign up through the HR Department (teacher.hr@eduagroup.cz) or I contact Jipka´s individual courses department (individualni@jipka.cz).
Once my eligibility for the benefit is verified, a discount will be applied to my selected package.
If you recommend a new teacher and we hire them, you can get a total bonus of up to 200 EUR. The bonus is paid twice, after 3 and 12 months of the new teacher´s cooperation with EDUA and depends on the new teachers´s schedule:
between 2 and 9 45-minute lessons a week - 20 EUR bonus
between 10 and 23 45-minute lessons a week - 60 EUR bonus
24 or more 45-minute lessons a week - 100 EUR bonus
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I recommended a teacher who has been hired and has been teaching for at least 3 months.
How do I get the bonus?
If the conditions are met, I will be contacted by the HR Department.
The first part of the bonus is paid with the pay for the month in which the recommended teacher has been teaching for 3 months. The second part of the bonus is paid after the recommended teacher has been teaching for 12 months and has kept the Terms and Conditions of the contract.
A new EDUA Group teacher should attend a set of mandatory teacher training seminars in their first month at the company. The number of seminars and the bonus for attending them depends on the language taught.
Teachers of English - 7 mandatory seminars - 60 EUR bonus
Teachers of other languages - 2 mandatory seminars - 16 EUR bonus
If a teacher of a language other than English attends all 7 training seminars, they will also receive a bonus of 60 EUR.
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I attended all the mandatory training seminars during my first two months with EDUA Group.
I started teaching at least 3 courses a week (English language teachers only).
How do I get the bonus?
If all conditions are met, the bonus will be paid to me together with the remuneration for services rendered, after three months from the commencement of my teaching, or I will contact the Academic Department (dos@eduagroup.cz).
A teacher who acquires a new client for in-company courses at James Cook Languages will receive a bonus three months after the courses in this company start. The bonus depends on the income from the company:
Category 1: Income of up to 800 EUR in 3 months - 80 EUR bonus
Category 2: Income between 800 EUR and 2000 EUR in 3 months – 200 EUR bonus
Category 3: Income of over 2000 EUR in 3 months – 400 EUR bonus
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I will acquire a new client for James Cook Languages (not a new course in a company which is already a client).
The bonus is paid 3 months after the start of the courses.
The bonus does not apply to demonstration lessons provided for James Cook Languages in tenders.
How do I get the bonus?
Three months after the start of the courses in the new company I contact the Academic Department (dos@eduagroup.cz) to verify eligibility for the bonus.
When am I eligible for the bonus?
I teach a demo lesson for a tender and EDUA Group wins the tender.
How do I get the bonus?
The bonus will be automatically added to my remuneration after the client confirms the start of the courses or I contact the Academic Department (dos@eduagroup.cz).