With the voice of Gao, the founder of Web English, the ins and outs of the matter gradually became clear, and how to resettle thousands of employees and students who were owed wages became the focus of attention of all parties.
10 12 In the early morning, Gao, the founder of Weibo English, responded to the recent storm by issuing an open letter through Enterprise WeChat, admitting that the capital chain broke due to business failure, which led to the current situation. Gao said in the letter that since last year, due to internal and external reasons, the company's performance has continued to decline, costs have risen, and operations have encountered difficulties. He tried many efforts to tide over the difficulties, including strategic transformation, structural adjustment, joining in partnership, and additional investment loans from shareholders, but nothing was achieved. With the continuous deterioration of Weibo's English performance, the original financing plan has been postponed due to the influence of various negative public opinions recently.
Gao explained the follow-up resettlement of employees and students. Regarding the wages and social security of employees who are in arrears, it stated that "all employees will be issued with certificates of wage arrears. If employees with HR salaries are willing to come back and calculate for everyone, we will record all the detailed data and reissue and repay them when we have the ability. "
As for the placement of students, Gao said, "At present, an agreement has been reached with Shanghai EF, which will accept adult students and young students from Weibo. The specific operation steps will be announced later. At the same time, Weibo English is also communicating with the only child, Lange and Kai Tak Education. The above-mentioned institutions expressed their willingness to accept some young students and overseas students. "
However, Gao did not mention how to deal with issues such as refund of fees and "student loans" that students are very concerned about.
According to the reporter, this seemingly sincere open letter was not recognized by students and employees after it was issued.
A Shanghai employee of Webb English said, "We don't accept this solution. We are still defending our legitimate rights and interests through other channels, issuing unpaid wages certificates, which can be replenished. What is the difference between this and a blank check? "
A person close to EF Education revealed that EF has agreed to accept Webber students, especially adult students, but there is no further information about the number of students involved, how many of them are willing to continue studying the remaining courses of EF, and how to arrange the follow-up lectures.
"EF and Weber have no business contacts and cooperation," the above-mentioned person said. "Webb should bear the ultimate responsibility for the students. Before 2 1 this month, they need to register the number and wishes of students clearly, and then the two sides will discuss further solutions. At present, EF can promise that Webb students transferred from the class will not charge any fees before completing the course. "
National business daily