An Apax center in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: TRONG NHAN
On the afternoon of March 12, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City sent a document to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City reporting on the situation of Apax Leaders English centers in the city.
Debt on tuition, teacher salary, social insurance
Accordingly, on February 26, 2024, the Department of Education and Training received a report from Apax. In which the unit proposed to continue to suspend the operations of Apax Leaders 5 and 15 foreign language centers until June 2024 (from March 2024 to June 2024, the unit will teach online to students), request to dissolve 26 centers (due to the procedures for liquidating the premises, the dissolution application has not been completed), request to temporarily close pending restructuring and relocation of 13 centers.
The total number of students of Apax Leaders foreign language centers in the city is 11,295 students, including 839 students studying directly, 6,072 students with reserved results, and 4,384 students withdrawing fees.
Also according to Apax, the tuition fee to be refunded is 108.1 billion VND, of which 14.3 billion VND has been paid, with a remaining debt of about 93.8 billion VND.
The unit proposed a plan from January 2025 to December 2025, paying 4 million VND each quarter, divided equally among parents until completion. The remaining debt will be carried over to the following year.
In addition, the unit still owes teachers and staff salaries until February 2023 of 11.5 billion VND and rent of 9 billion VND.
According to the Department of Education and Training, the unit has not yet reported on the specific implementation plans and progress to correct violations and responsibilities for learners, individuals, and related organizations, ensuring compliance with legal regulations as required by the Department of Education and Training.
In addition, according to information from Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance, Apax's branch is also late in paying health insurance and social insurance of 31 billion VND for Vietnamese employees and 1.3 billion VND for foreigners.
Mobilizing other foreign language centers to accept Apax students
On March 6, 2024, the Department of Education and Training invited the legal representative of Apax English Joint Stock Company branch to work.
At the meeting, Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Thuy, CEO of Apax English Joint Stock Company, reported that the company is still facing many financial difficulties, only having enough funds to maintain online teaching and review for students at the present time.
The company needs more time to work with investors to develop a plan to reopen centers in the city and a plan to refund tuition fees to parents, pay salaries to staff, and pay taxes and social insurance according to regulations.
At this meeting, the unit requested to dissolve 26 centers, reorganize and relocate 13 centers.
The Department of Education and Training has requested the unit to report before March 15, 2024 on the following contents: dissolution registration dossier for centers that no longer meet the prescribed educational operation conditions; completion of procedures related to tax and social insurance debts; plan to resolve unpaid wages, social insurance for employees and other allowances (if any); specific tuition refund plan and roadmap for parents; plan to ensure educational operations for the two foreign language centers Apax Leaders 05 and Apax Leaders 15.
The Department of Education and Training also continues to coordinate with the Department of Planning and Investment, the City Tax Department, the City Social Insurance and related units to review legal documents and assess the conditions for continued operation of the remaining Apax Leaders English centers in the city.
The Department of Education and Training will mobilize foreign language centers in the area to support the reception of students from Apax Leaders foreign language center with preferential tuition fees, in case these centers do not ensure conditions to continue operating.
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