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WWYD - my ap hasn't paid her language school fees.....

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laura032004 · 14/05/2008 07:11

...for ages, and she's leaving in 3 weeks. I knew that she hadn't paid them for a while, but she said that her mum and dad would pay when they came across for a visit (fortnight ago). I asked her this week if they had, and she said no. She owes around £200. She said that she will pay, deducting an amount for some lessons when her teacher was away and she had to go in with the lower level group (fair enough I think?). However, I don't think that she really intends to.

Is it the language schools fault for being lax? She said that a couple of other ap's have left without paying up. It's a private school, and they do cheap rates for ap's -£4 per hour.

Not sure what to do about it. There isn't enough time left for me to deduct anything from her wages to pay them. She also owes me over a weeks wages in phone call charges (ringing her boyfriend overseas on his mobile). I haven't signed anything with the language school, so I have no agreement with them, but they will have my address and phone details.

I know that this makes her morals on the whole look a bit suspect, but I think she just thinks that it isn't harming anyone... She isn't going to run out early (I hope!) as she already has her train and ferry booked for her leaving date, and has just been let down by her summer job, so doesn't really have much to run back to.

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MaryBS · 14/05/2008 07:57

Your priority is to get your money back for the phone bill.

I feel bad for the language school, because if this happens a lot, I don't see how they can stay in business...

ingles2 · 14/05/2008 11:08

Hi Laura
All you can do really is make sure you have her home address and passport details incase the college contact you.

AtheneNoctua · 15/05/2008 16:44

I hope you aren't giving her any final pay if she owes you money.

The money she owes the language school is nothing to do with you. But you might want to be a nice person and alert them to the fact before she runs off.

I would take her passport and give it back to her when she pays the phone bill.

annh · 15/05/2008 18:44

I think witholding someone's passport for any reason is very dodgy. Surely, if you ake her aware that she owes you X amount for phone calls and that you will either deduct it in equal installments over the next three weeks or that she will not receive her final salary, that should cover it. Agree re the language school, it isn't really your issue - did you pay any of her language course fees or was she stumping it all up herself?

laura032004 · 16/05/2008 01:55

I won't be paying her the final weeks money, although the bill is more than this. She suggested this though. I really don't think she'll run off early - her suitcases are in the back of the loft, and her ticket will cost too much to change. I'm not so worried about the phone bill, as wondering what I should do about the school.

I might just drop a few more heavy hints...

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SofiaAmes · 16/05/2008 03:11

Why not send an email to her parents suggesting that you are concerned that the bill has been unpaid and that you don't think she has the money to pay it and you are worried that the school will harrass you after she has left as you are the contact information she has given the school....that might prompt a payment.

Mtorun · 16/05/2008 14:49

Legally, you cant hold someones passport!

Try to get your money by either not paying her the amount she owed you or ask her to pay you back.

About the money she owed for her course is nothing to do with you. College can not claim money from you as you are not the one owed the money.

AtheneNoctua · 16/05/2008 16:35

Okay, was joking about the passport.

Maybe you could send her mum a note and ask for their address so you can tell the school where to send the bill.

laura032004 · 16/05/2008 17:04

I've got her home address, parents emails and mobile numbers etc. Her parents have been to visit, so I could possibly email them. I think I will leave it until she has left, then forward her home details to the school if required.

The phone bill is OK - I won't pay her for the last week, and I've listed a load of stuff on Ebay for her, which will hopefully cover the rest.

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