Here is the run down on my current job working for the newly revived NOVA. As of today I officially was hired and added to the payroll of the company that bought out NOVA and am assigned to a school that is about 25 minutes away from my home train station. It is currently not open and tentatively scheduled to open on December 4th, but that could always change as this new company adjusts to dealing with their currently rather overwhelming situation. However until the school opens and I start working full time again I am paid to 'standby' or simply to wait at home. Now originally this pay was supposed to be my full wage, but on Tuesday G. Education, the new owners, changed this pay to only 60% of our full salary. Consequently the foreign heads of staff were enraged and are currently fighting to get it returned to full payment or at the very least 80%. So while that is frustrating, at least it seems that there is a chance that I will be able to obtain full salary while waiting for my school to open.

As far as the back wages I am owed by the now defunct NOVA the government will pay 80% of those, but due to the large number of applications that have to be prepared and processed by the government trustees appointed to NOVA it is unlikely I will receive this payment until March at the earliest. However this should be in the range of 4 to 5 thousand dollars, so at least I will be able to recoup some of my losses.

The situation is much better mainly because the foreign personnel heads of staff are being very upfront with us about the entire situation and are actively fighting for us whenever the Japanese owners attempt to manipulate or take advantage of us. This is a huge departure from the deception and outright lies we had to deal with before, so things are finally turning around. All in all my spirits are high and I can finally start enjoying traveling again as I'll finally have money.