Hi.ive worked in a school as a teacher in Italy for 3 years.its been fun but incredibly taxing and hard work and they have really taken advantage of me because I am foreign and my Italian is not perfect.it does not impede my ability to do my job and they have been happy to work me for the last 3 years without payment.the first year I had agreed to it but after that it became a waiting game for them to give me a proper schedule now it's obvious they are taking advantage of me. in the last year I am upset because it feels endless.they have hired new teachers who they pay properly and say it's because they 'speak italian' but of course it's better than mine they are from here. So anyway I finally got them to agree to give me proper classes under the impression it was just that they were going to pay me for my hours.(it was extremely unlikely that without me marketing the lessons myself or the owners marketing them I would get any students and I feel they did this on purpose- had no time to market because I was still assisting there!) They have asked me to sub another teacher 5 lessons the last 2 weeks which are normal lessons in full Italian and I had no problems.now they tell me they are cancelling my class because I have no numbers – and they still haven't paid me for anything in September (technically they don't have to pay me for assisting,but they do have to pay me for my lessons noone came to but I am not CERTAIN SO IF SOMEONE KNOWS THAT PART OF ITALIAN LAW PLS HELP ) I can afford a lawyer but that is scorched earth and I don't really have enough connections in the industry to come down with the law.
Guys please help I'm exhausted with these people which is exactly what they want but they'll shoot their own foot off over racism.they have done this trying to replace me before, they work the other teacher to death and then the kids have no teachers.this is like third time round so that's why I'm asking about lawyers in Italy or what to do next.the real reason they pick Italian speaking teachers is because they can be angry and scream at them , or to soothe up hysterical screaming children when I already am starting a big class,2 things that do not justify them to not pay me for my job.