Gaba Corporation
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| Company type | Public (TYO: 2133) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Language instruction |
| Founded | Tokyo, Japan (1995) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Chutatsu Aono President & CEO |
| Website | www.gaba.co.jp |
Gaba Corporation (株式会社 GABA, Kabushiki Kaisha Gaba) is a chain of eikaiwa (English conversation schools) in Japan[1] The company was founded in 1995[2] and is headquartered in Meguro-ku in Tokyo with schools in the Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe areas.[3] The President & CEO is Chutatsu Aono.[1]The company name "Gaba" is an acronym for "girls, be ambitious; boys, be audacious!".[4]
The company provides language lessons on a "one-to-one"[1] (one student and one teacher) basis and using textbook lessons and online (computerized) instructor aids, language and vocabulary drills, and guided conversation topics.[5]
Gaba is unique in the eikaiwa industry in that its instructors are not classified as employees, but as sub-contractors, or itaku. This means that teachers do not receive benefits such as paid annual leave, paid sick leave, transportation costs, and unemployment insurance. This also means there is no guaranteed income - sub-contractors are only paid for lessons they actually teach, with no pay for unbooked lessons.[6]
On July 13, 2005, Gaba opened up a 'next generation' learning studio designed for women in Ginza. The new location provided VIP "executive booths" that afforded complete privacy for the teacher and the student. [7]
In 2007, Gaba indicated it would miss projected earnings after new enrollments fell short of expectations by about 20%. The shortfall was attributed to an overall deterioration of the eikaiwa industry that stemmed from bad publicity surrounding government restrictions placed on Nova.[8]
References
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"Acquisition Announcement" (PDF). NIF Ventures Co., Ltd. July 21, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Leading the way". Metropolis. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ "Eikaiwa Schools Gaba Man-to-Man Eikaiwa". ODN Eikaiwa School Daimajin. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ "Gaba coroprate website - company information". Gaba corporation. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Business Week, Gaba Corporation Details Retrieved July 03, 2007
- ^ "General Union Gaba Branch". Retrieved 03-11-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "女性向けの次世代型英会話スタジオ誕生" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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"ＧＡＢＡ今期下方修正、入会者数、予想下回る――単独経常益５４％減" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. June 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
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See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- http://gaba.generalunion.org/ General Union GABA Branch Website
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