UCSI Group Reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)
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Peter Ng

61% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

UCSI Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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1.0
Feb 16, 2021
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Pros

The only good thing I can say is that the students were great. That's the ONLY plus at this school.

Cons

Poor pay, students are isolated (like a prison), teachers expected to work on weekends.

1.0
Nov 27, 2017
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Pros

None none none none none

Cons

No insurance 24 hrs plus contact time no overtime pay made to work overtime school too small for the number of students and teachers no personal space no office no permanent classroom Alice Ong micromanages everything. primitive equipment internet quits working, no IT guru, on staff, to fix the IT problems aircon quits all the time one teacher does something wrong all the teachers pay for their sins students are not punished for their misbehavior, one student caught setting a fire, nothing was done, another caught on camera stealing a mobile phone, nothing happened, the list goes on. need ID to use the copier Water comes from cantina, not from an outside source books are always late for the start of the semester semester schedule is never finished at the beginning of the semester teachers resign before a contract is finished Alice pits teachers against teachers Alice listens to the students before listening to the teachers. Malay office staff does nothing hod of primary she plays favorites

1.0
Nov 17, 2016
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Pros

The teachers are kind (and often unfortunately co-miserators), as are some of the students.

Cons

I honestly don't know where to begin. Racist hiring policies and practices. Management is not in it for education, but rather money and they make that very, very clear. Lack of curriculum and professional teachers. Poor staff morale, due to management. HR is incompetent and aids accounting in cheating staff of final pay, taxes and pension plans. An extremely high turn over of teachers, and teachers on sick leave frequently, meaning that remaining teachers have to pick up their slack with working extra hours and classes. The UCSI campus in Subang does not feel like a school at all ... it's dingy, old, dirty and cramped. Lack of resources for teachers. Teachers are often scolded for making too many photocopies. School's internet often does not work. Not enough technological resources for teachers and you must provide your own laptop and smartphone and use it for work at the school, as per the contract. So few teaching resources at the school that teachers have had to bring in their own (ie., textbooks, sports equipment) and are not reimbursed by the school. Working hours are much longer than many other international schools in Malaysia. Principal has very little regard for the teachers and instead of firing those who she doesn't see eye to eye with, she makes their lives hell ... until they quit (otherwise it would cost the school money to fire teachers.) Salary isn't competitive. No bonus at the end of the contract. Promised holidays as per the school calendar were shortened with little warning by principal, meanwhile teachers had booked flights and made holiday plans. I could on, but I think I've given a good hint of what to expect from this school. Avoid at all costs.

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