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ldh2222 · Joined: 12 Oct 2007

Was perusing an after-school program position, but, I'm starting to hear some nonsense.

Such as, no severance offered for first-year contracts with the company. (Is that... properly legal?)

I was questioning why (while most schools have teachers start on the 1st of March), this school was starting it's spring after-school classes in the 3rd week of March (and the contract finishes in the 3rd week of the following February. ---> this equates to roughly, 11 months or so. (Is that why they seem to not be offering severance?

They said that it's because "our school has 16 different after-school program and the school want us to start in the middle of March not 1st March. During that time (2 weeks) no one runs after-school programs".

I still think that that above excuse is BS, but anyhow..... is the no severance thing proper in this situation? (seemingly 11 months of an after-school program position contract?)

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ldh2222 · Joined: 12 Oct 2007

I would be working 2.5 months, then a 2 week break in the after-school program schedule before spring term, then about 11+ months of the school year starting in the middle of March and ending in the middle of February the following year... so that's a total of 13.5-14 months in total.

However, that 2 week break isn't a vacation or anything... so I'm confused because I wouldn't be working straight through. (For example not Dec 2012 - Feb 2014. I would be working Dec. 2012 - Feb 2013; March 2013-Feb 2014).

With all of this being said, because of that 2 week break in-between, is working in this manner enough to get a year's (1.2year's) worth of severance? Or am I not entitled to receive any severance because of the 2 week break in-between work periods?

And, who pays severance at after-school programs, the school or the after-school company?