View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
|
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:27 pm Post subject: Airfare Paid? |
|
|
I thought I read on this board that employers were obliged to pay return airfare but my hogwan is refusing to pay for my airfare back on the grounds that I was already in Korea when they employed me. I paid my own airfare here and found a job afterwards.
Does anybody know what the legal position on this is?
I'm also going to e-mail EFL law and see what they know about this but I don't know their e-mail address. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
|
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
What does your contract say?
You can reach EFL Law at: administration@ efl-law.com. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
|
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
My contract says that if I was resident in Korea at the time of my contract they will not reimburse airfare.
When I queried that (before starting) my manager told me that this did not apply as I was not resident as such I was here on a tourist visa and that was just to prevent teachers who had their airfare already paid for by one school claiming for airfare again from a second school.
This manager left a few months ago and the new manager claims that this exempts the school from having to pay my airfare.
Oh and thanks for the e-mail address! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
|
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 8:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Oh, manager switching! You've been nerfed. Schools are not 100% required by any law to pay your airfare, unless it's written into the contract. Gotta discuss your contract with EFL, as previously mentioned. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
|
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:05 am Post subject: |
|
|
Thanks Zyzyfer EFL law has confirmed what you said. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
kimcheeking Guest
|
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
If the school paid for your VISA run to Japan that is usually considered the equivalent of return fare home...
anyhow paid airfare is custom not law. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
|
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
kimcheeking wrote
Quote: |
If the school paid for your VISA run to Japan that is usually considered the equivalent of return fare home... ] |
.....athough that was not the impression I was given by my original manager (I'm not saying you're wrong).
kimcheeking wrote
Quote: |
anyhow paid airfare is custom not law. |
....thanks that's the point I was trying to clarify. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ghostinthemachine
Joined: 22 Jun 2003
|
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I've just seen this on the thread about The Little School on the Hill.
Quote: |
Quote: |
hellofaniceguy wrote: |
The form that I have from immigration states verbatim: "I will assume, without reservation, whole responsibility for: Full maintence and logistic support including defrayment of all living expenses incurred by him during his stay in Korea." "Transportation fees upon departure from Korea."
|
Now I'm confused again (ok I know it doesn't take much)......can anyone clarify? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|