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Mandrews1985 · Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 69 Location: Daegu, South Korea

Hi guys,

I've just found out that I will be paying into as of September (new contract).

Is there an English website I can read regarding all this information you guys are chatting about?

For example there's a lot of 'supposedly' talk in here, so I would like to read over to see if I can clear it in my mind.

Also, I'm in Guangdong, so maybe it's being slowly implemented province by province?

Cheers,
Mandrews1985

Toast · Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 428

My case is a bit confusing. I've been a part of the Social Insurance plan for 2 years. The first year the school implemented it after the semester started, and the foreign teachers all balked at having an additional 10% deducted from our pays which had not been mentioned in the contract - even though the school had been planning (unbeknownst to the FTs) to sign on for it for over a year. Some of the older teachers got really stroppy - fun times!

In the end the school agreed to pay the teacher's deductions also for that year, but made us all sign some additional form that when time came for a refund they would get their share back.

The second year the money was paid directly by the teachers.

So for me half the money paid into my social insurance plan has been paid by the school, and theoretically owed to them, and half has been paid by, and owed to me.

Makes me think (hope) they might be a little more proactive about actually arranging the refund when time comes to leave if they have their own vested financial interest.

Additionally to confuse things though at the end of this semester I'm likely moving from my current school (which is part of the social insurance plan) to another university in the neighborhood which hasn't signed their teachers on for it. I'm curious whether my school can claim the refund if I'm just moving across the road, or is it going to have to wait until time comes for me to take a vacation out of the country or something.

(*edit* I did ask the FAO this week and she claims one teacher moved from Jiangsu to Zhejiang and was able to get his refund. No idea about specifics such as required forms, timeframe etc. though.)

Listerine · Joined: 15 Jun 2014 Posts: 340

wangdaning · Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3154

Good to know it is possible.

kungfuman · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:40 am Post subject:

I'm on my third year same school. A few weeks ago we go the dreaded handout from HR about the Social Tax.

School said no change to our income - they will pay everything.

Hmm I wonder what happens when it is time to leave and I wanna cash out...?

kev7161 · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 5880 Location: Suzhou, China

If there is no change to your income, that means they are paying above what you earn. Will you be entitled to this as it doesn't really come out of your pocket? It would be a nice little leaving-China bonus, wouldn't it?

kungfuman · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:30 am Post subject: