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dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

The school is not going to honor the 60 day notice..............................(this has nothing to do with what happend today).

What should I do? I'm way the hell away form the labor board............

They want me to end it today...What shoudl I do?

dmbfan

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Are they offering a painless way out - sleeping pills or gas?

Or are they asking you to be eaten alive by a million fire ants?

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

Here is the letter I just got.........

"Our school wnats you to resign as soon as possible because weneed a new foreign teacher. So, I will ask you to resign today and give me a letter of resignation which our school give. A teacher will give you the form of resignation letter. Please write and sign the form and give it to me.

You secruity deposit will be given to you when you leave yoiur room and your public utilities charges are apid. If yoiu want to receive you rnational pension, you have to give some documents to National Pension Service Company.
1. A copy of flight ticket 9which you will depart from Korea within 1 monthy)
2. Foreigner ID card
3. Passport
4. A copy of your account

If you give the documents to NPOS, you will recieve yoiur national pension within 3-4 days.

I need some information to write theletter of release. Please let me know that.

And a teacher will go to immigraitn office with you tomrrow to give the letter of release. You will have your foreign ID card and your passport. And after giving the letter, you have to leave Korea within 154 days.

WHAT? Are they not aware with Labor Laws?

What do I do?

dmbfan

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

There is a Labour Board in every region. Give them a call on 1350 and tell them about your problem.

"After you get through to 1350, press 7 for English and 8 for Chinese. Then you will be connected to a counselor who provides service in each language"

Phone counseling service is available from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 18:00.

ilovebdt

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Is this the same school that you shouted at teachers in and were generally rude to them and really came across as sounding rather unhappy with the place.

Can you get another job easily enough if you leave? Can you not transfer to another school? Why do they need another foreign teacher if they have you already.

Is it a case of burnt bridges?

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Point being.

Have you been trying to get fired?

Is this what you wanted?

I've followed your rants and raves. Sounded like they are offering you a way out. Maybe not by the book but it's allowing you to get out of a situation which you aren't happy in.

If I'm wrong then flame away.

If you hold out for the sixty days will it take you up to the hiring time for the next academic year and a new school?

flint · Joined: 11 Apr 2004

They haven't fired you. They are asking you to resign effective immediately.

Odds are they will fire you if you don't resign but it looks better for them if you resign.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

What is your problem? You do a very good impression of an apologist, but now I'm wondering if you are a Korean.

No, I was not trying to get fired...................I was trying to do my job. I don't know what situation you are in, but when I try to work, and I try to teach. When a school/co-teachers don't help, do their job, or communicate imporatant information, it tends to eat away......not the first time..........but over the course of four years.

so, if you dont' have anything to say that can provide a link to my update..........then shut up.......please.........

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

It appears that you made it perfectly clear to your school that you don't want to be there.

So do you want to be there or not?

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

No......but I am not going to allow myself to be left out in the cold because they don't wish to honor the contract.......

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Do you not want to leave ASAP? When is payday - the end of the month? Try to compromise on that. Tell them that you need time to sort your things out and will leave your job on 31 May if they wish. Add that if they don't want you to teach your classes until then, you won't.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Is there a gross misconduct clause in there? Insulting their country or anything like that? Can they use that against you?

dmbfan · Joined: 09 Mar 2006

I'm sure it is in the contract........I dont care about that right now. If they want to fire me based on that (provoked by them), that is ok. But, I want them to honor the contract.