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Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

My afterschool class finished a week before October's paycheck. My OT pay was not included in this month's pay, and when I asked when I could expect it, I was told that there is no way to tell. In fact someone said it could take months! Shocked

My CT then said I may get it by the end of November. Confused

Is this normal or am I being jacked around? If it's the latter, what can I do and who can I talk to about this? I'd hate to leave over something like this (but I will if it comes down to it).

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Go the Finance Office in your school. Ask how and when the payments for the "after school" classes will be credited to you.

Dome Vans · Guest

I get mine after 20 hours of extra class teaching. So that's every 10 weeks because I teach a two hour slot every week.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

It varies depending on what district you work at I'm sure. I would take a Korean and go to the administration office in your school and ask them directly. If they don't know, they should be able to call someone and ask for you.

When I worked for a ps, I usually got mine within a month or six weeks at the very most.

blueatjustc · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

in my middle school i have to wait till all the kids have paid for the class. It can take 3-4 months. I'm not overly fussed by it though. I could understand people that.
Agree with all the comments, take your co-teacher to admin office and find out.

Dome Vans · Guest

Alyallen · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:37 am Post subject:

I get my after school pay first. Before I even teach one of those evil classes, I get my 800,000 won in hand. Keeps things simple enough...

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Mine are twice a year (after each term, including camps) and it's great for vacations... Very Happy

drunkenfud · Joined: 08 Mar 2007

At my school (public MS, Gyeonggi Do) OT is paid in 20 hour blocks. Once you reach 20 hours, you are paid for them all in the next pay packet.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Overtime pay? All my overtime goes to Vacation. I learned my lesson over the summer when the local education office mandated that native teachers teach every single day during the vacation over summer.

Come winter time, I'll have a nice 6 week vacation while my compatriots teach every single day.

lowpo · Joined: 01 Mar 2007

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

It wouldn't be uncommon for you to get it at the end of the term. Some schools have a fixed budget for such things each semester and sort it out at the end. Also some teachers, i.e. males, like to get it in cash at the end rather than having it attached to a regular pay-packet. That way they have some mad money that's not under their wives' control.

expat2001 · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

It took a few weeks to get mine. At first , I was very professional , which did little do solve the problem. Then I told them I bd be going to the labor office .I got the money 2 hours later.So much for diplomacy!!!!!

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

Atavistic · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject:

They do have to submit paperwork, but my school's been using that excuse since JULY for money from JUNE and I'm getting pissed.