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[spirit2110]

I did a search on this topic, but couldn't find anything that was similar to what I am looking for.

Basically, I work at a public school so the standard "If employee's actual weekly class instruction hours exceed 22 hours, employee shall be entitled to a supplementary class instruction pay of 20,000 won per hour" applies.

However, the way the school looks at OT is as follows: I would be teaching some after school program and be paid 20,000 won per day on M, T, TH, and Friday for what they consider 1 "teaching hour" (3:10 to 4:00 pm). Then on Wednesday, the after school instruction would last from 2:10 to 4:00 and I would be paid 40,000 won (for 2 "teaching hours"). All of this, of course, would be optional.

Does this sound like a legit deal if I were to take it? The OT pay seems to be a bit low to me but I have read that typically public schools do pay between 20,000-25,000 won so I would make the bare min. I wonder though if it is worth negotiating, or would it be best to pass altogther.

Thanks in advance!

[icnelly]

[nomad-ish]

this is a bit off-topic, but how much do u think parents pay for 1 student per class hour (approx.)?

[spirit2110]

Yeah, I think I may pass - it just sounds like there will be drama down the road and I really want to avoid as much of that as possible. What would really suck is if I said, "why not" and agreed to something like this with my reservations and then later found myself wishing I hadn't.

My principle said several times, "if you want, if you want" in regards to this so I will just say No.

[spirit2110]

[jellobean]

It also sounds like they are setting up to gig you if you don't teach all of your normal 22 hours... For example, if you had 3 classes canceled one week (or one day was a national holiday) then they wouldn't pay you for 3 (or more) of your overtime hours because you didn't actually teach more than 22 hours... Unless they are guaranteeing to pay you for all the after-school classes regardless of how many other classes you teach in a week, give this a pass... Also, I wouldn't do it for less that 30,000 won (maybe 25,00 won if you know where the other money is going.)

[nomad-ish]

[icnelly]

I know a teacher who was getting 20,000 per student in his after school classes, and I know a teacher who is getting 10,000 per student (the school gets none of this; it all goes to the teacher).

So I would say that's a decent range.

BUT, 20,000 is better of course.

for 20,000 a student, and if you have a full class a week, you're looking at a decent extra chunk of change come payday.

EDIT: That was 20,000 per student a month, and they had one class a week.

[spirit2110]

[icnelly]

[marlow]

I prefer 30,000 to 45,000 per class instead of student numbers based fees. And no losing hours because of regular schedule changes, because that sucks.

[Kimchieluver]

[venus]

Not sure if you're Gepik or not, but 20,000 is the official rate for ot and you're not entitled to a penny more whether or not the parents are paying for the classes.

Check your contract anyway before posting here as it will have a section dealing with ot pay anyhow. Whatever your contract states as the going rate is all you can get, simple really, sorry if that comes accross as caustic.

[spirit2110]

[icnelly]