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[mistermasan]

searched every permutation thereof and came up with nil and so i started this thread. EBY purports to having schools all over korea and being a big player in the english teching market. each branch is a franchise, and standards will vary accordingly.
anyone else at EBoYoung? what do you think of the books? did you attend the teacher training? was it productive?

me? after many years teaching in other countries this is my first round in korea. the text books are so light as to be fluffy. errors abound.

[garykasparov]

Ask these questions to foreign teachers, not the employer, at the school. If possible speak to two or three current foreign teachers and one former employee.

Schedule

-What are the working hours?
-How many classes do you teach per day and how long are they?
-How many hours of preparation do you work before and between classes?
-How many students do you teach per class?
-How many students attend the school?
-When do you take your break and how long is it?

Wages

-When is payday and are you always paid on time?
-When are you eligible to earn overtime pay?
-Does your employer provide you with a "pay receipt" that clearly defines taxes, monthly salary and all deductions?
-Are you paid in cash or does your employer deposit your wages into your bank account?

Housing

-Was your apartment clean and everything in working order when you moved in?
-Were you provided with all the furnishings stated in the contract when you moved into your apartment?
-Does your employer respect your privacy?
-Are the bills in your employer's name or yours?

Paid Annual Leave

-When and how do you take your paid vacation?

National Holidays

-Do you work on Korean National Holidays?

Paid Sick Leave

-Have you ever asked for a day of paid sick leave?
-(If yes) How did your employer react?
-Did you have to work work another day to make up for the time you didn't work due to illness?

Airfare

-Does your employer provide employees their plane tickets at the end of their contracts?

Health Insurance

-Has your employer provided you with a medical insurance card?
-Does your employer respect your medical privacy?

National Health Insurance Corporation
( http://www.nhic.or.kr/english/about/sub03/sub0302/eng_about_major_02.html )

Korean National Pension Plan

-Does your employer pay into the Korean National Pension Plan?

National Pension Service
( http://www.nps.or.kr/ )

Income Taxes

-Does your employer deduct the correct amount for income taxes from your monthly salary?

( http://www.nta.go.kr/eng/default.html )

Severance Pay

-Does your employer pay employees their severance pay at the end of their contracts?

Employees/Financial

-What are the English speaking abilities of Korean Teachers and director like?
-Is there a high turnover rate amongst the Korean and foreign teachers?
-Is the director abusive towards the students or staff?
-Is the school in financial trouble?
-Has the employer ever fired an employee for the sole purpose of not providing severance pay, wages or an airplane ticket home?

Location

-Is there a bank, train station, subway station and bus terminal near the school?


Ministry of Labor

( http://www.molab.go.kr/ )

Ministry of Justice

( http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/MOJ03/index.do )

Korean Immigration Service

( http://www.immigration.go.kr/indeximmeng.html )

Ministry of Eduction

( http://www.moe.go.kr/ )

Korean Supreme Court

( http://www.scourt.go.kr/scourt_en/index.html )

[Dome Vans]

Was offered the contract back in May for an E Bo Young talking club in Daegu. Looked it over, researched it. Passed on it. Didn't warrant going any further. My POV.

But will be interesting to hear what others say who've worked there.

[Donkey Beer]

I interviewed once at E-Bo and it didn't seem like the owner knew what she was doing.

She had no clue about what to do with housing or visas. One of her Gyopos was showing up whenever he felt like it so they weren't the most organized bunch.