Korean Job Discussion Forums

mistermasan · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe

hi. a veteran teacher insists that foreign teachers in korea get 1 day paid vacation per month and that such can accumulate. the boss, who also stiffed me on chusok and has now taken away christmas vacation, is saying the "1 day/month paid vacation" used to be a rule but that rule has been voided.

any straight shooters wanna plink some bottles for me?

aaabank · Joined: 27 Feb 2007

Being foreigners and contract English teachers in Korea doesn't give us much in the way of rights other than what your signed contract reads. Chances are that if it's not written in your contract, you're not going to get it.

mistermasan · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe

so...it is legal to enter into a contract that does not adhere to the law?

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

Yes, but only if agreed to by both parties by their respective signatures on a contract....did you sign? Me thinks so.... Very Happy

mistermasan · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe

in the JOB DISCUSSION FORUM in the thread titled KOREAN LABOR STANDARDS ACT* UPDATED article 57, subsection 1 reads: "an employer shall allow one day's leave with pay per month" and the very next line reads "Article 57...deleted 2003".

so, the old vet was right once upon a time and the boss is right. the one day per month w/ paid leave has been axed.

yeah, i signed a contract. it stated that the only holidays were the ones listed on the official calendar (i also added in a provison allowing for additional vacation days as mutualy agreeded upon). we were to have the 27 & 28th off as run-up to the new year but such is rescinded by him today. now we have precisely 12/25 off and 1/1 off.