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Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Thanks Glen!

Is there any way they can deny you your vacation days even if you give the proper 30-day notice beforehand (as my contract notes)?

I didn't see it at the Labor Board website.. actually want they want to do is have me take all my vacation days at the end of my contract.. or near the end.

Catalina · Joined: 11 May 2003 Location: Bella Italia

Hi Tiger B.

Heads up on the vacation at the end of the contract! DO NOT DO IT. I don-t know if you remember Lesza and her experience with not getting her severence but one reason the labour Board denied it for her was that she worked 364 days of her contract becasue of some holiday at the end. Please be careful about the days at the end of your contract.

Cheers from Italy!

Catalina

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Thanks Catalina!

Yeah, I really don't intend to take any on my last days.. can't believe the things they do to cheat you out of money at times. Particularly when you work one solid year depending on that nearly 2 million - its a serious pot of money!

But I will particularly keep it in mind to work those days if it does come to that.

Medic · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

The hogwons are money grubbers. They are totaly insensitive to the personnel needs of it's employees, and they have no concept of cultural shock. They could at least do some background work to find out what foreigners need, and what emergencies might occur to warrant us foreigners needing special time off.

Further more they are only concerned about using teachers, and squeezing them for their last drop of blood. Bang! Bang! And that's the majority of them. Koreans are very materialistic. No concept of class or quality time, hence that drive to make money,money,money over the dead bodies of any Tom, Dick or Harry.

TECO · Joined: 20 Jan 2003

TB - 2 ways I see you can go with this.

1. Do what you want - take your vacation and risk the 2 Million Severance

2. Listen to them and collect the 2 Million at the end of contract

Can you trust that theywon't screw you on the severance after you do as they ask?

If not, I'd take a hit on this one and just blow them off and head to the Phils.

Have other instructors received their severance from this company or is there a pattern here of problems?

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Blue Flower · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 8:58 pm Post subject:

This may sound like a stupid question - but - is it still illegal for me to only have 5 days vacation a year, if i signed the contract? I want to have the correct facts before i bale them up about it.

phaedrus · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

Anytime a contract violates actual labor law that part of the contract is void.

In some instances there should be or can be fines given to the employer.

I remember reading especially about penalty clauses.
I had a contract that said " if the teacher fails to complete the contract through his or her own fault they shall pay back to the hagwon 4,000,000 won". It was a moot point because they could be faced with a 5,000,000 won fine for having this in (my understanding).

For vacation you get 10 days.
Try getting a numb skull director to agree with this though.
I remember telling my hagwon about the penalty clause. I said it was illegal as far as I knew. They said "Is any of this legal?" Really. Exact words. What the funk!!!!

When your boss is in the English business you have to be in the money for no work business.