Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Catullus]

I am a newbie heading to Korea, and I am currently negotiating my first contract. I am wondering what a reasonable overtime rate would be. My salary is 2.5 million won per month, and the overtime rate is 20,000 per hour. Is this an acceptable overtime rate?

[BS.Dos.]

Think 20,000 seems to be the average for most. I get 20,000 from one of my schools and 25,000 from the other.

[ttompatz]

IF your salary is 2.5 mil then your hourly rate is 20,833 per hour.

Why would you accept an overtime rate that is less than your hourly rate?

(assuming you get 2.5 mil for 120 hours per month / typical hakwon classes).

It should be 1.5x your hourly rate (as per article 56 of the labor standards act). The bad news is that it probably doesn't matter because most hakwons will find a way, through creative book-keeping, to avoid paying you any overtime.

If you are talking about supplemental pay for extra classes within your work day (not overtime or outside of school hours) in a public school setting, then 20k is standard for a 40 minute class.

[Ramen]

[ttompatz]

[nomad-ish]

^ be careful, public schools have their own tricks/technicalities they play on. if any regular classes are cancelled for school trips, holidays, etc., some public schools will start docking your extra class pay. ex. you missed four classes because of a school trip, minus 4 hours extra class pay

i've personally decided never to do extra classes again, but if you do extra classes make sure they understand and sign something to the effect that you will get paid such and such money on a certain date for the set of classes.

[jellobean]

Or get paid per students per month.... There is no way to turn that into hours