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bettyspaghetti
Joined: 28 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul (Mokdong)
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 Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:52 am Post subject: School is finally, officially, going under- Need a job! |
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Yep, after 3 1/2 months of late payments (and now NO payment)- Every employee except me and the secretary has quit. So they sat me down today and explained that they could not pay me for August and that the place is for sale. They NEED me to stay because if I go the students go and then they can't sell the hagwon and NOONE gets paid. I told them- I'm looking for a job asap and I am undecided on whether I am going in tomorrow. The only reason for this is that I would have to vacate my apartment tomorrow and I'm not 100% sure how to go about this.
Anyway- my point is- if anyone knows of good job openings in Central Seoul at GOOD STABLE places please please PM me! |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| You don't have to vacate your apartment. Get a letter of release from them. Once you have that, stop working for them and stay in your apartment until you find a job. You might need a CRC and 2 transcripts. Talk to immigration about that. |
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bettyspaghetti
Joined: 28 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul (Mokdong)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:37 am Post subject: |
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I already have a new CBC and transcripts ready (it's not a huge surprise).
So I can stay in this apartment? That would make me kind of nervous! I can't believe they expect me to go in! |
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KoreanAmbition
Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: |
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All that you showing up will do is put money into the hagwon owner's pockets.
If they haven't paid you in a while, then you most likely will never see any of the future revenue you help create. I suggest getting up early and going looking for jobs. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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I suggest you get up and go to the labor office and file a complaint for unpaid wages. You get to be first in line when the doors close and they start selling assets to pay the bills.
http://english.molab.go.kr/english/
find the nearest labor office or get someone from molab to translate for you when you to the local office if there is no English speaker in the local labor office. |
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Join Me
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:06 am Post subject: |
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Tell them the only way you are coming in is if they pay you daily. There is no reason they can't do this so don't believe any BS. Tell them you are happy to sign a receipt for each day's payment. Your boss doesn't want you to quit because you are his meal ticket.
You may also want to get the lock changed on your apartment door. If you haven't been paid your landlord may not have been paid either depending upon the type of rental agreement your apartment is set up under. You could come home to find your stuff on the street if the landlord got shafted too. |
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bettyspaghetti
Joined: 28 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul (Mokdong)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
I suggest you get up and go to the labor office and file a complaint for unpaid wages. You get to be first in line when the doors close and they start selling assets to pay the bills.
http://english.molab.go.kr/english/
find the nearest labor office or get someone from molab to translate for you when you to the local office if there is no English speaker in the local labor office. |
Yes, the Korean manager who quit last week said that she would go with me to the labor board but that I have to wait for 2 weeks after I quit. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
I suggest you get up and go to the labor office and file a complaint for unpaid wages. You get to be first in line when the doors close and they start selling assets to pay the bills.
http://english.molab.go.kr/english/
find the nearest labor office or get someone from molab to translate for you when you to the local office if there is no English speaker in the local labor office. |
Yes, the Korean manager who quit last week said that she would go with me to the labor board but that I have to wait for 2 weeks after I quit. |
Nope, go now... as long as you have unpaid wages that are more than 14 days late. You also have a claim for return airfare and other issues to worry about. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
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| Yes, the Korean manager who quit last week said that she would go with me to the labor board but that I have to wait for 2 weeks after I quit. |
Nope, go now... as long as you have unpaid wages that are more than 14 days late. |
Yep. While I worked for the guy I eventually sued, I filed for wages 2 months in arrears and got labor to force payment. At the end of my contract, I had to go after the other things they didn't pay, like air and severance.
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| You also have a claim for return airfare and other issues to worry about. |
THIS can't be filed for until she leaves the job. She's not entitled to them until then, so labor will do nothing for her NOW on these points. But as you point out, any monies outstanding for 14 days can be filed for. You just can't file for future money. |
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