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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| hahaha...At the end of February, five of us are leaving our poor exuse for a job. I am worried though that they will be crying and screaming when they have five of us to pay the final monthly salary to, plus five of us for severance and airfare. Not to mention the others who will stay (the Koreans, one Canadian and a couple of gyopos) will be owed their monthly salary. Should I call the labor board now to light a fire under their butts that they better pay what they owe? I am afraid they will come up with some excuse about having all that money to pay. And I don't want to wait until the end of February to see them cry "we have no money". Also, last year I re-signed for another year in December pkus an extra 2 months until the end of February and the jerks waited until the end of February to give me my one year severance. Sorry...severance is one year, not 14 months, so actually they owe me my severance now instead of in February. The other 4 teachers started in Feb. |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| princess wrote: |
| Also, last year I re-signed for another year in December pkus an extra 2 months until the end of February and the jerks waited until the end of February to give me my one year severance. Sorry...severance is one year, not 14 months, so actually they owe me my severance now instead of in February. |
The Korean Hakwon will likely tell you that your last severance pay was made in Feb, it's a yearly severance, therefore the next payment is due in February. February 2008 - December 2008 is 10 months at best, sorry.  |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| mountainous wrote: |
| princess wrote: |
| Also, last year I re-signed for another year in December pkus an extra 2 months until the end of February and the jerks waited until the end of February to give me my one year severance. Sorry...severance is one year, not 14 months, so actually they owe me my severance now instead of in February. |
The Korean Hakwon will likely tell you that your last severance pay was made in Feb, it's a yearly severance, therefore the next payment is due in February. February 2008 - December 2008 is 10 months at best, sorry. |
No...my contract is from Dec. 2007-February 2009...14 months. |
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Bondrock
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| once someone has completed a year at a job any additional months are pro-rated when calculating severance. |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| princess wrote: |
| mountainous wrote: |
| princess wrote: |
| Also, last year I re-signed for another year in December pkus an extra 2 months until the end of February and the jerks waited until the end of February to give me my one year severance. Sorry...severance is one year, not 14 months, so actually they owe me my severance now instead of in February. |
The Korean Hakwon will likely tell you that your last severance pay was made in Feb, it's a yearly severance, therefore the next payment is due in February. February 2008 - December 2008 is 10 months at best, sorry. |
No...my contract is from Dec. 2007-February 2009...14 months. |
Let me explain: Your next severance payment will be paid 1 year after the last severance payment which was made in February 2008. The next payment is earned at the end of February 2009.
Hopefully, you will get paid by March 2009. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| mountainous wrote: |
Let me explain: Your next severance payment will be paid 1 year after the last severance payment which was made in February 2008. The next payment is earned at the end of February 2009.
Hopefully, you will get paid by March 2009. |
No, you should be paid after you have worked 12 months. She worked Dec 2006-Dec 2007. She should be paid Jan 1 her severance, not 2 months after that contract was finished.
Now her 2nd year will be completed at the end of this month. She should not have to wait 2 months to get it. |
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DCJames
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| princess wrote: |
| hahaha...At the end of February, five of us are leaving our poor exuse for a job. I am worried though that they will be crying and screaming when they have five of us to pay the final monthly salary to, plus five of us for severance and airfare. Not to mention the others who will stay (the Koreans, one Canadian and a couple of gyopos) will be owed their monthly salary. Should I call the labor board now to light a fire under their butts that they better pay what they owe? I am afraid they will come up with some excuse about having all that money to pay. And I don't want to wait until the end of February to see them cry "we have no money". Also, last year I re-signed for another year in December pkus an extra 2 months until the end of February and the jerks waited until the end of February to give me my one year severance. Sorry...severance is one year, not 14 months, so actually they owe me my severance now instead of in February. The other 4 teachers started in Feb. |
LOL. Your hogwon will be stronger than ever without you five.
Hilarious how these hogwons sell you so easily. |
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mountainous
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Five teachers leaving at the end of February |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| mountainous wrote: |
Let me explain: Your next severance payment will be paid 1 year after the last severance payment which was made in February 2008. The next payment is earned at the end of February 2009.
Hopefully, you will get paid by March 2009. |
No, you should be paid after you have worked 12 months. She worked Dec 2006-Dec 2007. She should be paid Jan 1 her severance, not 2 months after that contract was finished.
Now her 2nd year will be completed at the end of this month. She should not have to wait 2 months to get it. |
I'm just telling you what the Korean hagwon boss will say. Why do you think that he paid 2 or 3 months late? If she leaves in December, that will be a great excuse for the Korean to stiff her out of $2K or so. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure the Labor Board will hang up on you if you called them about something that might happen. |
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jdog2050
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm sure the Labor Board will hang up on you if you called them about something that might happen. |
labor will do nothing until something has actually happened. It's a purely reactive organization. |
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