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[theBengi]

1. TERM OF CONTRACT
This contract will be valid for a period of 12months
beginning ________________ and ending ___________________
(※ Starting date�s up to your arrival )

2. CONDITIONS OF EMPOLYMENT
a). The Employee will act in an appropriately professional manner and be responsible for conducting professional English Language classes.
b). The Employee will be required to work for regularly scheduled hours from Monday to Friday, Each teaching hour in excess of 30 hours a week is considered as overtime. (1 Hour is 60 minutes)
c). Classes and teaching hours are scheduled at the institute's sole discretion.
d). The Employee is required to go through an orientation and training program before starting Employment.

3. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYER
a). PAYMENT & TAX
The Employer will pay a monthly salary of 2.2 million won for regularly scheduled hours which we mentioned on the page 1 worked.
(Payment of salary commences from the first day of teaching.)
b). The Employer may ask the Employee to work over time (the Employee has an option to refuse and will not be forced), and if the Employee chooses to do overtime, the Employer will pay for the overtime at the rate of 20,000 won.
c). The employee salary will be paid on the 25th of each month.
d). Tax, pension for income will be deducted from the salary according to the Korean tax law, and The Employer will provide the Employee the receipt for this.

4. HOUSING
The Employer will provide the Employee a furnished Single housing with Bed,TV, TV table, Wardrobe, Refrigerator,Kitchenware,Gas Range, Micro wave, Table,Chairs , Air Conditioner,Washing machine, ,etc. and the Housing will be provided at no cost to the Employee with the exception of maintenance and phone bills. A two-person apartment/house will be provided for a couple, if both are teaching at the Institute.
5. AIRFARE
Employer shall provide round-trip ticket. In the event that Employee willfully leaves the Employer before completion of his/her contract, Employer is not responsible for the return airfare. If Employee willfully leaves the Employer before 6 months, Employee must payback the initial airfare and Employer may deduct the said airfare from Instructor's last pay.

6. MEDICAL INSURANCE
The half of the insurance premium will be paid by the Employee and the other half by the Employer.

7. SEVERANCE PAY
Upon completion of this contract, the Employer will pay one month's salary as a severance payment to the Employee. This payment will be made at the time of completion of the contract period.

8. VACATION
a). The Employee may have 10-working days as paid vacation as well as all Korean National Holidays per year, which will be organized by the institute. (days in which the Employee does not regularly work i.e., Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays are not to be considered as part of the vacation period)

b). Employee's paid sick leave during the Term of Employment shall not exceed three (3) calendar days. (a doctor's invoice with the diagnosis and prognosis is required to be paid for sick days.)

9. RENEWAL & TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

a). RENEWAL
The Employee must give the Employer a written 60-day notice before renewal or non-renewal of the Employee's current contract.
b). Both the Employer and the Employee reserve the option to renew the contract.
c). TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
Both parties will give at least a written 60-day notice prior to the termination date of the contract.
d). The Employer retains the right to terminate the contract immediately if:
* The Employee is unable to discharge the responsibilities or meet the conditions such as being late for class on a continuous basis, continuous failure to keep regularly scheduled class hours and repeated absences from classes without a valid reason.
*.The Employee teaches a private class outside of the school.
*. The Employee participates in any type of criminal activity of corruption of public morals which violates the laws of the Republic of South Korea.
If, for any reason, the contract is terminated before the full completion of the contract period:
The Employee will not qualify for benefits such as severance pay and the airfares.

The Employee will be wholly responsible for any /maintenance and phone bills remaining for the duration of their housing lease.
Within 14-days the Employee is required to sign a notice of termination and accompany the employer to the Korean Immigration office to notify the Korean Immigration office of the termination.

10. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION
a). This contract is governed by the low of the Republic of Korea.
b). This contract is made final and firm unless any material modification or amendment to this contract is executed with the full knowledge and consent of the undersigned and incorporated into this contract.
In witness thereof, we have affixed our signatures hereon.

[maingman]

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[maingman]

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[Huh Kyung-young]

This belongs in the contract discussion sticky thread at the top of this forum.