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PK
Joined: 25 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:42 am Post subject: First Contract Help |
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I have just received my first teaching contract from a large chain in a medium sized city. What do you guys think about these details .. Any help / tips / advice is greatly appreciated .. PK
"The Teacher will have at least 20 (80-minute, usually separated into 40 min classes) classes per teaching week. The Teachers are expected to devote no less than 2.5 hours a day at the Institute for lesson planning, student evaluations, teachers� meeting, consultation with parents, and supervision of play.
Over time teaching is paid beyond 20 (80-min) classes. Overtime will not be paid on holidays, sick days, or emergency leave days. The assignment of overtime above the regular 20 classes and less than 23 classes is at the sole discretion of the Institute. The over time rate is 30,000 won per one 80 min class.
The workweek runs from Monday through Friday in monthly periods. The teacher�s schedule will be assigned by the Institute Director. If the teacher has preschool morning classes, he begins at 9:30. If not, he begins at 2:30 and finishes at 9:00 pm, Monday through Friday. In case the Teacher teaches longer on Mon, Wed, Friday then s/he will finish earlier on Thu, Thursday for compensation. The teacher will be expected in the institute by 9:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Additionally, the teacher is required to take special morning classes in the summer or winter vacation programs.
*(when do I get payed)
Although pay starts the day the Teacher starts Teacher Training Program, the effective date of this contract is the first teaching day not training in the Institute. The total period of this agreement is approximately one year, commencing from the first day of the session and finishing on the last teaching day of the teacher�s 12th teaching session. A delay in the Teacher�s arrival at the Institute, or in the opening of a new Institute may call for a re-negotiation of the contract period.
The teacher can resign due to personal matters. But considering the responsibility as a qualified teacher and the cost paid by the institute the teacher should pay the corresponding fee as compensation as follows:
-With notification sixty days in advance: the airfare
-Without notification in advance: the airfare, recruiting fee and other cost related to recruiting a substitute teacher
- Runaway: the airfare, recruiting fee for a substitute teacher and other suing related-cost for the financial damage to the institute
The Institute will pay the teacher a total monthly basic salary of each month. The monthly salary is based on a calendar month, not the monthly teaching session. Korean income tax, National Pension & Medical Insurance will be withheld from the monthly salary. *(what are these percentages exactly)
The Institute will provide each teacher a single studio house to be shared with other teachers
When it is damaged or not cleaned up the teacher must pay the fee needed to get it restored. .(what is this fee)
The Employee agrees to deposit a total of 400,000Won during the first two months of employment as a housing management (200,000Won each month). This deposit is to cover unpaid monthly services, utilities, telephone charges and damages. Half of the deposit will be returned to the employee at the end of the contract, the other half will be remitted together with the severance pay if there are no outstanding charges.
. National Pension Plan
In accordance with Korean Law, all foreign workers employed by Korean businesses shall pay into the Korean National Pension Plan at the ratio stipulated by the Korean National Pension Law(9%). Half will be deducted against monthly earnings with the employer�s contribution of half (4.5%).
Documented sick leave and emergency leave will be paid for a combined total of twelve 80-min classes (within three workdays) a year in case of serious injuries or contagious diseases.
The Institute shall pay one way airfare between the nearest International Airport to the Teacher�s place and Seoul Korea. The return airfare is provided. One-way airfare is provided at the end of contract. When the teacher needs to go to Japan for E-2 visa trip, the institute shall pay round-trip airfare.
In case the Teacher fails to complete the contract by his or her own fault/reason, the teacher shall pay back to the Institute the total amount of the air tickets and /or the actual amount for the visa trip to Japan..
The 10~12 days of vacation will be scheduled as per the yearly academic calendar which is decided by the SLP, (Corp) Sogang Univ: The vacation will be in the form of one week in the summer and one week at the end of the year. During the vacation the teacher will be paid the basic rate of payment but no overtime will be paid according to Article 47 and 48 of Korean Labor Standard Law.
On completion of one�s responsibilities of the full contact period, an additional month of regular salary per one year shall be paid as completion bonus. However, if the teacher fails to complete the full period of one year contract, none of the completion bonus shall be paid according to Korea Labor Standard Law. Completion bonus will be paid by bank transfer within 45 days after the teacher has left the Institute. Korean tax will be withheld. Any outstanding debts incurred by the teacher will be subtracted from the completion bonus.
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enns
Joined: 02 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Just some random thoughts....
I haven't worked at a standard hagwon in a little while but 2.5 hours of non-teaching time a day seems a little excessive.
The overtime rate is solid, better than most academies out there. And I'm assuming that this rate will be paid for your summer and winter morning classes too.
Sharing a single studio with other teacherS? That seems pretty brutal to me. Paying a deposit isn't great either, many don't have to do this.
Sick leave, pension and vacation all seem fine. For airfare, you should not have to pay back your ticket to Korea if you have already completed 6 months at the school, this should be changed.
Is there no monthly salary listed or did I miss it?
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PK
Joined: 25 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:20 am Post subject: Salary |
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Hi enns,
My contract's salary offer is 2.2 million won per month. Thanx for your speedy response to my post. How would you suggest I go about negotiating for these changes in the initial contract?
-PK |
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afsjesse
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: |
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DON"T TAKE THAT CRACK POT JOB!!! 
The normal hagwon gig makes you work up to 30 class hours per week at 45 minutes. This dumb job wants you to work 20 classes at 80 minutes each divided in half!!!!! for ONLY 2.2!!!!!!
Be smart and tell 'em you found a better offer and respectfully decline their crack pot offer. You will essentially be teaching 40 hours WITHOUT overtime for any of those. For the same amount of time you could be making decent coin in EPIK or any other good hagwon with an over time rate.
I stopped reading your post at that point.
Suerte,
Jesse  |
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PK
Joined: 25 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| Gracias asfjesse x2 |
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afsjesse
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:49 am Post subject: |
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De nada.... por favor no te aceptes esta posicion.... es re mal y no te da el respecto que ud. merece.
Suerte,
Jesse |
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PK
Joined: 25 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| No respeto para este trabajodor no mas. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:46 am Post subject: Re: First Contract Help |
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| PK wrote: |
I have just received my first teaching contract from a large chain in a medium sized city. What do you guys think about these details .. Any help / tips / advice is greatly appreciated .. PK
"The Teacher will have at least 20 (80-minute, usually separated into 40 min classes) classes per teaching week. The Teachers are expected to devote no less than 2.5 hours a day at the Institute for lesson planning, student evaluations, teachers� meeting, consultation with parents, and supervision of play.
Over time teaching is paid beyond 20 (80-min) classes. Overtime will not be paid on holidays, sick days, or emergency leave days. The assignment of overtime above the regular 20 classes and less than 23 classes is at the sole discretion of the Institute. The over time rate is 30,000 won per one 80 min class.
The workweek runs from Monday through Friday in monthly periods. The teacher�s schedule will be assigned by the Institute Director. If the teacher has preschool morning classes, he begins at 9:30. If not, he begins at 2:30 and finishes at 9:00 pm, Monday through Friday. In case the Teacher teaches longer on Mon, Wed, Friday then s/he will finish earlier on Thu, Thursday for compensation. The teacher will be expected in the institute by 9:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Additionally, the teacher is required to take special morning classes in the summer or winter vacation programs.
*(when do I get payed)
Although pay starts the day the Teacher starts Teacher Training Program, the effective date of this contract is the first teaching day not training in the Institute. The total period of this agreement is approximately one year, commencing from the first day of the session and finishing on the last teaching day of the teacher�s 12th teaching session. A delay in the Teacher�s arrival at the Institute, or in the opening of a new Institute may call for a re-negotiation of the contract period.
The teacher can resign due to personal matters. But considering the responsibility as a qualified teacher and the cost paid by the institute the teacher should pay the corresponding fee as compensation as follows:
-With notification sixty days in advance: the airfare
-Without notification in advance: the airfare, recruiting fee and other cost related to recruiting a substitute teacher
- Runaway: the airfare, recruiting fee for a substitute teacher and other suing related-cost for the financial damage to the institute
The Institute will pay the teacher a total monthly basic salary of each month. The monthly salary is based on a calendar month, not the monthly teaching session. Korean income tax, National Pension & Medical Insurance will be withheld from the monthly salary. *(what are these percentages exactly)
The Institute will provide each teacher a single studio house to be shared with other teachers
When it is damaged or not cleaned up the teacher must pay the fee needed to get it restored. .(what is this fee)
The Employee agrees to deposit a total of 400,000Won during the first two months of employment as a housing management (200,000Won each month). This deposit is to cover unpaid monthly services, utilities, telephone charges and damages. Half of the deposit will be returned to the employee at the end of the contract, the other half will be remitted together with the severance pay if there are no outstanding charges.
. National Pension Plan
In accordance with Korean Law, all foreign workers employed by Korean businesses shall pay into the Korean National Pension Plan at the ratio stipulated by the Korean National Pension Law(9%). Half will be deducted against monthly earnings with the employer�s contribution of half (4.5%).
Documented sick leave and emergency leave will be paid for a combined total of twelve 80-min classes (within three workdays) a year in case of serious injuries or contagious diseases.
The Institute shall pay one way airfare between the nearest International Airport to the Teacher�s place and Seoul Korea. The return airfare is provided. One-way airfare is provided at the end of contract. When the teacher needs to go to Japan for E-2 visa trip, the institute shall pay round-trip airfare.
In case the Teacher fails to complete the contract by his or her own fault/reason, the teacher shall pay back to the Institute the total amount of the air tickets and /or the actual amount for the visa trip to Japan..
The 10~12 days of vacation will be scheduled as per the yearly academic calendar which is decided by the SLP, (Corp) Sogang Univ: The vacation will be in the form of one week in the summer and one week at the end of the year. During the vacation the teacher will be paid the basic rate of payment but no overtime will be paid according to Article 47 and 48 of Korean Labor Standard Law.
On completion of one�s responsibilities of the full contact period, an additional month of regular salary per one year shall be paid as completion bonus. However, if the teacher fails to complete the full period of one year contract, none of the completion bonus shall be paid according to Korea Labor Standard Law. Completion bonus will be paid by bank transfer within 45 days after the teacher has left the Institute. Korean tax will be withheld. Any outstanding debts incurred by the teacher will be subtracted from the completion bonus.
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This contract is so bad that I couldn't even finish reading it.
So, you are going to work about forty 40-min. sessions, which is far more than public school teachers, but may not be bad for a hogwan.
The OT clause is good as is mentioning the working hours.
You aren't paid for training, but you will probably have to teach during training (so you are teaching for free possibly).
The clause about paying back airfare if you resign with a 60-day notification is not standard. It is standard to have to pay it back for working less than 6-months. According to this contract, you will have to repay airfare even if you resign at the 8-month or 10-month mark. This is incredibly UNREASONABLE, as is the rest of the clause stating how much you have to pay. This clause is here because this school has probably had MANY RUNNERS, so STAY AWAY. The writing is on the wall so to speak and you would be stupid to go to this school.
Salary payment is good to have albeit vague.
Sharing an apartment is not standard unless you're married to the person (not to mention that Korean apartmens can be small in the first place).
The contract doesn't mention that the deposit of 400,000 Won x 2 months (800,000 Won) has to be repaid. So, your school might try to keep it and without a clause that is less vague your school might be able to keep your deposit.
I quit reading the rest. Don't bother with this school. It is sucktastic. Please avoid it. |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| just to echo previous posters, don`t take this contract......and you can easily get 2.3 plus (at least!) even as a newbie for a haggy job. |
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PK
Joined: 25 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| Thanx for the advice guys. I'm glad that I posted this contract on here to be criticized before jumping on the first offer that I got. I'm getting more offers right now from other companies and I'll post questions on this same thread. I gather from the past couple of responses that it is not worth even trying to negotiate better terms with this SLP school. |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| PK wrote: |
| Thanx for the advice guys. I'm glad that I posted this contract on here to be criticized before jumping on the first offer that I got. I'm getting more offers right now from other companies and I'll post questions on this same thread. I gather from the past couple of responses that it is not worth even trying to negotiate better terms with this SLP school. |
SLP is commonly know on here as Slave Labor Program |
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