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[Artris]

1. To teach English with emphasis on speaking and writing as a GEPIK teacher at a school in **** Province assigned by Employer. If a class has more than 23 students, at the discretion of the Employer, a class may be divided into two(2) separate classes, one taught by the regular Korean teacher and the other by the GEPIK teacher.

Is this even legal? I thought that, since I don't have a teaching license in South Korea a co teacher is required.

(different section)
2. The Work Hours of Employee shall follow the normal work schedule of civil servants of the Korean Government; however, such Work Hours may be adjusted by school principal as he/she deems appropriate as necessary.

The however nulls the first part of this clause and basically says the principle can do as he pleases with my work hours? This is common in the gepik contract?

(different section)
<Appendix 1> The sample inventory of the appliances and furniture provided by Employer. Please note that the size of accommodation varies. Thus, some items may not be provided if these items are unable to be reduced in size, if space does not permit, or if they are not otherwise preinstalled.

This sounds kinda fishy to me.

(different section)
Article 19(Signature) In witness whereof, the parties hereto sign the Contract in triplicate on the date entered below with each party retaining one copy and submitting the third copy to an immigration office for Employee�s E2 visa application.

Logistics question here: I don't have a witness with me and am sending three copies of the contract signed to my recruiter: there was no place for me to put my date on (though there seemed to be one for the principle). How is this usually handled?

Overall, any thoughts on these clauses? Should I be worried?

[Epicurus]

take a deep breath, it's very standard and I don't know of many people who have had any issues with any of these clauses.

the Principal clause allows for slight adjustments in schedule and or having you attend a special function, (for which you'd get paid the useless 7K won an hour if outside of your 8 hour schedule)

[Epicurus]

take a deep breath, it's very standard and I don't know of many people who have had any issues with any of these clauses.

the Principal clause allows for slight adjustments in schedule and or having you attend a special function, (for which you'd get paid the useless 7K won an hour if outside of your 8 hour schedule)

[nyenglish]

I had similar worries, but don't stress the contract. I've been here a month and they've followed through on everything...GEPIK is a standard contract, and lots of people sign it.

You can't get your visa # without it, so just get it in...you'll be fine.

Just for peace of mind, you might want to check out the sticky post here on GEPIK contracts and check if the articles are the same...if they are, I'd say you're good.

[lifeinkorea]