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Iamronin11 · Joined: 17 May 2009

i was wondering if a hogwon fires you, will you be responsible for a recruiters fee? what does the labor board say about this

Captain Courageous · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Location: Bundang and loving it

I sure hope it's not in your contract.

Iamronin11 · Joined: 17 May 2009

no it only says " In the event that Instructor terminates this agreement prior to end date, a sum of 1,000,000 won will be withheld" blah blah . So in wording it is saying if I quit basically. However, can they try and screw me after firing me and demand a recruiters fee?

Captain Courageous · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Location: Bundang and loving it

Sure they can.

Iamronin11 · Joined: 17 May 2009

thanks captain obvious.

I need opinions from people who actually know what they are talking about. Does he stand a chance in collecting this sum if taken to court or to labor board

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

Sometimes that's the cost of getting your LOR and moving on.

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Situation: They're giving you 30 days notice? And telling you that they're going to keep a bunch of money out of what they will owe you in a month's time?

Recommendation: Pull a runner.

Situation: They're canning you now prior to paying you and refusing to pay you what they already owe, pretending that you owe them money although the reimbursement requirement is not in your contract.

Recommendation: Start at the Labor Board.

Situation: Telling the boss you're going to quit.

Recommendation: Don't do that. If you're happy, stay there and do the work. If you're not happy or you don't trust the boss, get your regular pay and pull a runner that day or the next. Quitting a job here essentially flushes all hope of prevailing against a dishonest boss down the toilet.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject:

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Middle Land

Well, law is always a grey issue.

Why are they firing you? If they are firing you for no reason than you should be ok. If they actually have a good reason in the eyes of the law then maybe they can.

There is no real answer here unfortunately, and we are teachers not lawyers trained in Korean civil law.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:51 am Post subject:

benji · Joined: 21 Jul 2009

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:54 am Post subject:

DAC · Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Location: South Korea

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

Article 20 of the KLSA forbids entering into a contract for which a pre-determined penalty is written in for possible breach of said labor contract.

That clause could be very well be in breach of the laws.

That said, hakwon directors and even some courts are not especially known for their knowledge or regard of said Act.