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dalem
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 Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: Swine flu closed my school for a week |
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| Anyone know something about whether we teachers should be paid over that week? Any experiences/advice? I do feel so much sympathy for my hogwan director, she's really great and has been looking out for us, I'm just wondering about the usual situation. Swine flu is a hazard of owning a hogwan, and the teachers shouldn't be out of pay for a week because of it... should we? |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe you could talk to your director about telephone teaching for the week to save your salary? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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The director closed the school for the sheer fun of it, basically. There is no government mandate to close a school if someone at that school has (a) traveled overseas the week prior, or (b) if someone actually does test positive for the H1N1 virus.
As you are not taking vacation days nor sick days, the director is required by law to pay your salary. If she stiffs you on that, then hie ye to the Labor Board. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Have a nice vacation! Ha ha! |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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We were warned that our hagwon could close for a week if a case sprang up. We'd still get paid.....
because we'd work Saturdays for five weeks to make up for it... christ. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| runthegauntlet wrote: |
We'd still get paid.....
because we'd work Saturdays for five weeks to make up for it... christ. |
That sounds about right. Oh boy, do I not miss that scene. |
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tenchu77491
Joined: 16 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| My school closed for a month and unpaid, but I got permission to work at another school. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| tenchu77491 wrote: |
| My school closed for a month and unpaid, but I got permission to work at another school. |
As soon as your contract is up with your worthless main school, be sure to file a grievance at the Labor Board for unpaid wages. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| runthegauntlet wrote: |
We were warned that our hagwon could close for a week if a case sprang up. We'd still get paid.....
because we'd work Saturdays for five weeks to make up for it... christ. |
Wow. Mandatory overtimes. Last I checked, overtime is voluntary. |
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dalem
Joined: 30 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:38 am Post subject: |
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The reason my hagwon is being closed is because the parents complained. They said that they refuse to send their kids for a week, and demanded their money back from that week. My director caved to the parents, as she does in all things (this is her only vice), so we are closed for the week. She says that as there is no tuition coming it, we will not be payed for the week.
I love my job working there (other than this we really are treated fairly well), and I'm wondering if there is any way of dealing with this other than going to the labor board. |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Nope, labor board is pretty much your only recourse. |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| runthegauntlet wrote: |
We were warned that our hagwon could close for a week if a case sprang up. We'd still get paid.....
because we'd work Saturdays for five weeks to make up for it... christ. |
Wow. Mandatory overtimes. Last I checked, overtime is voluntary. |
Eh, she's stating that it wouldn't be overtime because we'd be doing our regular week's course load spread out over those 5 Saturdays. All bollocks.
Anyway, doubt it will matter. The flu's taken hold anyway. Once they get past the usual media fear-mongering and absurdities, things will calm down. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:36 am Post subject: |
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| runthegauntlet wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
| runthegauntlet wrote: |
We were warned that our hagwon could close for a week if a case sprang up. We'd still get paid.....
because we'd work Saturdays for five weeks to make up for it... christ. |
Wow. Mandatory overtimes. Last I checked, overtime is voluntary. |
Eh, she's stating that it wouldn't be overtime because we'd be doing our regular week's course load spread out over those 5 Saturdays. All bollocks. |
Doesn't matter what she's calling it. Your contract, presumably, has you available during the week. It's her choice to close the school down. The public schools are staying open and that includes public schools that have students who've contracted the "new flu."
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| Anyway, doubt it will matter. The flu's taken hold anyway. Once they get past the usual media fear-mongering and absurdities, things will calm down. |
Seen anybody selling American beef lately? |
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