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son of coco · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

I have a question about the EPIK Contract. My school, in their infinite wisdom, has decided lately that come September they'll be putting on evening classes at school for their students. These classes will be from 6pm until 9:30pm and they're assuming I'll be there to do them 2 or 3 days a week. As far as I know my contract says I have to be at school from 8:30am until 4:30pm, so I assume I can decline the classes after that time.

I did notice, however, that it does say in the contract "An employer may require Employee to work overtime in addition to normal work days and work hours. In this case, overtime pay will be provided (6,000 won/hour). It also says that if actual class hours exceed 22 hours a week you get supplementary class instruction pay of 20000 won an hour, but I'm not sure if that is only for day classes.

Am I to understand that extra hours above the 22 hours a week are then 26000 won an hour?

In short, I want to tell them I'm not going to do the extra classes (or at least have that option). As far as I was concerned that wasn't in the contract. I'm reacting partly to the stupidity of the idea that teachers will be working from 8:30am until 9-9:30 at night, and partly to having been told I couldn't do some after-school work at another school (which cost me quite a bit of money) when it wasn't illegal to do so and only getting 7 days off in summer while most of my friends have schools with a bit of common sense that give them more time. On the latter point, I do realise the contract says 7 days.

So basically I want to tell them I too am sticking to the contract, but I want to make sure I have it right first...

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:00 am Post subject:

The W20,000/hr. "Supplementary Class Instruction Pay" is for any classes over 22/week no matter what time of day.

The W6,000/hr. "Overtime" is for non-teaching work.

I sincerely doubt your contract says anything about 8:30 to 4:30 (but rather says you shall work the normal hours of a Korean civil servant), and mentions: eight hours/day, Mon.- Fri.

That being said, if you don't want to do the night classes, just say "No".

Practice -
"No"
"No"
"No"

son of coco · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

You're right, I could have sworn I saw 8:30 to 4:30 somewhere...it does just say the normal work schedule of a civil servant of the Korean Government.

I'll think about it with the extra money, but if it means sitting around for 4 hours to do 1 hour's extra work it'll be a big no.

I'll be practising hard haha. I've been getting good at it lately.

marlow · Joined: 06 Feb 2005

They'll find someone else next year.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:55 am Post subject:

Marlow,

I don't sense the OP wants to re-sign anyway.

marlow · Joined: 06 Feb 2005

son of coco · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

You do have to formally agree to any extra work. Just tell them no, but make them feel good about it eg "I want to study Korean" or whatever.

The decision to keep you at school deskwarming often comes down to school admin or a VP that no-one likes anyway.

cherrycoke · Joined: 13 Sep 2009

Yeah it's outside your contract, you are definitely not obligated to do it. However, it's nice to have some pocket change at the end of the month. I get paid 25000 won/hr for overtime and it's not bad imo for the amount of work I put into it. From what I hear though, a lot of other foreigners dont do it, instead they go home at 4PM and start doing privates like crazy.

son of coco · Joined: 14 Mar 2008

thoreau · Joined: 21 Jun 2009

DrugstoreCowgirl · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject:

I know someone in EPIK who has to teach some night classes. She just comes in a couple hours later on those days and as far as I know she doesn't get overtime.