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thomas pars
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 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject: No vacation for completing public school contract? |
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I work for GEPIK. I am about to finish my contract. March 2nd is my last day. But I've told them I have interest in resigning. If i am reading the contract right I would get the following things:
A raise.
Money for a flight if i decide to go home.
A month's bonus.
And 2 weeks off right?
" i post a copy of the paragraph but it doesnt want to work. It is the standard GEPIK contract for elementary teachers.
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Paladin Brewer
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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That's what mine says, though I thought the month's bonus was only when you are officlally done, as in not resigning any more?
EDIT: Nevermind, it just says upon finishing a 1 year contract, so I guess you're right, good stuff  |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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The money for a flight home is kinda hard to expect. They might be hiring you again because they don't want to fly someone in. Think about it, if they fly you home and back, then they have pay a third time to send you home if you completed 2 years.
With someone new, they only have to fly them twice. It's a major incentive for them to keep you and not pay anything.
The two week's off part is new to me, but makes sense if you continue with the same school. I like to go to different schools, so I have never thought about asking for it.
I would ask for flight money, expect them to say no way, and then say you will continue working with them if they give you vacation time. Forget the flight home and negotiate for something more logical and realistic. |
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Paladin Brewer
Joined: 25 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| No the 2 weeks and the the round trip ticket home is part of the bonus for resigning. If you decide not to go home, they instead give you money in the sum of the price of the ticket. At least this is what the contract states. |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: No vacation for completing public school contract? |
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| thomas pars wrote: |
I work for GEPIK. I am about to finish my contract. March 2nd is my last day. But I've told them I have interest in resigning. If i am reading the contract right I would get the following things:
A raise.
Money for a flight if i decide to go home.
A month's bonus. (severance)
And 2 weeks off right? (home leave)
" i post a copy of the paragraph but it doesnt want to work. It is the standard GEPIK contract for elementary teachers.
Thanks. |
my understanding of the contract is that you should get return airfare to your home country and 2 weeks of home leave vacation when you renew a PS contract. however, keep in mind, if you don't finish at least 6 months of your new contract, then you will be required to pay half of the return airfare back.
you're also entitled to your severance pay, although some schools may prefer you to cash out when you eventually leave their school (i believe it is up to you ultimately).
as for the raise part, i don't have the GEPIK pay scale with me here so i'm not sure, although you probably would. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| It's "re-signing"!! Resigning means you quit. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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There is a period of "spring vacation" during which you will be asked (FORCED) to take your vacation of 14 calendar days. **Grimy bastards did this to include red days**
and yes, you get the cash equivalent of a flight home. Make sure you buy your own ticket and they pay you back, or they will find the cheapest, dodgiest flight and give you cash for that--- |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| you're also entitled to your severance pay, although some schools may prefer you to cash out when you eventually leave their school (i believe it is up to you ultimately). |
Yea, I talked to someone about this last month and I didn't know we were entitled to it. I hope other people can catch on to this cause I don't think schools voluntarily give it out. |
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thomas pars
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| so does that mean if you don't go home they will give you the money for the flight? |
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Hawkeye Pierce
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| It's "re-signing"!! Resigning means you quit. |
It's far better to use "renewing". But "resign" does mean you quit, and has the exact same pronunciation as "re-sign", which is traditionally not used in the progressive tense to avoid confusion. |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:53 am Post subject: |
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I vote for re-sign. I think the hyphen is needed. I will pay an extra hyphen tax if needed.  |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| Hawkeye Pierce wrote: |
| oskinny1 wrote: |
| It's "re-signing"!! Resigning means you quit. |
It's far better to use "renewing". But "resign" does mean you quit, and has the exact same pronunciation as "re-sign", which is traditionally not used in the progressive tense to avoid confusion. |
RE-sign and reSIGN don't have the same pronunciation for me.... |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Hawkeye Pierce wrote: |
| But "resign" does mean you quit, and has the exact same pronunciation as "re-sign" |
Re-sign and resign are not pronounced the same, unless in your world the S and Z sounds are also the same. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
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| you're also entitled to your severance pay, although some schools may prefer you to cash out when you eventually leave their school (i believe it is up to you ultimately). |
Yea, I talked to someone about this last month and I didn't know we were entitled to it. I hope other people can catch on to this cause I don't think schools voluntarily give it out. |
Seriously, whose sock are you? You've been in Korea for at least a year (or longer and just on Dave's a year) and you don't know this? You're begging for your boss to steal from you. |
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Kimchieluver
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
The money for a flight home is kinda hard to expect. They might be hiring you again because they don't want to fly someone in. Think about it, if they fly you home and back, then they have pay a third time to send you home if you completed 2 years.
With someone new, they only have to fly them twice. It's a major incentive for them to keep you and not pay anything.
The two week's off part is new to me, but makes sense if you continue with the same school. I like to go to different schools, so I have never thought about asking for it.
I would ask for flight money, expect them to say no way, and then say you will continue working with them if they give you vacation time. Forget the flight home and negotiate for something more logical and realistic. |
After reading a lot of your posts, I have come to believe you are the dumbest person on this board and should not be allowed to give advice. |
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