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highdials5
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 Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject: The six month mark... |
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Hi,
I arrived in Korea for my second contract at a large hagwon on the 5th February this year, and started work on the 8th February.
In your opinion, what date will denote the six month mark?
It's quite important as I have a job lined up in Japan which starts around the 3rd or 4th August, but this would probably mean I'd have to repay my airfare with the Korean hagwon.
If I could stay in Korea past the 8th August, would I be safe from having to repay the flight money?
Thanks for your help.
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tanklor1
Joined: 13 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I always thought that it was the starting date on your contract. |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I would use the date you arrived! Also try and get your airplane ticket prorated. Meaning if you pay 1/12 for every month your stayed. Good Luck |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| tanklor1 wrote: |
| I always thought that it was the starting date on your contract. |
This, or is it your ARC date? |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| It's the starting date of the contract. Many of us don't get our ARC for a while, because we need medicals, etc. |
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Steve_Rogers2008
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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this sounds like a good example of when to do the good ol' "midnight run."
not good for the rep of teachers in Korea, but if you're making the jump across the East Sea to the Nips, why'd ya care about that? |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| You're contract may state that it starts on the day of your arrival. It may state that it starts when you arrive, unless it's a weekend, then it starts the first working day. Take a look. When you started on the pay schedule would be the best bet. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| You entered the country on the 5th of February as a sponsored employee. That means your contracted year began on the 5th of February 2010 and ends on the 4th of February 2010. The 4th of August 2010 is the date that ends the first six months of your contracted employment. The 5th of August is the first day of your second six months. |
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tokkibunni8
Joined: 13 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| You entered the country on the 5th of February as a sponsored employee. That means your contracted year began on the 5th of February 2010 and ends on the 4th of February 2010. The 4th of August 2010 is the date that ends the first six months of your contracted employment. The 5th of August is the first day of your second six months. |
I second this! I arrived on a Saturday. When I signed my contract on Monday, my principal put the starting date as the day that I arrived. that is the same date that is on my ARC.
I don't see how anyone can finish their contract before their visa expires without extending if the starting date is not the same as the one when they arrived. |
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highdials5
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:35 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your replies. I've still got some time before I hand my notice in, so we'll see what happens at that time. Hopefully I can just stay here an extra week or so, so it becomes a non-issue.
| Steve_Rogers2008 wrote: |
this sounds like a good example of when to do the good ol' "midnight run."
not good for the rep of teachers in Korea, but if you're making the jump across the East Sea to the Nips, why'd ya care about that? |
I won't go through with this. My hagwon has been good for the mostpart, and I really like the kids, so it wouldn't be fair on them. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| You entered the country on the 5th of February as a sponsored employee. That means your contracted year began on the 5th of February 2010 and ends on the 4th of February 2010. The 4th of August 2010 is the date that ends the first six months of your contracted employment. The 5th of August is the first day of your second six months. |
It doesn't matter what day you entered the country. What matters is when the contract is dated.
I came to Korea a month before I started work, does that mean that I can leave 11 months into my contract and still expect severance and a ticket home? After all, I will have been in Korea for 12 months.
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| I don't see how anyone can finish their contract before their visa expires without extending if the starting date is not the same as the one when they arrived. |
After you get your ARC, the only important date is the date on the ARC, not the visa. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Actually the date (whether it be on the contract or the ARC) only matters in one case.
Is it WRITTEN in the contract that you don't have to pay back the airfare after six months?
That is the determining factor. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve_Rogers2008 wrote: |
not good for the rep of teachers in Korea, but if you're making the jump across the East Sea to the Nips, why'd ya care about that? |
I'm surprised that the moderators didn't catch that one. |
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tokkibunni8
Joined: 13 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
| You entered the country on the 5th of February as a sponsored employee. That means your contracted year began on the 5th of February 2010 and ends on the 4th of February 2010. The 4th of August 2010 is the date that ends the first six months of your contracted employment. The 5th of August is the first day of your second six months. |
It doesn't matter what day you entered the country. What matters is when the contract is dated.
I came to Korea a month before I started work, does that mean that I can leave 11 months into my contract and still expect severance and a ticket home? After all, I will have been in Korea for 12 months.
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| I don't see how anyone can finish their contract before their visa expires without extending if the starting date is not the same as the one when they arrived. |
After you get your ARC, the only important date is the date on the ARC, not the visa. |
The one year validity of an e-2 visa starts on the day you enter Korea. If a school sponsors my visa, brings me in and have me do nothing for a whole month that's not my fault. When my visa, which is sponsored by the school is up, that's when I'm done!
If you came in a month before your school wanted you to start work, that's a month you blew on your e-2 visa, which means you will have to make up that one month diffence at your own time/cost. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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^^^^
Nope.
Anyway, for the OP, your first day of work is printed on the contract. You go by that for your 6 month mark. |
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