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Allowed To Leave Before Contract Ends. What About Payments?
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:47 pm    Post subject: Allowed To Leave Before Contract Ends. What About Payments? Reply with quote
I'm at a public school in Seoul.

My contract officially ends March 8th 2011, but I was told by my co-teacher that I could leave on March 5th.

However, I will not be given severance/airfare/pension until after the 8th (when my contract officially ends).

Is there a risk that I leave on the 5th, and find out that I forfeited my severance/airfare/pension for leaving Korea before my contract officially ended?
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TheUrbanMyth



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Allowed To Leave Before Contract Ends. What About Paymen Reply with quote
grandpa wrote:
I'm at a public school in Seoul.

My contract officially ends March 8th 2011, but I was told by my co-teacher that I could leave on March 5th.

However, I will not be given severance/airfare/pension until after the 8th (when my contract officially ends).

Is there a risk that I leave on the 5th, and find out that I forfeited my severance/airfare/pension for leaving Korea before my contract officially ended?



Yes there is a risk of losing severance and possibly airfare.

Not pension though.

Will it happen? Maybe...no one knows. I'd stay the extra three days and make sure....you've gone this far might as well make sure.
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Allowed To Leave Before Contract Ends. What About Paymen Reply with quote
TheUrbanMyth wrote:
grandpa wrote:
I'm at a public school in Seoul.

My contract officially ends March 8th 2011, but I was told by my co-teacher that I could leave on March 5th.

However, I will not be given severance/airfare/pension until after the 8th (when my contract officially ends).

Is there a risk that I leave on the 5th, and find out that I forfeited my severance/airfare/pension for leaving Korea before my contract officially ended?



Yes there is a risk of losing severance and possibly airfare.

Not pension though.

Will it happen? Maybe...no one knows. I'd stay the extra three days and make sure....you've gone this far might as well make sure.


My school has been pretty good to be for 9 months I've been here.

Should I write up a quick contract and ask them to sign it?
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jrwhite82



Joined: 22 May 2010
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, if you get it in writing you will be able to take to the labor board. Make it as an official addendum to the contract.

I would just stick out the 3 days to be safe. What's the rush? Do they want the new teacher to start the new semester?

The contract should also spell out how long they have to pay out everything they owe you if it is your standard contract.
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jrwhite82 wrote:
Yeah, if you get it in writing you will be able to take to the labor board. Make it as an official addendum to the contract.

I would just stick out the 3 days to be safe. What's the rush? Do they want the new teacher to start the new semester?

The contract should also spell out how long they have to pay out everything they owe you if it is your standard contract.


They would like the new teacher to start as soon as possible, which I can understand.

How do I go about making it an official addendum?
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jrwhite82



Joined: 22 May 2010
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The addendum should refer to the existing contract by name and date and who signed on it.

Then add what you want it to say.

Then both of you sign it and seal it. Then line up the two pages side by side and seal it right in the middle so you can line up the seal on both pages to show that they go together. Then sign across both pages so half your signature is on one half and half your signature is on the addendum.

That's what I did for my contract anway.

Honestly, I wouldn't leave early if I were you. I know it makes things easier for the school, the new teacher and the students. But it's too much of a personal risk if things go sour for whatever reason over the last 3 months of your contract.
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jrwhite82 wrote:
The addendum should refer to the existing contract by name and date and who signed on it.

Then add what you want it to say.

Then both of you sign it and seal it. Then line up the two pages side by side and seal it right in the middle so you can line up the seal on both pages to show that they go together. Then sign across both pages so half your signature is on one half and half your signature is on the addendum.

That's what I did for my contract anway.

Honestly, I wouldn't leave early if I were you. I know it makes things easier for the school, the new teacher and the students. But it's too much of a personal risk if things go sour for whatever reason over the last 3 months of your contract.


Thanks to TheUrbanMyth and jrwhite82.

Would I be able to ask for severance/airfare/pension before leaving after the 8th?
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jrwhite82



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm not sure. My last job, they paid for the airfare upfront. It might be hit or miss with that.

My director also deposited all my pay and severance into my account on my last day.

I think in the public schools they have up to 2 weeks or a month to pay out on your severance and plane ticket reimbursement. I can't remember how long they have, but it is longer than you will wind up staying here.
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grandpa



Joined: 19 Oct 2009
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jrwhite82 wrote:
I'm not sure. My last job, they paid for the airfare upfront. It might be hit or miss with that.

My director also deposited all my pay and severance into my account on my last day.

I think in the public schools they have up to 2 weeks or a month to pay out on your severance and plane ticket reimbursement. I can't remember how long they have, but it is longer than you will wind up staying here.


Thank you jrwhite82.
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lifeinkorea



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