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[depth]

hi all,

if any of the forum experts could please advise...

is is standard practice for korean hagwon teachers to get 2 weeks holidays (in addition to public holidays) in their contracts?


im going to apply for some time off and im trying to figure out how many days i have owing. my hagwon has closed the school 1 day off here and there (usally tacked onto to a public holiday to create a longer break), and has done this about 4 or 5 times this year.

im wondering if this was gratuitous or if this will be taken off my holiday time owing.

if the korean teachers dont normally get 2 weeks holiday included in their contract, then i will argue that these bonus days off should also not be taken off my 2 weeks holiday.

thanks for any answers,

[litebear]

In my Hagwon those days did get deducted from my 10 day total. I got like 3 days to choose myself then the other 7 were taken when the school closed. The Korean teachers got those 7 days if they were lucky, sometimes the school made them come in to clean.

[sallymonster]

At my hagwon, everyone (Koreans and foreigners) gets their vacation days at the same time. The school closes completely for the last week of July and the last week of December.