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allnighters11
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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject: Is a 40 minute class counted as an hour?? |
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Quick question for anyone who may be well versed on Korea labour laws. My contract says that I can work up to 30 hours a week.
Im currently doing 38 classes most of them which are 45 minutes which total to 30 hours exactly.
Would each class count as 45 minutes or would they count as an hour including prep time etc?
Any advice would be great! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Is a 40 minute class counted as an hour?? |
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| allnighters11 wrote: |
Quick question for anyone who may be well versed on Korea labour laws. My contract says that I can work up to 30 hours a week.
Im currently doing 38 classes most of them which are 45 minutes which total to 30 hours exactly.
Would each class count as 45 minutes or would they count as an hour including prep time etc?
Any advice would be great! |
An hour is an hour (as far as the labor board is concerned).
A class hour is a contractual matter and if it wasn't defined then you get to work 30 hours in class.
Prep time is another contractual matter and if it was not defined in your contract and you are a salaried employee (monthly rate as compared to per class rate) then it is part of your job and NOT something extra.
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allnighters11
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
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Ah thanks for that, cheers for the info....
Also from next week I am working for 6 and a half hours in a row with only 5 minutes break between classes.
Is there someting there that you must have a half hour break every 4 or 5 hours or something along those line? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Is a 40 minute class counted as an hour?? |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| allnighters11 wrote: |
Quick question for anyone who may be well versed on Korea labour laws. My contract says that I can work up to 30 hours a week.
Im currently doing 38 classes most of them which are 45 minutes which total to 30 hours exactly.
Would each class count as 45 minutes or would they count as an hour including prep time etc?
Any advice would be great! |
An hour is an hour (as far as the labor board is concerned).
A class hour is a contractual matter and if it wasn't defined then you get to work 30 hours in class.
Prep time is another contractual matter and if it was not defined in your contract and you are a salaried employee (monthly rate as compared to per class rate) then it is part of your job and NOT something extra.
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From a labor point of view, 60 minutes is an hour.
From MoE's point of view, an hour is 40 minutes. |
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allnighters11
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:56 am Post subject: Re: Is a 40 minute class counted as an hour?? |
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| Juregen wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| allnighters11 wrote: |
Quick question for anyone who may be well versed on Korea labour laws. My contract says that I can work up to 30 hours a week.
Im currently doing 38 classes most of them which are 45 minutes which total to 30 hours exactly.
Would each class count as 45 minutes or would they count as an hour including prep time etc?
Any advice would be great! |
An hour is an hour (as far as the labor board is concerned).
A class hour is a contractual matter and if it wasn't defined then you get to work 30 hours in class.
Prep time is another contractual matter and if it was not defined in your contract and you are a salaried employee (monthly rate as compared to per class rate) then it is part of your job and NOT something extra.
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From a labor point of view, 60 minutes is an hour.
From MoE's point of view, an hour is 40 minutes. |
Im guessing MoE is minister of education? |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:24 am Post subject: |
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Lots of hagwons do figure classes of less than an hour as one contractual hour. Some, especially big chains, do not.
Hint to newbs: If the contract you're considering is ambiguous as to what constitutes an hour, ask before you sign. The operative question is "How many classes will I teach?"
Prepping & teaching a high number of classes each week (I'd say anything over 30) can be significantly draining. |
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