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[Weigookin74]

[Weigookin74]

[Troglodyte]

If you didn't work any days in March then you can't bring it up at the labor board until 24 May (2 weeks after your contracted pay day). In fact, even if you worked 1 or 2 days, it might be hard to convince the labor board that it's worth complaining over. BUT, if you aren't receiving a break every 4 hours, then you can definitely complain about that. It may be hard to prove but you can complain about it.

Again, how many days did you work in March? (Doesn't matter when you arrived. It only matters how many days you worked.)

What does your contract say about overtime? Does it say that you're obligated to work overtime in certain situations? How many hours of overtime is the boss actually giving you? (I somehow doubt it's an exponential increase.)

Do you get a copy of the monthly or weekly timetable showing your work hours? Is it signed by the boss? If not, don't work the overtime because you have no way of proving it later.

If I were you, I'd refuse to mop the floors. I don't mind tidying up after class, but that doesn't go much beyond picking up papers and litter in the classroom, and giving it a quick sweep sometimes. Unless I myself spilled something on the floor, or maybe if one of my students spilled something messy that needed to be cleaned up, I wouldn't even touch the mop.


Still, I'd recommend that you get another copy of your visa documents ready. It doesn't look like you'll be sticking around there for much longer. My guess is that either you'll be fired, the school will close, or you'll just leave. If you have a set of documents ready then you don't have to worry about whether or not you can get a D10. If it's clear that the boss is cheating you by not paying on time (or within 14 days) then you'll probably be allowed to transfer your visa. But who know? Maybe he'll just fire you for some odd reason before you get a chance to report him and transfer.

[ontheway]

[mcorteau]

I showed up the Monday of te last week of March and was teaching full days before the end of the week. I had one half day after my arrival of training, one full training day and then I started teaching full days from the first Thursday. The following Monday they merged two campuses at our facility and it has been going downhill since then.

To answer a question about working hours. I am still below the threshold of maximum teaching hours before I receive overtime, albeit barely. But I was given two extra classes a day and then told about the no pay. So it was more frustration, than a comment about being worked beyond the legal limit or something.

Thanks again guys.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[The Sultan of Seoul]

Not being able to run the ac in Korean summer will be tough man, no lie.

[mcorteau]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Troglodyte]

You can also find it on the Galbijim site. Galbijim also has a lot of other useful resources.

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Labor_Standards_Act

If you're still working less than your contracted hours, then you have nothing to complain about on that topic. Consider yourself lucky that the school didn't give you a full schedule from day 1.

So far, the only thing that your boss has don't wrong is not paying you for TWO days from March. Sure, it's illegal, but the guys at the labor board might not consider it worth pursuing. Wait until the 10th. If he doesn't pay then wait until the 24th to go to the labor board.

Whatever you do, don't threaten the boss about reporting him. You won't gain anything. Most likely he'll just fire you BEFORE you report him to get more of an upper hand in the situation. It's best for you to report him first.

[ontheway]