Korean Job Discussion Forums

[cronolegs]

I want to hand in my notice.

I need to be back home by the 8th September. I can't get the time off work for a wedding and the boss has decided he doesn't like me anyway, so there is no point continuing at this job.
The reason to quit now is I need to give 45 days notice - from this Monday it brings me roughly to the 10th august (which is pay day).

If I quit any later then I risk working for an entire month (all of aug -payday 10th sep) and rushing home for the 8th sep to never get paid on the 10th Sep.
How common is it for final pay slips to go wrong when quitting? I am at a after school program which I believe is government owned and seems stable.
But I never trust people - especially pissed of people .

I will probably want to hang around for a week or 2 to make sure my pay comes through and to spend some time with the gf.
Do I need a new Visa for this?

Then after 8th sept I want to return to Korea with a new job. Is this just like starting from scratch again? Get the CRC, docs etc etc etc.
Or because I have already worked (and quit) a job in Korea are things more complicated...?

[Troglodyte]

If you have a new set of documents in hand, then it's almost like starting over again for the next job. The difference is that you don't need to get the visa at a Korean consulate/embassy in your home country. You could potentially come to Korea as a tourist, do some job hunting in person and then make a visa run to Japan to get the visa at a Korean consulate there. (Fukuoka is a popular/cheap destination.)

If the boss doesn't like you then there is a good chance of having stuff deducted from your final salary, or having it delayed until after you've left (after which it never gets paid anyway).

I'm not sure if all after school programs are government run. I think that many of them are privately run, under the request of the government or a school. If that's the case, then you're basically dealing with a private company not much different from a hogwon.

You're better off finishing the job early so that you have time to stick around if you don't get paid or if you want to take the boss to the labor board with a complaint. If there is a problem with pay, then you should be able to prolong your time in Korea by informing immigration. Or you can just take the ferry to Japan for the day and come back as a tourist.

Are your pension and taxes all paid up? Check on that as well to make sure that your boss paid his share.

[young_clinton]

[plchron]

you can always take them to the labor board for unpaid wages once you return.

[sojusucks]

If you leave, then you and your employer go to immigration to get an exit order. You do have some time before you have to leave. I got one of these at my first school long, long ago. I think I had two weeks but I am not certain. Does anyone know exactly?

[Troglodyte]