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		uber1024
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 12:59 am    Post subject: Do contracts always seem to favor the school? | 
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				| I got a contract over the weekend and reading through it, it seemed to favor the school a bit.  On the other hand, they're putting me up in single housing and I'm getting a salary that I'm happy with.  Is this something that other people have noticed as well? | 
			 
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		dogbert
 
  
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 1:00 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| As a rule of thumb, the terms of contracts always favor the drafter. | 
			 
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		sadsac
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 6:42 am    Post subject:  | 
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				Pretty standard for contracts in Korea.  If you are happy with what they are offering, sign it.  Good luck.      | 
			 
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		Hagwon Muppet
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 4:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				They give you money and a house and x days vacation.
 
 
In return you have to work x hours on x days a week and do x,y,z things.
 
 
Whether the contract favours the employer on the employee depends on your perspective and other offers I suppose.
 
 
Anything specific in the contract that you object to. I have seen some contract clauses that I would be cautious off but generally they are standard contracts that someone swiped from someone else because very few hagwon bosses have good enough English skills to draft a contract.
 
 
If you really object to something just say...I don't think I like this, can we change it? Most reasonable bosses will consider it. | 
			 
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