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schwa
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Location: Yap
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: hangeul day a holiday again |
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Agreed. Now, we need Arbor Day holiday back. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't care so much about an extra holiday so much as I care about this stupid weekend holiday rule. I mean, really, you can just give us the following Monday off. Quit being douchebags with the holiday distribution. |
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mnjetter
Joined: 21 Feb 2012
Location: Seoul, S. Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Either that or we should get paid for holidays that happen to fall on weekends. We get paid for a certain number of work days per year, and there are a set number of days off (that being 104 weekend days, 10 vacation days, and however many holidays there are). If a holiday happens to be on the same day as a weekend, we are essentially working an extra day that year. Whether it's a compensatory day off or a day of overtime pay, there should be compensation of some sort for it. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| mnjetter wrote: |
| Either that or we should get paid for holidays that happen to fall on weekends. We get paid for a certain number of work days per year, and there are a set number of days off (that being 104 weekend days, 10 vacation days, and however many holidays there are). If a holiday happens to be on the same day as a weekend, we are essentially working an extra day that year. Whether it's a compensatory day off or a day of overtime pay, there should be compensation of some sort for it. |
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/south-korea/2013
In 2013 Lunar New year is Sat/Sun/Mon and Children's Day is on Sunday. The rest are during the week, including a Wed/Thurs/Fri Chuseok. |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
Location: Namsan
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| It's on October 9th. ModEdit |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| mnjetter wrote: |
| Either that or we should get paid for holidays that happen to fall on weekends. We get paid for a certain number of work days per year, and there are a set number of days off (that being 104 weekend days, 10 vacation days, and however many holidays there are). If a holiday happens to be on the same day as a weekend, we are essentially working an extra day that year. Whether it's a compensatory day off or a day of overtime pay, there should be compensation of some sort for it. |
That is thinking like you are legally entitled to weekends off or a 5-day workweek or something.
LOL....
Labor law requires that you have 1 day off per calendar month + 2 weeks of paid annual vacation AFTER you work a full year + national holidays.
It wasn't until a few years ago (2005/6 if I remember correctly) that a 40 hour workweek was mandated (but you could still be worked 7-days-per-week) and it was only 2 years ago that schools went to a 5-day week.
Just because the red day falls on YOUR weekend doesn't mean everyone normally has that day off.
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smithy
Joined: 17 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Labor law requires that you have 1 day off per calendar month + 2 weeks of paid annual vacation AFTER you work a full year + national holidays. |
So if you, hypothetically, worked for a hagwon that gives 7 (6 in the hypothetical new contract) days holiday after national holidays, that would go against labor law? |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| mnjetter wrote: |
| Either that or we should get paid for holidays that happen to fall on weekends. We get paid for a certain number of work days per year, and there are a set number of days off (that being 104 weekend days, 10 vacation days, and however many holidays there are). If a holiday happens to be on the same day as a weekend, we are essentially working an extra day that year. Whether it's a compensatory day off or a day of overtime pay, there should be compensation of some sort for it. |
That is thinking like you are legally entitled to weekends off or a 5-day workweek or something.
LOL....
Labor law requires that you have 1 day off per calendar month + 2 weeks of paid annual vacation AFTER you work a full year + national holidays.
It wasn't until a few years ago (2005/6 if I remember correctly) that a 40 hour workweek was mandated (but you could still be worked 7-days-per-week) and it was only 2 years ago that schools went to a 5-day week.
Just because the red day falls on YOUR weekend doesn't mean everyone normally has that day off.
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I've actually heard more Koreans than foreigners grumble about the missed weekend holidays, especially around Chuseok. Obviously they have more to do during those times. |
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