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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: Cashing in 'return ticket' after contract. Is it possible? |
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My contract is up in a few months. I might take advantage of the D-10 visa thing and go home for a few weeks first. Or I might just transfer to a new job. But I don't want to lose out on the free flight home. That's just nuts.
Is there another option? Has anyone shown their departure ticket to their school, got the flight money, then cancelled the ticket (thereby pocketing the flight money for a later flight home in the summer).
If I transfer to a new job it just seems a waste to turn down a free flight home. I need to visit home at some point, I just don't want to do it right now.
Any success stories in this area? |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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What kind of school? Hagwon or public. If public I think you will be out of luck. Hagwon there are some options.
Have your tried negotiating and just plain talk with your manager or boss. Just be honest. You might have to accept a loss on some of the price of the ticket. Still tread carefully a little. Do not give to much info and definite answers right away or you might be scammed or cheated.
Tell the school you will handle it and to just give you a lump sum.
Plus check your contract what does it say EXACTLY about the plane ticket. For example mine say a ticket or a lump sum of money.
Good Luck. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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It's a Gyeongido public school job. The contract says they will pay for a ticket "on condition that employee leaves Korea within ten days of end of contract."  |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
Location: You're the man now dog!!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Smithington wrote: |
| It's a Gyeongido public school job. The contract says they will pay for a ticket "on condition that employee leaves Korea within ten days of end of contract." |
Yes, but is it the school's money or the government's?
If it is the government's money, then it is not likely. If it is the school's money and you can show them a cheaper flight, they might be willing to give you the money. In that case there is no need for anything to be "refundable".
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| (thereby pocketing the flight money for a later flight home in the summer) |
Why nullify your pocketing on the departure by using it for a flight back to Korea for your second job (you said you would get a D10 so I am following that logic, not the vague mention of a flight home in the summer because it's winter now ). Only you know these obscurities.
Any school should pay to come and leave, so what I am getting at is there should be 4 flights total (figure 4,800,000 won). |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| Korean Air and Asiana are very flexible. Hopefully it is one of those. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Ask your school when they intend to pay you for the ticket. If they're going to pay you before you depart, then you could simply cancel the ticket once you get the money. Just don't let on that you intend to do that.
Or maybe tell them that you plan on travelling to somewhere in Asia after your contract before heading back home. Since you aren't sure of your exact flight dates home, you want to know if they could just give you the money for the cheapest flight they can find online. If they're hesitant, then offer to accept 90% of the cost of a ticket (you don't care what they do with the other 10%). |
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Scorpion
Joined: 15 Apr 2012
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| Don't some schools insist of receiving proof of your 'boarding pass' before they will deposit the money? Sounds unreasonable, but I have heard stories. |
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