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[Kiwigoddess]

Just a quick question. Contract states 10 days vacation per year split between summer/winter. Just wondering if weekends can be included in those 10 days? My understanding was that it was 5 paid days off summer/winter, not 3 paid days off through the week and the two unpaid days of the weekend. Have I misunderstood or is my employer trying to pull a swifty?

[nicwr2002]

What does your contract say? Does it say that you work Mon. - Fri? It should be 5 weekdays off not including the weekends or national holidays. What some places do is take a thurs to tues. off to make it look to parents that the school didn't take a full week off. You might have to fight for that extra day.

[Cacille]

It is 10 WEEKDAYS paid vacation. Weekends are not counted. If they are trying to count weekends in - they are pulling a swifty on you. Tell them that you'd like them to call the education office - with you there so you can talk to them too if need be.

[Skippy]

[Kiwigoddess]

My contract states I work Monday to Friday and that I am entitled to 10 days paid vacation per year. I was informed today that summer vacation will be from Wednesday July 31st to Sunday August 4th and therefore returning to work on Monday August 5th.

[Teechuh]

My boss tried to pull the same thing in my first year. I just stood my ground and insisted that weekends didn't count and she gave in pretty quickly. Not surprising as she was so obviously in the wrong. I felt bad as the Korean teachers only got three days but vacation time is too precious as it is in these contracts.

[Kiwigoddess]

Thanks Teechuh, will do exactly the same thing.

[ttompatz]

[nicwr2002]

[ttompatz]

Try dropping a copy of the labor standards act (relevant sections highlighted) on his desk when you negotiate.

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[Kiwigoddess]

thanks ttompatz. i got word today that i can have from the 31st july to the 4th august but because i will still be owed 2 days annual leave, hes offered me from 14th august to 18th august as well so effectively i get another 5 days straight because of the national holiday on august 15th. so i guess my question now is, do i accept the 2 lots of 5 days in a row or fight to get 9 days in a row? im not going out of country for summer vacation but am a little worried that come winter vacation time when i intend to head to japan he might try to break my holidays up again and i want the 9 consecutive days in winter for my trip. any advice would be much appreciated

[ttompatz]

Provided he conforms with labor law... the best you can do is ask well in advance and negotiate your best deal. Put it in writing.

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[Kiwigoddess]

ok thank u for your help

[cjj681]

My work has the same idea for holidays and did the same last year. It just works out that at the end of my contract I was paid for any days I did not take during the year.

[Porksta]

Can you tell me which article of the link you provided talks about the extra five days vacation? Nothing I see talks about vacation at all.