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[ed4444]

I have been working in the same place for two years now. i was approaching the end of my contract again and we were making teaching plans as usual for the next teaching year. I stupidly didn't discuss the extension of the contract because things seemed to be going well.

However, two days before my contract is due to expire, I have been informed it will not be extended.

Is there anything I can do about this or do I just have to get out and start trawling the job boards again?

[nicwr2002]

Legally they had to give you 30 days notice of non-renewal or being fired. Really what can you do though? Just switch to a D-10 so you don't have to submit all new docs again and get to the hunt.

[ed4444]

thats a shame. i liked this job.

[IPayInCash]

However, two days before my contract is due to expire, I have been informed it will not be extended.


Wow... you waited until two days (actually, you didn't wait, they told YOU) to find out you weren't being extended? Most people discuss these things one or two months in advance. I discussed my extension with my employer something like a month in advance. If a school wants to keep you they will ask you to stay.

Life lesson learned.

[ttompatz]

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Fixed term employees at private universities are legally supposed to get 2 months notice if not being renewed. A friend had this happen to him, he went to the labor board, and his school was required to give him one more yearly contract. It was his last year in Korea, so he didn't mind not getting a glowing letter of recommendation.

Private Schools Act:
(4) Where the term of office for teachers appointed pursuant to paragraph (3) expires, the person who has the power to appoint and dismiss shall notify (referring to the notification in writing; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) the teachers concerned of the fact that the term of office will expire and they are eligible to apply for re-appointment deliberation, not later than four months before the term of office expires. <Amended by Act No. 7352, Jan. 27, 2005>
(5) Where the teachers who are notified pursuant to paragraph (4) intend to be re- appointed, they shall apply for re-appointment deliberation to the person who has the power to appoint and dismiss within fifteen days from the date when they are so notified. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 7352, Jan. 27, 2005>
(6) The person who is requested to deliberate upon re-appointment pursuant to paragraph (5) shall decide on whether to re-appoint the teachers concerned after going through re- appointment deliberation by the teachers' personnel committee under Article 53-3 and then shall notify the teachers concerned of the contents of the decision not later than two months before the term of appointment expires. In that case, if he decides not to reappoint the teachers concerned, he shall specify in the notice the purport of and the reasons for refusing the re-appointment. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 7352, Jan. 27, 2005>

[hogwonguy1979]

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Yeah, it's 4 months to let you know that the contract is almost up, and that you're eligible to apply for renewal. That part is kind of BS, because who doesn't keep track of how many months they have left? They only have to give you 2 months when it comes to letting you know if you're being rehired, though.

[peachKitten713]

First off, I'm sorry you're having to go through this. However, I do think you should have taken the initiative before this and made sure of what was going on.
But if I'd been a good teacher for them for 2 years and then they waited until now to tell me they don't want me anymore... Well, I'm not sure I'd want them either.
Good luck with everything and I think you should just find another place who wants and appreciates you.

[Who's Your Daddy?]

I don't see anything wrong with the employer. I worked one place on contract and arranged my next years contract at a different school without telling them. I think if you never talked to them about extending they probably thought you didn't want to.

Unless you talk about extending, I think it is fair for both parties to assume you aren't.

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Presently I'm working public school with my contract ending in 3 months (yes strange date - November). They asked me if I'm going to renew and I said I wasn't. So now they are sad, and acting like I'm betraying them. If they wanted me here long term, they could offer me a permanent job. That's the nature of contracts.

[hogwonguy1979]

[beentheredonethat777]

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[peachKitten713]

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