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[Isehtis]

Friend of mine is being made to move house a month before the end of contract, this was told to him just a few days ago and he's going to have to move in a weeks time. Legal?

[schwa]

Inconvenient, but nothing legally wrong with it.

[Waygeek]

Inconvenient, but likely done to make sure the place is ready for the new teacher. Nothing wrong with that really, depending on where they put him for the month.

He gets to pack early anyway!

[Hokie21]

[lemak]

Your friend is leaving, and hence offers little future value to the school. He's essentially used toilet paper. They're more interested in making the new teacher comfortable at you buddy's expense. Likely he'll be dumped into a tiny officetel for the month, or even a cheap hotel room. Koreans tend to look ahead when it comes to relationships..."What *will* you offer me in future?" rather than "Thanks for putting a bunch of $ in my bank account. Let us show our appreciation". I think it's why many schools baulk at paying severance pay. They don't want to give you money when they won't get anything from you after they pay.

And yes, it *is* legal - just an annoyance, and a nice sign as to how he was really valued by his employer. Hope he moves onto better and brighter places.

[thegadfly]

[beentheredonethat777]

This is fairly common.
It could also be that the lease is up and the school will not be renewing the lease at that particular rental property. This is also common. Especially if a teacher arrived later than the school had originally planned.

It might also work to say," I'm sorry that won't be possible" and see what happens.

Two of my friends, who are married, refused to move when told to do so.
They told the school to release them from their contract and they would gladly move. Suddenly, they were allowed to stay until the end and it was never mentioned again. Hmm...

I guess it all depends upon the situation.

[littlelisa]

I agree with the gadfly.. but I would still ask the school to pay my moving fees.

[Jodami]

I'd dig my heels in and flat out refuse.

Unless that is, they were willing to compensate you (financially) for the inconvenience.

Have some backbone op, because far far too many NETs here, roll over at the drop of a hat, and dance to every hakwon owner's crooked tune.

Is it any wonder, that a lot NETs are treated like absolute dogs in the ROK.

[schwa]

[EZE]

It doesn't sound that bad as long as the other place is clean. Like Waygeek said, he can get his stuff organized and pre-pack early.

It's bad if they're moving him into an apartment full of garbage, especially if he already cleaned up one trash can for them already.

[thegadfly]

[ontheway]

Most of the rental units here are owned by individuals who have only one or two condos beyond the one they live in. Common reasons for not renewing a rental include owners who have decided to move back into a unit they were renting, owners who want to sell the unit to someone who will live in it, and owners who are raising the rent thinking that the school will cave in to the higher cost and not move.

Since the bulk of the furnishings are usually owned by the school and not by the condo owner, the school is responsible to arrange for and pay for the cost of moving. Most teachers should be able to lug their own belongings in a single car load, so the school should be willing to arrange to move these at the same time.

[DaeguNL]