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Porksta
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 Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:34 pm Post subject: Reduction of Vacation |
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| My school is reducing the number of vacation days this year by two. The reasoning behind this is that we have more holidays this year than normal. We were also told that this is the norm across Korea (public schools included). Any truth to this? My contract says I get 10 days, this would give me 8. Anything I can do? |
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wings
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| This is illegal. The added holidays can't replace the holidays you are entitled to in your contract. |
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modernseoul
Joined: 11 Sep 2011
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Reduction of Vacation |
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| Porksta wrote: |
| My school is reducing the number of vacation days this year by two. The reasoning behind this is that we have more holidays this year than normal. We were also told that this is the norm across Korea (public schools included). Any truth to this? My contract says I get 10 days, this would give me 8. Anything I can do? |
The number of national holidays this year is the same as last year. So they are wrong.
Also if your contact says 10 days then you're entitled to 10 days. |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
Location: You're the man now dog!!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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| we have more holidays this year than normal |
What do they say when they have more students than normal?  |
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Daelim
Joined: 18 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Also this year if any National Holidays fall on the weekend, you get the next business day off... I bet many hagwon owners won't be divulging that tidbit! |
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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Has that been passed? |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Has that been passed? |
Has what been passed? How is this the determining factor? Please explain/expound. |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Daelim wrote: |
| Also this year if any National Holidays fall on the weekend, you get the next business day off... I bet many hagwon owners won't be divulging that tidbit! |
This is a different issue, a caveat to the mix. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:02 am Post subject: |
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But to settle that side issue:
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| Also this year if any National Holidays fall on the weekend, you get the next business day off... I bet many hagwon owners won't be divulging that tidbit! |
Weekend, no, only sundays. The law was also watered down from all national holidays to include only Seollal, Childrens Day, & Chuseok.
This year there is one extra red day from this (at Chuseok). 2014 calendars show the added wednesday in red, which should prevent argument.
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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| YTMND wrote: |
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| Has that been passed? |
Has what been passed? How is this the determining factor? Please explain/expound. |
A holiday on a weekend being observed the next business day. I knew it had been discussed, but I was not aware that it had been passed. Is there an official calendar to reflect this new law? |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Re: the original post.
The owner's claim that public schools have arbitrarily reduced vacation days is false.
[Not to say they havent been gradually whittling vacation time down, but thats not something they can do mid-contract.] |
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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
But to settle that side issue:
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| Also this year if any National Holidays fall on the weekend, you get the next business day off... I bet many hagwon owners won't be divulging that tidbit! |
Weekend, no, only sundays. The law was also watered down from all national holidays to include only Seollal, Childrens Day, & Chuseok.
This year there is one extra red day from this (at Chuseok). 2014 calendars show the added wednesday in red, which should prevent argument. |
http://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays-news/2013/south_korea_006669.htm
This did not pass.... |
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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| AFAIK, the whole "extra day" thing has been passed on the public level and isn't observed by private companies. |
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schwa
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Porksta
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:55 am Post subject: |
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From the link:
"The bill is applied to only public offices."
So does this mean hagwons get the benefit? |
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