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faeriehazel
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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| Chaparrastique wrote: |
| How is it even possible to open a bank account for someone else without them being present? |
Technically it's not legal without a legal document (something similar to "power of attorney") I suppose. It's possible that the girlfriend unknowingly signed the document, but it's also possible that the bank bent the rules for this boss, especially if he/she is a regular client.
If the boss tries to contact her future workplace and spread lies, that is definitely slander under Korean law (hell, even if it were true it could still be considered slander, I think - Korean law is weird).
You can try the legal route, but I would imagine it would be a long, drawn-out, and expensive slog. |
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Rockhard
Joined: 11 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Chaparrastique wrote: |
| How is it even possible to open a bank account for someone else without them being present? |
Common practice in Korea. You just have to sign some forms. Businesses routinely open bank accounts for all their employees at the same bank so as to avoid fees when transferring pay. What probably transpired is as follows:
Manager: I need you to sign these forms so you can have a bank account
Employee: Okay, it's all in Korean though. I can't read it. But I trust you for no good reason so I will sign this document anyways.
Manager: Good, write your phone number here.
Employee: I just got off the plane, I don't have a phone number.
Manager: I will write down mine then and you can change it later.
Employee: I'm not really listening and I will forget to do that. I will also never bother to double check any of this nor open online banking because I am incredibly naive.
Manager: Perfect. I will stalk you unknowingly and seek to blackmail you later if you turn on me. |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Rockhard wrote: |
| Chaparrastique wrote: |
| How is it even possible to open a bank account for someone else without them being present? |
Common practice in Korea. You just have to sign some forms. Businesses routinely open bank accounts for all their employees at the same bank so as to avoid fees when transferring pay. What probably transpired is as follows:
Manager: I need you to sign these forms so you can have a bank account
Employee: Okay, it's all in Korean though. I can't read it. But I trust you for no good reason so I will sign this document anyways.
Manager: Good, write your phone number here.
Employee: I just got off the plane, I don't have a phone number.
Manager: I will write down mine then and you can change it later.
Employee: I'm not really listening and I will forget to do that. I will also never bother to double check any of this nor open online banking because I am incredibly naive.
Manager: Perfect. I will stalk you unknowingly and seek to blackmail you later if you turn on me. |
Perfect! I thought as much.
It is amazing how much responsibility the newbie abrogate away. Yes I can understand some in the beginning but once you had your feet grounded, people should start talking control.
A person from the other "forum" for example waited till the end of a contract/visa to ask about pension. They quickly found out the boss never pays it. My advice is trust but verify.
In this case if Rockhard is correct is trust for now but verify and change later. |
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