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[trueblue]

Interesting stuff...


That being said, with a sponsored E-2 for part time work, do pension and insurance come with the part time aspect? Are required (as an "employee")? Can one opt out?

[trueblue]

Bump...seriously, I would like to know.

If one is sponsored for an E-2, on a part time basis (as an "employee"), is the employer REQUIRED to the same standards as full time emoyment, such as pension, insurance, paid national holidays, etc?

Can they cherry pick on the benefits, if any, or is income tax the only deduction that should be mandatory?

In regards to having permission to work elsewhere, does that need to be stated in the contract (or advised, at the very least), or is a simple permission letter good enough?

Furthermore, are part time contracts required to have the Korean translation along with the English aspects of the contract?

I am about to start a sponsored part time job, but I don't wish to have pension and insurance deducted, and, the employer made VERBAL agreements regarding some unpaid keave and permission to work elsewhere. At the same time, I was lead to believe that only income tax would be taken out.
However, when the contract was sent, our verbal agreements were not reflected in the contract. I politely brought it up (after passing the word that all of these details need to be taken care of, attention to detail, and so forth.

But now, in their reply, it is now a matter of discussion.

So...what are the specifics regarding the bottom line, reflecting a sponsored part time job?

[watergirl]

Yeah, I would be very wary of signing on with a school that only wants to give p/t work, unless you have worked with them already, and know they're honest.
I worry that schools that want only pt workers are prob. the cheapest, worst employers..that won't treat the employees well, or are maybe not doing well financially and they're trying to not pay for housing, pension, etc.

And, nowadays, with teachers needing that LOR to get out of their contract, I would worry ...maybe the school could change your hours (lower=less pay) but you're still required to work for them.
And, I don't think immigration would care if they changed the hours on you.



I am seeing loads of ads where schools want you to get an E2 with them, but are only giving p/t hours. Strange too..hours like 3-6 right in the middle of the day where it would be hard to combine this with another job.......................
]So basically, the schools only offer p/t, but they want to sponsor the E2 visa to rope you into having to work for them for a whole yaar.

I'm wondering who is accepting these jobs?? I guess it is getting more competitive to get a job nowadays and so some teachers are accepting these positions. And, the positions seem to be offering less.



I think the hakwons copy other hakwons, and so if people are willing to work these bad conditions, it will just be perpetuated.
And, then all the recruiters w/ ads for tutoring or teaching a whole class of students, but only once a week for 40,000 /hour, but the teacher has to travel there and prepare materials for thiese classes. Of course, the recruiters are getting paid much more from the co. or people.

Afterschool jobs, as well, now, that offer very low pay..2.5 (and the teacher must pay their own housing), with hours such as 11-6, and no key noney. That is 7 hours of work with no break, and it is somewhat unnecessary as there are no classes until 12:50.. (But I guess some cos can say 'Our teachers come in and prepare for 2 hours before class'), but 2 years ago, no cos asked for these hours. ........................
And, jobs working from 9-7, only paying 2.1 or 2.2.


The problem, really are the teachers who are accepting these conditions.