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VetruvianPenguin
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 Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:37 am Post subject: Difficulties associated with 6 month contracts |
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My contract is due to expire on May 24th, plus a few weeks of sub work as a favour to my boss. I'm hoping to go to University in Korea for an MA in the spring and would like to occupy myself in the meantime. I'd be looking to take on work for 6 months, and I've got a few options;
1. Try a six month contract. Recruitment companies assure me these are difficult to find. I would need to be flexible and able to take on the job in just a few days. My wages would likely be lower and I wouldn't be getting any benefits like severance or airfare.
2. Sign on for a 1 year contract, and pull out after six months. Someone mentioned to me that I could get 'blacklisted' and that I would have difficulty getting another visa as a result of this. I'd get no severance and it would straight up be immoral.
3. Clear off to Vietnam where I've heard contracts are more come and go and if I am blacklisted by the nice visa people, it isn't so crucial to my long term plans that I get back into the country.
Do all of these details seem correct? can I get blacklisted, and would that affect a visa if I applied as a MA student not a teacher? what's the likelihood of an employer doing that? Are the 6 months contracts really that bad or are the recruitment companies trying to guide me towards a solution that is better for them and can I get around the recruiters?
Vietnam seems to have the fewest problems, but I would very much like to stay in SK with the friends I have made here.
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Difficulties associated with 6 month contracts |
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| VetruvianPenguin wrote: |
My contract is due to expire on May 24th, plus a few weeks of sub work as a favour to my boss. I'm hoping to go to University in Korea for an MA in the spring and would like to occupy myself in the meantime. I'd be looking to take on work for 6 months, and I've got a few options;
1. Try a six month contract. Recruitment companies assure me these are difficult to find. I would need to be flexible and able to take on the job in just a few days. My wages would likely be lower and I wouldn't be getting any benefits like severance or airfare.
2. Sign on for a 1 year contract, and pull out after six months. Someone mentioned to me that I could get 'blacklisted' and that I would have difficulty getting another visa as a result of this. I'd get no severance and it would straight up be immoral.
3. Clear off to Vietnam where I've heard contracts are more come and go and if I am blacklisted by the nice visa people, it isn't so crucial to my long term plans that I get back into the country.
Do all of these details seem correct? can I get blacklisted, and would that affect a visa if I applied as a MA student not a teacher? what's the likelihood of an employer doing that? Are the 6 months contracts really that bad or are the recruitment companies trying to guide me towards a solution that is better for them and can I get around the recruiters?
Vietnam seems to have the fewest problems, but I would very much like to stay in SK with the friends I have made here.
Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this. |
If your boss is willing you can also extend for a 6-month period. The paper work is easy enough.
1) True enough unless you are something special and have the connections.
2) No. Immigration doesn't care. That said, finding other work before your E2 expires is problematic. If you are changing to a D-visa (student) then it doesn't matter.
Black lists are technically illegal and banned under the labor standards act BUT there are a couple of hagwan associations that do keep blacklists amongst their members.
3) 1/2 correct. Full time work means 1 year contracts. Piece work is by definition short term and inconsistent. Visas are another matter. Lots of jobs don't supply proper visas and that risk is yours to bear.
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| lots of places will be willing to hire you for 6 months since they won't need to pay your severance or any airfare, especially if you already have your own place. |
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