Korean Job Discussion Forums

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Assuming your payday falls on a weekend, does your boss pay you before or after it?

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

I've found that schools that are doing well will pay on friday. schools that aren't doing so will pay on monday.

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Zyzyfer · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 5:55 am Post subject:

It's always been after, no matter the status of the school, in my experience.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Always before at my school.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

You should get paid on the business day following the 10th. This would be especially true if you work for a company or a school that has set up automatic withdrawls from its account.

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

I dont really notice. Always seems close enough.

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

4 schools have paid me the day before the date if it falls on the weekend..

i gather that to be the norm

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

oneiros · Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Location: Villa Straylight

Good school - always pays before.

That other place I worked for- always paid after. Evil or Very Mad

palkorea · Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Location: Jeonnam

Me too...before the weekend...and that's how it SHOULD be.

Dawn · Joined: 06 Mar 2004

My present employer always pays before -- one reason I'm signing on for a third year here.

My first employer rarely paid on time even when payday fell on a weekday, and he never could seem to understand why none of his teachers would sign for a second year. Loser. Rolling Eyes

turtlepi1 · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

My employer paid me the day before the Chuseok break even though my payday was not until October 2. (like 10 days early and time I hadn't yet worked.)

Likely because it is my first month and the school's first month and I am the only native speaker but even so I was impressed.

Of course it created the problem of a LONG time before the next pay period but that is my problem for poor planning/budgeting not his for being a great guy. (sure hope it lasts.)

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

I disagree that if the school is good people should be paid early. If the school is good, the owner has a lot of money. If he has a lot of money, he probably is smart and has set up an automatic transfer to your bank account on payday because he does not have to worry about being overdrawn. If the payday is on a Sunday and the bank is closed, then the automatic transfer would occur on Monday.