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[shifty]

The teacher I replaced did only 2 months of a year's contract.

Is his recruiter legally obliged to refund a pro rata amount?

[Gord]

Only if that was a condition of the contract between the recruiter and the school/director.

[shifty]

Thanks for your reply. Doesn't Korean civil law incorporate a concept such as unjust enrichment?

What if the teacher took flight immediately after the fee was paid?

[Homer]

[canuckistan]

The first year I worked in Korea, I was told that if I left the school before 6 months of my contract was finished, I'd have to refund whatever balance was left of the recruiter's fee to my school.

[kangnamdragon]

It's usually the school's fault if a teacher leaves, not the recruiter.

[shifty]

Kangnam, in this case the teacher's mother was in a parlous state back home, owing to a divorce.

[Gord]