Korean Job Discussion Forums

[philipjames]

If it is not stipulated in the contract, how much notice should one give to the boss when quitting the job? Is there a legal standard that one should be abiding by?

Thank you for any informed advice.

[ulsanchris]

by law you have to give one month. if you want to be nice give two.

[Grotto]

By law you dont need to give any.
To be fair you should give 30 days unless you are being screwed around.

[jajdude]

I would not give any notice unless you need that release letter.

I don't know the numbers but my impressions and experiences tell me that more often than not people get screwed, mainly ripped off, after giving notice.

[astroboyfan]

give 30 days unless being screwed is quite fair.. dont screw it up for their next teacher

[seoulis]

So is it 0 or 30 days by law?

[BigBuds]

The employer has to give 30 days notice by law and the employee has to only give the notice that is stated in the contract.

Ethically, the employee should give their employer some notice that they are leaving but this is Korea and it totally depends on the employee's reason for leaving. If they're screwing you around, screw'em but if you're not leaving because of a bad employment situation and are leaving for personal reasons (death in the family or something like that) then you should give them some notice.

[ChuckECheese]

[ttompatz]

[garykasparov]

Article 32 (Advance Notice of Dismissal)

(1) An employer shall give an advance notice to a worker at least thirty days before dismissal(including dismissal for managerial reasons). If the notice is not given thirty days before the dismissal, normal wages for more than thirty days shall be paid to the worker, except in cases, prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Labor, where it is impossible to continue a business because of natural disaster, calamity, or other unavoidable causes, or where a worker has caused considerable difficulties to a business, or damage to properties on purpose.

<Amended by Act No. 5885, Feb. 8, 1999>
(2) Deleted. <Act No. 5885, Feb. 8, 1999>

Article 35 (Exception of Advance Notice of Dismissal)

The provisions of Article 32 shall not apply to workers who fall within each of the following subparagraphs:

1. a worker who has been employed on a daily basis for less than three consecutive months;

2. a worker who has been employed for a fixed period not exceeding two months;

3. a worker who has been employed as a monthly-paid worker for less than six months ;

4. a worker who has been employed for seasonal work for a fixed period not exceeding six months; and

5. a worker in a probationary period