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[wipeters1]

Hi Everyone,

I am currently working at a hagwon that has changed owners last week. My current contract states only 100 hrs. Works out to about 4 classes a day. I heard from the other Korea teachers (she has not had a meeting with me yet) that she wants to keep the school open two hours longer. This is going to make six classes a day.

When I signed the contract, 8 months ago, I was told only four classes a day, classes from 2 till 6. But now the new owner wants at least 2 till 8 (probably longer).

I have not signed a new contract with this new owner. I am still under the old contract with the old owners signature.


My question is: If I do not want to stay longer at work and accept extra classes, do I have grounds to leave this school?


Any experience or comments will be greatly welcomed.

Thanks,

Bill

[Grotto]

Its hardware store time...look for screws as you will be for the next four months.

I would contact the labour board asap as I believe your contract could be null and void. The schools old owners name is on it and since he doesnt own the school anymore..................................he is also the one who sponsored your visa.............soooooooooo..................

Talk to the labour board they may be able to help you(severance, air ticket home)

Good luck you will definately need it.

If you want to continue working for the new owner be clear about the conditions of your existing contract. You may need to sign a new one in order to legally stay on(if you want)

Can you ClusterFxxk?

[excitinghead]

If you stay I'd recommend signing a new contract without fail.

Once my hogwan owner changed the name of the hogwan for the hell of it, but didn't tell any of the teachers, or even make a new sign for that matter! I only find out about it after my contract was over and was back home arranging a new one with a new school, only to be told by immigration that I couldn't because the name change meant that I worked illegally (at the "old" hagwon before the name change), and that I would have to come back to Korea and pay a fine before they could give me a new E2 visa!!! Was only about 50,000, which the strangely cool official in Korea waived for me, but it still meant that I had to come back to Korea, and as I couldn't arrange my new job completely from home I had to make a visa run to Japan when I got here and sorted it out, which fortunately my new boss paid.

In a nutshell, could have been very expensive for me for something that wasn't my fault, all for a bloody name change by my ex-boss! I can soooooo see something like that happening to you if you don't sign a new contract. So insist on it, and don't take any crap about the hassle etc. etc.

[BigBlackEquus]

Excitinghead, you did get lucky and get a nice immigration guy!