Korean Job Discussion Forums

[chris_J2]

The draft contract to teach in Korea that I am currently working on, initially had 5 days paid sick leave, & this has been amended to 3 days paid sick leavem in the final version. I am not overly concerned about this, but what is the benchmark in Korea, for paid sick days?

In China & Australia it is 10 days. Some contracts in Korea I looked at had zero days permitted. Is it entirely dependent on what the employer is prepared to offer?

[CoolTeach]

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[BigBuds]

3 to 5 paid sick days but most go with 3 days.

[huffdaddy]

I get 7 sick days, or 15 sick days with a doctor's note. Although, I have to make up the classes that I miss.

[alabamaman]

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[just because]

I have found if you can into work and show yourself to be visibly sick then they are much more accepting of you taking the day off. i suppose they need to see the evidence...

The days of taking a "sickie" because you fell like one do not exist in Korea....

[chris_J2]

Thanks people.

[josesiem]

I just saw a contract that offered only 2 UNpaid sick days. And you had to call in 8 hours before classes start and they start at 630am. Absurd.

[cruisemonkey]

I get 15 days paid sick leave (public school system); and took them all when I broke my clavicle. The doctor originally wanted to hospitalize me for three weeks, but I 'escaped' that K 'hell-hole' after 10 days. Back home, I wouldn't have spent a singe day in the hospital (but the is K-land). If worked at a hogwan, I probably would have lost my job.

[Vollrath]

what if you DO sign a contract that stipulates no sick days (in fact they make us pay for subs if we are sick--a typical "sick day" can cost up to 200,000 won)???

i heard that the law overrides an illegal stipulation in a contract, but i've also heard that the foreigner is s.o.l. if they're dumb enough to sign such a contract?

the bottom line is if i'm sick i don't want to pay for a sub.. it's not like we're working at a lumberyard........pay isn't hourly at most hagwons i know of.

so can i just stick it to them? they won't *deduct* my pay because i think deep down they know it's illegal (our payments are automatically distributed by the bank each month)

[Grotto]

public school jobs you get 15 days sick leave...paid.

[Hater Depot]

In truth, they prefer that you drop dead in front of them, but only if you bring a doctor's note. No note, they plop your corpse in front of the kiddies.