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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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 Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| beentheredonethat777 wrote: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
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| He may or may not be trying to rip you off. It is pretty standard in Korea to work at a reduced rate your first couple of months. |
I my 14 years in Korea working as a teacher, hagwon owner, recruiting company owner and working in the legal profession here I have never once encounter this.
Pretty standard my arse!!!
The only thing that is pretty standard here, is getting bad advice on Dave's. |
Then you need to expand your horizons. Many employees in Korea work the first month or so at less pay. |
Please tell me this isn't true! I have never heard of such nonsense.
Do you mean Korean people or ESL teachers? I find this so hard to believe!
Wouldn't that be like going to a restaurant and ordering a sirloin steak, salad, and baked potato but only receiving the salad BUT being told not to worry; just go ahead and pay the full price today and the NEXT time you come, we'll give you what you ordered,-we promise?" |
I said this does not happen in hagwons and any contract that says this needs to be passed on.
And no, your comparisons are not the same. |
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Coltronator
Joined: 04 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:12 am Post subject: |
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| Well we can't all be as enlightened as Murica and call it a 9 month unpaid internship. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: "Training" salary for first few months |
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| th3 wrote: |
Is it normal to be paid lower than the agreed amount for the 1st few months as you are in "training" and "orientation"?
My intuition tells me its a F#@!ing rip off and turn it down  |
With the other responses in mind:
- Yes, companies in Korea can have probationary periods - although in my experience, it's mainly to be able to release you with ease if things aren't panning out, as opposed to reduced pay, but whatever
- Hakwon generally do not do this; the only exception I can think of that might be considered "legitimate" would be places like YBM paying a training rate during your actual training
If the job is super crazy awesome and opens up some real bad-ass doors for you, then go for it. Otherwise, pass. |
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Fallacy
Joined: 29 Jun 2015
Location: ex-ROK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:26 am Post subject: |
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The OP posted a contract for review in the sticky section, then opened this thread a day later for discussion of "training salary for first few months" in reference to that contract. Here is the line item in question:
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| The Employer will pay a monthly salary of 2.1M won for regularly scheduled hours which we mentioned on the page 2. During the Training Period, the Employee will be paid 2.0 M won, for the first few months, OCT, NOV, DEC. |
Seems to me that the employer just wants to skim off KRW 300,000 won from the employee. Training?! More like stealing. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:34 am Post subject: |
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| If someone does take this gig, they should ask the boss every day for the first three months " So what training will I be getting today? So who is in charge of today's training? What is the topic of my training this wonderful afternoon?" |
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