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kathycanuck
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Location: Namyangju
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 Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: holiday hours |
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| Hi: I'm new to the forum. I teach two hours a day for two weeks in January, and then I'm off until the second week of February. |
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adventureman
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Philippines for 2 weeks.. a winter camp in Korea for 3 weeks.. and then back down to the Philippines for 6 weeks. |
Are those camp things mandatory for your job or by your own choice for overtime pay? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| adventureman wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Philippines for 2 weeks.. a winter camp in Korea for 3 weeks.. and then back down to the Philippines for 6 weeks. |
Are those camp things mandatory for your job or by your own choice for overtime pay? |
Choice. Really good money. |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Starting the 28th of this month I have 9 glorious weeks off; with no classes or attendance at school, before returning to NZ for good.
But to be honest classes have finished for me already. I've got a week of oral testing, a week of final exams and a week of students doing creativity classes, cleaning, half days and general time wasting. I've already cleaned out my desk and looking forward to the end. yay! |
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snehulak
Joined: 20 Nov 2005
Location: USA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:12 am Post subject: |
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I have no idea yet. It seems that most EPIK teachers get a good portion of February off. I hope it's the same for me.
Regarding overtime pay: My contract states in article 7 that I am not to receive any extra pay for classes conducted while school is in recess. Does anybody else have this in their contract? I signed the contract from abroad, not knowing what is the norm. I hope they don't pile all of the camps on me since they don't have to pay me any overtime. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| adventureman wrote: |
| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Philippines for 2 weeks.. a winter camp in Korea for 3 weeks.. and then back down to the Philippines for 6 weeks. |
Are those camp things mandatory for your job or by your own choice for overtime pay? |
It's mandatory for me; but then again, I cannot complain too much. I do a one-week camp in the first week of January and that's it. I get paid my regular salary for ten hours of teaching. My contract finishes at the end of January, so I have February off with no pay unless I pick up some temporary gigs somewhere before I start my job in March at a new place.
I think my wife and I may be doing something either in Moo-joo or Jay-joo over Korean New Year's with another couple, but not sure yet. A little R&R is definitely in order. |
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sarahsarah
Joined: 05 Aug 2004
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| Are those camp things mandatory for your job or by your own choice for overtime pay? |
Yep, mandatory for me. Wouldn't do it if I didn't have to. I'm not that motivated by money. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Supposed to be doing two weeks. However no one (and I mean NO ONE) appears to have any idea of (a) when I start. (b) how long the days will be. (c) when it will finish. (d) if I get paid or not (the contract doesn't specifically mention this) All that they know is that it will be two weeks. Probably haven't started planning this yet. |
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Prince Frog
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Pass. No idea until I am told. Although, I have already hatched my escape plan  |
Do you care to share it with the rest of us? I will certainly be at my elementary school for winter camp, but I am open to suggestions about how to escape and get the rest of the time off. |
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