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khyber · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction

1) The other two years were fine...no problem...IN FACT, they had even bought me a return ticket home after i resigned (even though ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT, they were not supposed to).

2)I HAD taken my full vacation days. Of course, I hear that THE RULE OF LAW! is that we HAVE TO GET 10 vacation days a year (though not necessarily consecutive). But side note.

3) I had been told by my Korean recruiter friend that if you are within 2 WEEKS of a full year, you are legally entitled to that money (but who wants to go to court).

Instead, I'm just going to go to the tax office. IF they haven't been paying my taxes, well then, either they're gonna have to give me a fair chunck of change OR they should pay my taxes so i can get my paperwork ready...

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

You are right to turn down this job. Never let them pressure you into rushing into a job. That's the oldest trick in the book.

However, this is Korea and everything is always "last minute", but still, I would have walked away from that job too.

There's plenty to choose from, don't let them push you around.

Good luck

CaptainConjunction · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul

Thunndarr · Joined: 30 Sep 2003

Korea's a weird place man. I applied for a public school job back in November, and was told they'd let me teach their winter program as a sort of evaluation period. No problem, it was good hours and great money. Camp ended at the end of January. I was told by the head teacher that she would recommend me for the job.

Now, at this point, the only thing I'd signed was a contract for the 2-week camp, nothing more. So, anyway, time marches on, and it's the middle of Ferbruary, and all the choice public jobs are disappearing one by one. I send out a few feelers, and get an interview at another school, and am offered a job at THAT school the very same day. So, I accept, going by the old "bird in the hand" philosophy.

I felt a bit guilty, because I still hadn't heard from the first school, and also felt like a chump for feeling guilty, because, hey, they hadn't technically even offered me the damn job yet.

Anyway, fast forward to March 2nd. Many of you know that March 2nd was the first day of school in a lot of places. I was just finishing lunch at my new job when I got a call from the first school, tellling me that they wanted to hire me. After informing them that I'd signed a contract at another school I got the standard guilt trip/we really need a teacher/how could you do this to us/etc.

I called BS. They could have had me sign a contract at any time in the prior 2 months and I'd have been locked in, but they waited until the 13th hour to get it done. I didn't feel a bit guilty about leaving them high and dry.

Son Deureo! · Joined: 30 Apr 2003

Khyber -

Were your three years consecutive? If so, you are entitled to severence. After your first year, you are eligible for PRO-RATED severence if you quit in the middle of any of your subsequent years.

You left two days early? Then you are eligible for 363/365ths of one month's salary.

Don't take this one lying down.

Vietman · Joined: 25 Sep 2005

"The Employer must give one day of paid leave per month (which can be accumulated, to be used at one time or used on separate occasions within a period of one year) and also an additional ten days of paid leave per year to a worker who has worked without an absence throughout a full year and eight days to a worker has 90% of above percentage of attendance during one year. This right is forfeited if the Employee does not use the paid leaves within one year from the date of accrual of the right to use the leave. The Employer must give one extra day for each additional year of work after the initial one year of employment." - EFL Law

http://www.efl-law.com/contracts.php

Looks like on the third year, you get an extra three days vacation time.