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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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 Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Troglodyte wrote: |
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yeah this is really heplful.
basically what happened with that one month period is that we renewed, and when we did he failed to get our paperwork done for a few weeks. so for one month we were probably working off visa, though even that I'm not totally sure about. it's a bad situation but we're very short on paperwork to even know that for sure. we finished our first contract on January 28, and didn't actually get a new one until maybe March 5 or so. He just paid us out of pocket.
and the problem with the pension is that we already paid out half to him, but he basically pocketed it and never deposited it in our account. as of now there's about $670 in the account (I think April through July and then part of September) but the rest of it he just kept. I get the impression from talking to him though that paying off the pension is the only thing he's really worried about, so I do think that will come through somehow. he mentioned that the pension board has been harassing him already.
and yeah I am torn about sticking around and fighting for the money or just getting out. part of me can't deal with the stress anymore and part of me wants to stick it to the guy. anyway it's something I've been talking about with my gf, I'm not sure what we'll decide on.
thanks though! I appreciate it. |
In this case, you're mostly likely on record as having continual employment. If you didn't need to submit a whole new set of documents then your contract was extended and your ARC period of validity was also extended. Don't bring up the topic at the LB or elsewhere. Just say that you extended your contract for a second year and that's all you know.
If you paid into pension and have pay slips showing this then you're in the clear. You just go to the pension office and file a complaint. The pension office won't keep harassing him for long. They'll eventually just have the money taken from his bank accounts. It could take a couple of months though. Depends on how busy they are. In the end, they'll take it.
I highly recommend that you find a new job and tell the new employer your situation and that you don't intend to stay in Korea long for more than 4 months. Offer to accept a lower than normal salary as long as some kind of accommodation is included. You could even offer to take something like 1 million Won each and work half time (maybe each of you teaches 12 or 15 hours per week or that you work a total of 25-30 hours per week total). That would give you plenty of free time (time to go to the LB and pension offices) and cover any expenses you have. Even if you don't get paid at the new place, just having a place to stay will cover most of your expenses. There are a lot of schools that would accept that situation because it's really to their benefit. They get two foreign faces, it costs them less, you can start right away. There are a lot of school owners who also own an apartment so they don't have to worry about rental contracts. There are more than a few who actually house teachers in the school (although they aren't supposed to). Most of your stress now is because you have to deal with the school owner on a daily basis and you are uncertain about what's coming next. If you're no longer under his control things will be different. Plus, you'll be kicking yourself later if you don't at least try to get your money. |
They will either take it, or freeze is bank account and force him to go in person to the office to pay the money before they release his bank account. It happened to a Korean friend of mine... |
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dhan89
Joined: 24 May 2012
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| DONT leave the country without getting your money. Once you leave, you'll never see it. |
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kranjskaklobasa
Joined: 05 Aug 2015
Location: somewhere beyond the sea
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| I'm guessing you left the country. Could we get an update, though? |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| FastForward wrote: |
| I didn't feel like quoting the long post before, but from my experience the labor board and national pension office is not the same thing. The pension office actually doesn't even handle dispute matters and the labor board won't handle back pension. There is another office you have to call. They basically call the school and tell them to pay the back pension. They have been worthless in my attempt to get my back pension. |
This.^
The National Pension Office passes it along to the National Health Insurance Service, who does exactly nothing. They gave Wonderland a deadline to pay three years ago, and they're still "enforcing" the payment.
And Koreans wonder why Korea ends up with bottom of the barrel teachers like me, and even I'm leaving in a few weeks. |
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