Korean Job Discussion Forums

[fustiancorduroy]

I just found out that the teachers at my foreign language high school don't get paid for red holidays. I guess you're not legally entitled to being paid on red holidays, but who's lucky enough to still get paid (assuming you DON'T work that day, of course)?

[kprrok]

If you're salaried, it doesn't matter if you get "paid" or not since your salary doesn't depend on classes or hours taught.

If, however, you're on an hourly or per class rate, you should get paid for them even though you didn't work. Contact the labor board and ask them.

KPRROK

[Atavistic]

Sort of. GEPIK practices Korean book keeping.

[cruisemonkey]

[Atavistic]

[spyro25]

this happened to me last year at edit. it got worse on times like solnal or choosok, they would make you do shit loads of overtime, then the 3 day holiday would wipe out all the overtime you did so you got paid basic. its a total scam that wasnt mentioned in our contract. i must have lost about 2,000,000 won total over last year from the nickel and diming that occured on red days. better to walk away and find a new job that wont treat you like that (i'm sure its also against the law too - like that matters to these people)

[Atavistic]

[Young FRANKenstein]

I don't get paid for red days. They just don't deduct anything for it.

[fustiancorduroy]

To clarify, the foreign teachers at my FLHS (all 20 or so of us) are paid per class, not a monthly salary. So, while I don't get anything deducted for red days, I don't paid anything, either. Strangely, non-red days off (like the anniversary of the founding of the school, which was last Monday) are paid.

[Cerriowen]

When I worked by the hour, we were paid by the hour.

When we worked, we got paid.

No work, no pay.

Now I'm on salary, so I get paid on red holidays.

[sadsac]

Always, never missed in 7 years. They are a designated public oliday and you should be paid for them.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Big4Jerm3]

[Mr. BlackCat]