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brento1138
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Well, I have been offered a contract, but I dunno about it. Seems a little sketchy to me, but it is the best offer I've had of late (not sayin much). Anyone wanna look at this contract and see if it is worth signing??
Here it is:
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W Language Academy
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR TEACHER
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT has been made on this day ______________ between Beauty Channel Inc. with its principal office at: Seong buk-dong 60-12, Seonbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea(hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and , a citizen of __________ passport No.: _____________, (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee"). The Employee will teach English at W branch located at: Seongbuk-Dong . (hereinafter referred to as the �Language Academy�). The Employer hereby hires the Employee and both parties agree on the following terms and conditions:
I. Period of Employment
A. The total agreement term is ___ _____ months, commencing from the date of teaching in Korea and finishing on ______________.
B. The term of this Agreement includes an orientation period, six (6) consecutive teaching sessions, and all scheduled vacations and holidays that fall between or during teaching sessions.
C. The Employee will discontinue residence in Korea under the visa status sponsored by the Employer upon the completion of this contract unless the both parties agree to renew the contract.
II. Conditions of Employment
1. Employee�s Duties:
During the term of this Agreement the Employee will perform the following duties:
1.1. Instruction in any phase of the Institute's program.
1.2. Curriculum design and implementation.
1.3. Development of educational programs and materials.
1.4. Extracurricular activities for/with students when needed.
1.5. Grading, evaluating and counseling of students.
1.6. Attendance at teachers' meetings and workshops.
1.7. Class preparation
1.8. Cooperation with the Principal/ Vice-Principal/ Academic Director in all aspects of employment.
1.9. Participation in other related activities.
2. Working hours
2.1. Classes will be held from Monday to Friday during regular sessions and two intensive sessions during summer (July-August) and winter (December-January). The Employee will be required to work at the times the Employer shall direct.
2.2. Working hours is from 2pm to 9pm for regular sessions. For two intensive sessions, from 9am to 7:40pm (it may change on the needs of the Institute).
2.3. Working hours may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Employer depending upon a session and needs of the Institute.
3. Salary and Overtime
3.1. The Employee will be guaranteed ( ) Won per month. This is to be considered as the Employee�s contract hours.
3.2. Only the time worked in excess of contract hours will be considered as overtime. The Employee�s overtime pay will be ( 20,000) Won per (60) minutes. Attendance at scheduled teachers meetings, workshops and class preparation (which is mandatory) will not be considered as overtime.
3.3. The salary will be paid on the 15th day of each teaching month.
3.4. Computation of the initial (first month of employment) salary will commence from the 1st day of actual teaching at the Institute and, therefore, will not include the orientation period necessary for familiarization with the Institute�s curriculum and the Employee�s duties.
4. Severance Pay
Upon successful completion of a full contract period (12 months), the Employee will be given severance pay which is equivalent to his/her monthly salary of ( ) Won. It will be paid in a month.
5. Benefits
5.1. Vacation, Holidays and Emergency Leave
The Employee will have: (a) 7-day break between the spring II session and the summer session (b) paid statutory/ public holidays detailed in a yearly calendar; (b) up to 3 days of paid emergency leave in a year in the event of a death or serious illness of an immediate family member, such as grandparent, parent, spouse, children, brother or sister. The emergency leave will be granted and/or extended after a close consultation with the Principal. The Employee will bear the cost of transportation.
5.2. Health Insurance
The Employee will be provided with health insurance coverage from the designated public health insurance corporation with 50% of the premium paid by the Employer and 50% - by the Employee.
5.3. Transportation
The Employer will purchase for the Employee a one-way economy class air ticket to Korea from a main international airport in the country/city where the Employee resides and from which he/she was hired. After completing a one-year contract the Employee will be provided with a return economy class air ticket.
5.4. Visa Sponsorship
If the Employee does not obtain work visa in the country of his/her residence, the Employee will receive full visa sponsorship from the Employer upon arrival in Korea. This will include a paid round trip air ticket to Japan (to obtain work visa there).
III. Taxes and Other Deductions
The following taxes and deductions will be withheld from the Employee�s monthly salary:
A. Income tax required by the Korean Tax Law (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the Korean Tax Law);
B. National Pension Contribution according to regulation (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the regulation).
NOTE: Upon completion of the contract (agreement), pension contributions will be fully reimbursed to the Employee from USA
& Canada by the Korean government;
C. Health Insurance (at present 1.7%);
D. 200,000 Won per month for the first three months as a security deposit for unpaid utilities and phone charges even if the Employee pays them each month. This deposit WILL BE refunded to the Employee one month after this contract is completed.
IV. Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code
1. During the term of this Agreement the Employee is expected to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner that would project a good image of the Institute. Therefore, the following forms of behavior will NOT be permitted:
A. Coming to the Institute and conducting class under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs and while smoking;
B. Making sexual advances towards or entering into relationships with the students or employees of the Institute;
C. Using bad language in class that would offend or discredit students, the staff and the Institute.
D. Not following scheduled class timetables, canceling, starting classes late without the prior approval of principal.
2. The Employee should present himself/herself to students as a professional. Casual attire, provided it is clean and neat, is acceptable. However, NO blue jeans, sneakers and T-shirts will be allowed (unless otherwise instructed).
V. Duty of Confidentiality
A. The Employee shall not disclose information relating to the contents of lectures, teaching material and business operation of the Institute to any third party.
B. The Employee shall not disclose information regarding his/her salary, overtime payment, and contract hours to any third party, including other Employees of the Institute.
VI. Outside Employment and Conflicts of Interest
A. According to Korean Immigration Law, foreign workers are allowed to work legally in Korea ONLY for the Employer/Institute for which they have received a work visa.
B. By signing this Agreement, the Employee agrees to devote his expertise, time and attention to discharge his duties to his legal Employer and not to engage in any other activity that would in any manner whatsoever compete with the Employer and pose any conflict between the interest of the Employer and the other party and/or interfere with the performance of the Employee�s duties.
C. If the Employee wishes to accept any other employment, such as private or part-time teaching, editing and so on, he/she must get the Principal�s approval before doing so. Failure to comply with this rule may result in immediate dismissal.
VII. Dismissal, Voluntary Resignation and Liquidating Damages
1. The Employer will have the right to dismiss the Employee if or when:
A. The Employee repeatedly fails to perform his/her duties stated under this Agreement including but not limited to frequent absences from the place of Employment/Institute without approval of the Principal/ Vice-Principal.
B. The Employee fails to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner (as described in Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code section of this Agreement) resulting in damaging the image of the Institute.
C. The Employee places any student or a staff person in jeopardy or causes significant material damage to the Employer as a result of his/her negligence or reckless behavior.
D. The Employee commits any criminal act inside or outside the place of employment/Institute. This will result in immediate dismissal with neither warning nor time for remedy being given to the Employee.
E. The Employee has already received three (3) reprimands (warnings) from the Employer of dissatisfaction with the Employee�s performance, and the Employee has not rectified the situation.
2. The Employee may not earlier terminate this Agreement without a good reason. If required, 45 days prior notice must be given to the Employer before termination of the contract.
3. In any case of dismissal or voluntary resignation, the Employer will not provide a return ticket and will not give the severance pay. In addition, if the Employee voluntarily terminates this contract before six (6) months of employment, he/she will have to reimburse to the Employer the initial airfare and other expenses that the Employer has incurred in the process of hiring of the Employee, such as recruiter�s fee, housing utilities deposit and other expenses (if applicable).
VIII. Understanding
A. Both parties have read the above terms and conditions and agree to fulfill them in good faith and will resolve any dispute in a reasonable manner.
B. All issues that cannot be solved by the two parties above will be solved in accordance with the appropriate laws of the Republic of Korea.
c. The contents of Ewha Teachers� Manual are to be incorporated to be part of this employment contract.
The employer will evaluate the employee every semester. The employer may
dismiss or transfer the employee to other branch, if employee fails to observe his/her duties stated above.
The Employer and the Employee have executed this agreement and appended their signatures on the date below:
____________________________ _____________________________
Employer Employee
____________________________ _____________________________
Date Date
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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W Language Academy
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR TEACHER
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT has been made on this day ______________ between Beauty Channel Inc. with its principal office at: Seong buk-dong 60-12, Seonbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea(hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and , a citizen of __________ passport No.: _____________, (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee"). The Employee will teach English at W branch located at: Seongbuk-Dong . (hereinafter referred to as the �Language Academy�). The Employer hereby hires the Employee and both parties agree on the following terms and conditions:
I. Period of Employment
A. The total agreement term is ___ _____ months, commencing from the date of teaching in Korea and finishing on ______________.
B. The term of this Agreement includes an orientation period, six (6) consecutive teaching sessions, and all scheduled vacations and holidays that fall between or during teaching sessions.
C. The Employee will discontinue residence in Korea under the visa status sponsored by the Employer upon the completion of this contract unless the both parties agree to renew the contract.
12 months
II. Conditions of Employment
1. Employee�s Duties:
During the term of this Agreement the Employee will perform the following duties:
1.1. Instruction in any phase of the Institute's program.
1.2. Curriculum design and implementation.
standard stupid clause.....curriculum should be provided
1.3. Development of educational programs and materials.
1.4. Extracurricular activities for/with students when needed.
delete
1.5. Grading, evaluating and counseling of students.
how often, sample evaluation, delete counseling
1.6. Attendance at teachers' meetings and workshops.
how often, how long?
1.7. Class preparation
How much is required/expected?
1.8. Cooperation with the Principal/ Vice-Principal/ Academic Director in all aspects of employment.
1.9. Participation in other related activities.
delete 1.9....its a catchall and way too vague!
2. Working hours
2.1. Classes will be held from Monday to Friday during regular sessions and two intensive sessions during summer (July-August) and winter (December-January). The Employee will be required to work at the times the Employer shall direct.
not good again....no set schedule!
2.2. Working hours is from 2pm to 9pm for regular sessions. For two intensive sessions, from 9am to 7:40pm (it may change on the needs of the Institute).
Will you be paid overtime for the extra 3 hours and 40 minutes in the intensives?
2.3. Working hours may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Employer depending upon a session and needs of the Institute.
That blows chunks!
3. Salary and Overtime
3.1. The Employee will be guaranteed ( ) Won per month. This is to be considered as the Employee�s contract hours.
3.2. Only the time worked in excess of contract hours will be considered as overtime. The Employee�s overtime pay will be ( 20,000) Won per (60) minutes. Attendance at scheduled teachers meetings, workshops and class preparation (which is mandatory) will not be considered as overtime.
If its mandatory then its paid...if not overtime then its part of your regular hours!
3.3. The salary will be paid on the 15th day of each teaching month.
Fxck that! How many runners have they had? No later than the 5'th
3.4. Computation of the initial (first month of employment) salary will commence from the 1st day of actual teaching at the Institute and, therefore, will not include the orientation period necessary for familiarization with the Institute�s curriculum and the Employee�s duties.
4. Severance Pay
Upon successful completion of a full contract period (12 months), the Employee will be given severance pay which is equivalent to his/her monthly salary of ( ) Won. It will be paid in a month.
Upon completion of the contract
5. Benefits
5.1. Vacation, Holidays and Emergency Leave
The Employee will have: (a) 7-day break between the spring II session and the summer session (b) paid statutory/ public holidays detailed in a yearly calendar; (b) up to 3 days of paid emergency leave in a year in the event of a death or serious illness of an immediate family member, such as grandparent, parent, spouse, children, brother or sister. The emergency leave will be granted and/or extended after a close consultation with the Principal. The Employee will bear the cost of transportation.
You should have a minimum of 10 days vacation + stats!
5.2. Health Insurance
The Employee will be provided with health insurance coverage from the designated public health insurance corporation with 50% of the premium paid by the Employer and 50% - by the Employee.
2.24% each
5.3. Transportation
The Employer will purchase for the Employee a one-way economy class air ticket to Korea from a main international airport in the country/city where the Employee resides and from which he/she was hired. After completing a one-year contract the Employee will be provided with a return economy class air ticket.
or cash in lue of
5.4. Visa Sponsorship
If the Employee does not obtain work visa in the country of his/her residence, the Employee will receive full visa sponsorship from the Employer upon arrival in Korea. This will include a paid round trip air ticket to Japan (to obtain work visa there).
III. Taxes and Other Deductions
The following taxes and deductions will be withheld from the Employee�s monthly salary:
A. Income tax required by the Korean Tax Law (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the Korean Tax Law);
   its nowhere near 5%....rape clause!
B. National Pension Contribution according to regulation (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the regulation).
currently 4.5% each...not 5!
NOTE: Upon completion of the contract (agreement), pension contributions will be fully reimbursed to the Employee from USA
& Canada by the Korean government;
C. Health Insurance (at present 1.7%);
D. 200,000 Won per month for the first three months as a security deposit for unpaid utilities and phone charges even if the Employee pays them each month. This deposit WILL BE refunded to the Employee one month after this contract is completed.
Just say no to deposits.....one month after CRAP!
IV. Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code
1. During the term of this Agreement the Employee is expected to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner that would project a good image of the Institute. Therefore, the following forms of behavior will NOT be permitted:
A. Coming to the Institute and conducting class under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs and while smoking;
B. Making sexual advances towards or entering into relationships with the students or employees of the Institute;
C. Using bad language in class that would offend or discredit students, the staff and the Institute.
what is a definition of 'bad language'?
D. Not following scheduled class timetables, canceling, starting classes late without the prior approval of principal.
2. The Employee should present himself/herself to students as a professional. Casual attire, provided it is clean and neat, is acceptable. However, NO blue jeans, sneakers and T-shirts will be allowed (unless otherwise instructed).
V. Duty of Confidentiality
A. The Employee shall not disclose information relating to the contents of lectures, teaching material and business operation of the Institute to any third party.
B. The Employee shall not disclose information regarding his/her salary, overtime payment, and contract hours to any third party, including other Employees of the Institute.
VI. Outside Employment and Conflicts of Interest
A. According to Korean Immigration Law, foreign workers are allowed to work legally in Korea ONLY for the Employer/Institute for which they have received a work visa.
Not true..with permission from the school and immigration it is perfectly legal to work at other locations and or jobs!
B. By signing this Agreement, the Employee agrees to devote his expertise, time and attention to discharge his duties to his legal Employer and not to engage in any other activity that would in any manner whatsoever compete with the Employer and pose any conflict between the interest of the Employer and the other party and/or interfere with the performance of the Employee�s duties.
C. If the Employee wishes to accept any other employment, such as private or part-time teaching, editing and so on, he/she must get the Principal�s approval before doing so. Failure to comply with this rule may result in immediate dismissal.
VII. Dismissal, Voluntary Resignation and Liquidating Damages
1. The Employer will have the right to dismiss the Employee if or when:
A. The Employee repeatedly fails to perform his/her duties stated under this Agreement including but not limited to frequent absences from the place of Employment/Institute without approval of the Principal/ Vice-Principal.
B. The Employee fails to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner (as described in Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code section of this Agreement) resulting in damaging the image of the Institute.
C. The Employee places any student or a staff person in jeopardy or causes significant material damage to the Employer as a result of his/her negligence or reckless behavior.
D. The Employee commits any criminal act inside or outside the place of employment/Institute. This will result in immediate dismissal with neither warning nor time for remedy being given to the Employee.
E. The Employee has already received three (3) reprimands (warnings) from the Employer of dissatisfaction with the Employee�s performance, and the Employee has not rectified the situation.
2. The Employee may not earlier terminate this Agreement without a good reason. If required, 45 days prior notice must be given to the Employer before termination of the contract.
30 days is plenty and you do not have to supply any reason!
3. In any case of dismissal or voluntary resignation, the Employer will not provide a return ticket and will not give the severance pay. In addition, if the Employee voluntarily terminates this contract before six (6) months of employment, he/she will have to reimburse to the Employer the initial airfare and other expenses that the Employer has incurred in the process of hiring of the Employee, such as recruiter�s fee, housing utilities deposit and other expenses (if applicable).
Only an idiot would agree to this stupidity! CRAP!
VIII. Understanding
A. Both parties have read the above terms and conditions and agree to fulfill them in good faith and will resolve any dispute in a reasonable manner.
words they should not use!
B. All issues that cannot be solved by the two parties above will be solved in accordance with the appropriate laws of the Republic of Korea.
c. The contents of Ewha Teachers� Manual are to be incorporated to be part of this employment contract.
The employer will evaluate the employee every semester. The employer may
dismiss or transfer the employee to other branch, if employee fails to observe his/her duties stated above. The Employer and the Employee have executed this agreement and appended their signatures on the date below:
No they cant! Your visa is linked to the location you are at...they cannot transfer you without your permission!
____________________________ _____________________________
Employer Employee
____________________________ _____________________________
Date Date
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alabamaman
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Contract Offer |
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Well, I have been offered a contract, but I dunno about it. Seems a little sketchy to me, but it is the best offer I've had of late (not sayin much). Anyone wanna look at this contract and see if it is worth signing??
Here it is:
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W Language Academy
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR TEACHER
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT has been made on this day ______________ between Beauty Channel Inc. with its principal office at: Seong buk-dong 60-12, Seonbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea(hereinafter referred to as the "Employer") and , a citizen of __________ passport No.: _____________, (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee"). The Employee will teach English at W branch located at: Seongbuk-Dong . (hereinafter referred to as the �Language Academy�). The Employer hereby hires the Employee and both parties agree on the following terms and conditions:
I. Period of Employment
A. The total agreement term is ___ _____ months, commencing from the date of teaching in Korea and finishing on ______________.
Dates are needed
B. The term of this Agreement includes an orientation period, six (6) consecutive teaching sessions, and all scheduled vacations and holidays that fall between or during teaching sessions.
C. The Employee will discontinue residence in Korea under the visa status sponsored by the Employer upon the completion of this contract unless the both parties agree to renew the contract.
II. Conditions of Employment
1. Employee�s Duties:
During the term of this Agreement the Employee will perform the following duties:
1.1. Instruction in any phase of the Institute's program.
1.2. Curriculum design and implementation.
1.3. Development of educational programs and materials.
Negatory! Programs should be set in place
1.4. Extracurricular activities for/with students when needed.
You should paid accordingly if outside established work hours
1.5. Grading, evaluating and counseling of students.
Negatory on counseling. Your not Dr. Phil & leave it up to the director of the school and/or Korean Teachers.
1.6. Attendance at teachers' meetings and workshops.
Meetings are not such a big deal but make sure your paid accordingly when you do workshops outside the established working hours.1.7. Class preparation
How long do they want you to come in before class each day throughout the contract period?
1.8. Cooperation with the Principal/ Vice-Principal/ Academic Director in all aspects of employment.
1.9. Participation in other related activities.
2. Working hours
2.1. Classes will be held from Monday to Friday during regular sessions and two intensive sessions during summer (July-August) and winter (December-January). The Employee will be required to work at the times the Employer shall direct.
How long is each class?
Never agree to "The Employee will be required to work at times the Employer shall direct." Negatory. Tell them you work between established working hours unless otherwise agreed in writing and get this written in the contract. Your not a door mat they cant walk all over.
2.2. Working hours is from 2pm to 9pm for regular sessions. For two intensive sessions, from 9am to 7:40pm (it may change on the needs of the Institute).
2.3. Working hours may be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of the Employer depending upon a session and needs of the Institute.
3. Salary and Overtime
3.1. The Employee will be guaranteed ( ) Won per month. This is to be considered as the Employee�s contract hours.
3.2. Only the time worked in excess of contract hours will be considered as overtime. The Employee�s overtime pay will be ( 20,000) Won per (60) minutes. Attendance at scheduled teachers meetings, workshops and class preparation (which is mandatory) will not be considered as overtime.
Overtime classes should be the same time as regular classes
3.3. The salary will be paid on the 15th day of each teaching month.
This is a load of crap... The 3rd by the latest!
3.4. Computation of the initial (first month of employment) salary will commence from the 1st day of actual teaching at the Institute and, therefore, will not include the orientation period necessary for familiarization with the Institute�s curriculum and the Employee�s duties.
If you have E2 Visa, then you can work for pay, and you should get paid full monthly salary for this. If they don't agree to this tell them to go f***k off.
4. Severance Pay
Upon successful completion of a full contract period (12 months), the Employee will be given severance pay which is equivalent to his/her monthly salary of ( ) Won. It will be paid in a month.
Paid in a month my ass! It's paid the last working day of your contract period.
5. Benefits
5.1. Vacation, Holidays and Emergency Leave
The Employee will have: (a) 7-day break between the spring II session and the summer session (b) paid statutory/ public holidays detailed in a yearly calendar; (b) up to 3 days of paid emergency leave in a year in the event of a death or serious illness of an immediate family member, such as grandparent, parent, spouse, children, brother or sister. The emergency leave will be granted and/or extended after a close consultation with the Principal. The Employee will bear the cost of transportation.
3 days of emergency leave is not enough. Insist on 5-7.
5.2. Health Insurance
The Employee will be provided with health insurance coverage from the designated public health insurance corporation with 50% of the premium paid by the Employer and 50% - by the Employee.
How much money will they be deducting from your monthly salary and paying to the NHIC throughout the contract period?
Both parties will pay for 50/50 which is 9%
How much of the premium will the employer pay for?
Get all of this written in the contract because Korean Employers are con artist when it comes to taxes! You always want the exact figures when dealing with taxes. Insist on it. 
5.3. Transportation
The Employer will purchase for the Employee a one-way economy class air ticket to Korea from a main international airport in the country/city where the Employee resides and from which he/she was hired. After completing a one-year contract the Employee will be provided with a return economy class air ticket.
5.4. Visa Sponsorship
If the Employee does not obtain work visa in the country of his/her residence, the Employee will receive full visa sponsorship from the Employer upon arrival in Korea. This will include a paid round trip air ticket to Japan (to obtain work visa there).
III. Taxes and Other Deductions
The following taxes and deductions will be withheld from the Employee�s monthly salary:
A. Income tax required by the Korean Tax Law (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the Korean Tax Law);
They are trying to hustly you for some seriouse money at 5%. Tell any employer to go pump da neighbors poodle in Korea if he won't fix the tax figures in a contract such as this one.
B. National Pension Contribution according to regulation (approximately 5%, which may be adjusted pursue on the changes of the regulation).
4.5% and get this exact figure written in the contract.
NOTE: Upon completion of the contract (agreement), pension contributions will be fully reimbursed to the Employee from USA
& Canada by the Korean government;
C. Health Insurance (at present 1.7%);
2.24% for Korean National Health Insurance Plan
D. 200,000 Won per month for the first three months as a security deposit for unpaid utilities and phone charges even if the Employee pays them each month. This deposit WILL BE refunded to the Employee one month after this contract is completed.
Give them the middle finger
IV. Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code
1. During the term of this Agreement the Employee is expected to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner that would project a good image of the Institute. Therefore, the following forms of behavior will NOT be permitted:
A. Coming to the Institute and conducting class under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs and while smoking;
B. Making sexual advances towards or entering into relationships with the students or employees of the Institute;
C. Using bad language in class that would offend or discredit students, the staff and the Institute.
D. Not following scheduled class timetables, canceling, starting classes late without the prior approval of principal.
2. The Employee should present himself/herself to students as a professional. Casual attire, provided it is clean and neat, is acceptable. However, NO blue jeans, sneakers and T-shirts will be allowed (unless otherwise instructed).
V. Duty of Confidentiality
A. The Employee shall not disclose information relating to the contents of lectures, teaching material and business operation of the Institute to any third party.
B. The Employee shall not disclose information regarding his/her salary, overtime payment, and contract hours to any third party, including other Employees of the Institute.
VI. Outside Employment and Conflicts of Interest
A. According to Korean Immigration Law, foreign workers are allowed to work legally in Korea ONLY for the Employer/Institute for which they have received a work visa.
B. By signing this Agreement, the Employee agrees to devote his expertise, time and attention to discharge his duties to his legal Employer and not to engage in any other activity that would in any manner whatsoever compete with the Employer and pose any conflict between the interest of the Employer and the other party and/or interfere with the performance of the Employee�s duties.
C. If the Employee wishes to accept any other employment, such as private or part-time teaching, editing and so on, he/she must get the Principal�s approval before doing so. Failure to comply with this rule may result in immediate dismissal.
VII. Dismissal, Voluntary Resignation and Liquidating Damages
1. The Employer will have the right to dismiss the Employee if or when:
A. The Employee repeatedly fails to perform his/her duties stated under this Agreement including but not limited to frequent absences from the place of Employment/Institute without approval of the Principal/ Vice-Principal.
B. The Employee fails to conduct himself/herself in a professional manner (as described in Employee�s Conduct and Dress Code section of this Agreement) resulting in damaging the image of the Institute.
C. The Employee places any student or a staff person in jeopardy or causes significant material damage to the Employer as a result of his/her negligence or reckless behavior.
D. The Employee commits any criminal act inside or outside the place of employment/Institute. This will result in immediate dismissal with neither warning nor time for remedy being given to the Employee.
E. The Employee has already received three (3) reprimands (warnings) from the Employer of dissatisfaction with the Employee�s performance, and the Employee has not rectified the situation.
2. The Employee may not earlier terminate this Agreement without a good reason. If required, 45 days prior notice must be given to the Employer before termination of the contract.
3. In any case of dismissal or voluntary resignation, the Employer will not provide a return ticket and will not give the severance pay. In addition, if the Employee voluntarily terminates this contract before six (6) months of employment, he/she will have to reimburse to the Employer the initial airfare and other expenses that the Employer has incurred in the process of hiring of the Employee, such as recruiter�s fee, housing utilities deposit and other expenses (if applicable).
VIII. Understanding
A. Both parties have read the above terms and conditions and agree to fulfill them in good faith and will resolve any dispute in a reasonable manner.
B. All issues that cannot be solved by the two parties above will be solved in accordance with the appropriate laws of the Republic of Korea.
c. The contents of Ewha Teachers� Manual are to be incorporated to be part of this employment contract.
The employer will evaluate the employee every semester. The employer may
dismiss or transfer the employee to other branch, if employee fails to observe his/her duties stated above.
The Employer and the Employee have executed this agreement and appended their signatures on the date below:
____________________________ _____________________________
Employer Employee
____________________________ _____________________________
Date Date
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brento1138
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:27 am Post subject: Re: Contract Offer |
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Well. I guess this contract is BS? I figure I am going to have to say so to my recruiter... also, I noticed nothing about an apartment. I guess this contract goes right into the paper shredder...
Grotto and alabamaman I appreciate your good look at my contract. Appreciate it MUCHLY! |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| You really should forward the critiques to the recruiter and the company. Perhaps they might correct the crap in the contract....sometimes they are clueless as to how bad their contracts are! |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
| You really should forward the critiques to the recruiter and the company. Perhaps they might correct the crap in the contract....sometimes they are clueless as to how bad their contracts are! |
That's a good idea. It's odd, since the recruiter I talked to seems very nice, although she mentioned the contract is a bit bad... but I got an email from an employee there who says the job is "chillin" and seems to say it is good, so... maybe it is a good job. But... there's NO freakin way I am depositing TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND a month for security deposits!! That just sounds ridiculous!!  That means if I were making 2.1, they'd only be paying me 1.9?? They say I would get the money after a month of completing the contract??? Screw that...
And I emailed the current employees with a few complaints, so let's see how things go here. I'll keep you posted... |
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alabamaman
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
| You really should forward the critiques to the recruiter and the company. Perhaps they might correct the crap in the contract....sometimes they are clueless as to how bad their contracts are! |
I agree with you Grotto. I got offered another contract which I will post in this forum, and it's a crap contract. If recruiters keep them simple without writing three miles of jargon, they wouldn't have teachers questioning them every step of the way. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Contract Offer |
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[quote="brento1138"]Well, I have been offered a contract, but I dunno about it. Seems a little sketchy to me, but it is the best offer I've had of late (not sayin much). Anyone wanna look at this contract and see if it is worth signing??
Here it is:
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W Language Academy
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR TEACHER
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT has been made on this day
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(Edited for brevity)
and as a side note... isn't "W Language Academy" going through a rough spot (read bankruptcy procedings) right now?
I think there are a few posters here who are STILL having a battle with them over pay and other issues. |
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