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[Been There, Taught That]

Since Korean shall be the official language of the GEPIK (and any other, for that matter) contract, and a translation is provided only for convenience; still, will anyone who can and does translate the Korean for themselves find that the English used by GEPIK in the contract they provide says essentially the same thing?

I'm not pointing out that the English could use a good edit to clarify in many places, which it could. I want to know that what I read in English is what is written in Korean, no punches pulled, even for the sake of convenience.

[Ut videam]

[ttompatz]

with the exception of a typo in section 17, sub 1 of the Korean text:

제17조(손해배상)
1.본 계약의 이행과정에서 피고용자의 주의태만, 과실, 위법행위 또는 이와 관련하여 발생될 수 있는 손해 배상을 피고용자에게 요구하기 위하여 고용자는 피고용자의 동의를 받아 사전에 일정금액을 담보한다. 최초급료부터 매월 300,000원씩 3개월간 총 900,000원을 매월 급료지급일의 익일인 매월 26일까지 피고용자가 행정실에 예치한다. 이 900,000만원의 공제는 피고용자가 주택을 구한 경우나, 결혼한 부부가 경기도교육청 산하 학교에 모두 고용된 경우에도 해당된다.

that indicates a deposit of 9,000,000,000 won (900,000 man won) the contract is essentially the same in both languages.

BUT that would only be true if YOU download and print off the current copy from the GEPIK website.

If you get it from a 3rd source there is NO guarantee that the copy is identical to the original copy on the GEPIK website.

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