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Binch Lover · Joined: 25 Jul 2005

I work for SMOE, and didn't receive any severance after my first year. If I quit with a few months to go on my contract, should I expect to receive pro rated severance for the second year?

Thanks

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

jadarite · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:49 am Post subject:

"You get one months pay as severance for each FULL year worked. "

I am a bit confused then (or simply justmistaken). I have used severance as a negotiation tool to get out of contracts, so I have never actually been paid severance.

I thought severance was a one payment thing for just 1 month's salary. So, if you worked 12 months or 24 months at say 2.2 million won/month, you would just get 2.2 million won as severance in addition to your last month's pay. You wouldn't get 4.4.

Am I mistaken? Would we get 4.4 after 2 years or 6.6 after 3 years? I thought the only way to do this would be to leave one job after 12 months, take another job and after 12 more months get a second month's salary that way.

Tommy · Joined: 24 Aug 2005

aka Dave · Joined: 02 May 2008 Location: Down by the river

I quit a hagwon after 13 months and yeah it was the basic severance.

Here's a bit of useless information, however, if you're ever in this situation. I was on an renewed E2 visa (that is to say, it was one month old), and I was changing to a Univ. job.

So I only had my new E2 for a month when I applied for my E1 visa, and I was worried this might be a problem. Nope. It went off fine.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea