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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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 Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: Compulsory Tax Seminar for P.S. Teachers Today |
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There is some compulsory tax seminar for public school teachers in Busan today, I've been informed. Anyone have an idea about the details? The seminar is after school and I have other things which I need to do with that time.
I only get vague details about these things and so cannot evaluate well if it is worth my time. It's compulsory, but if it's not worth my time, I can find alternate definitions for the word. |
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Lostone7
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
Location: SE Asia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Just don't go 
I haven't heard about it yet. But, my school knows I won't go anywhere outside of working hours unless they give me 24hr notice.
I made that a rule right away. 
SO, I would just not go if you don't want to. but that's IMHO |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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That's my basic plan. Just making sure that I won't regret it financially.
Also, what is IMHO? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| The official notice I got concerning it stated it's voluntary. |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you understand what its about? That is, did you get more than a topic? Taxes? Is it useful to one who is soon to be out the door? |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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IMHO -> in my honest opinion
I never heard anything about the seminar, but I work out near Gijang, so maybe it doesnt apply to me. :shrug: |
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thomasdr
Joined: 02 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Compulsory Tax Seminar for P.S. Teachers Today |
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| Omkara wrote: |
There is some compulsory tax seminar for public school teachers in Busan today, I've been informed. Anyone have an idea about the details? The seminar is after school and I have other things which I need to do with that time.
I only get vague details about these things and so cannot evaluate well if it is worth my time. It's compulsory, but if it's not worth my time, I can find alternate definitions for the word. |
The official document was sent out last week to all the schools in Busan. Your co-teacher should have given it to you when she received it. If getting late notice is a frequent problem � your co-teacher in charge of handling your affairs has other school jobs in addition to yours so she is undoubtedly busy -, you should insist that she makes a copy of each document she gets concerning your affairs and gives it to you day of. Even if you don�t read Korean you can understand a lot of it by looking at dates and numbers, and you can take it to a less busy English teacher to translate. These documents are about you and your job so you have a right to get and read each one. Sometimes the office of education provides opportunities for NETs to go on trips or attend special programs, but often co-teachers don�t pass on the information because they are too busy and it would mean more work for them if sign up.
Also, if you attend the meeting tonight, your school should pay a transportation fee of around 20,000 won. I have a car and have to drive from the other side of the city, so the money all goes to gas, but some of you can pocket most of it.
The meeting, I am told, concerns all kinds of payments not just taxes. If you have any questions about money issues, then this would be the time to get them answered. They might introduce changes for next year and I wouldn't be surprised if they try to stop paying us for camps and extra classes. If there are a lot of people there to express their feelings on that then we might have some influence on the outcome. You should never miss a meeting about your salary; it's common sense. |
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thomasdr
Joined: 02 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| chevro1et wrote: |
IMHO -> in my honest opinion
I never heard anything about the seminar, but I work out near Gijang, so maybe it doesnt apply to me. :shrug: |
I'm out in Gijang as well. You should leave school pretty soon if you want to make it to the meeting on time. |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm.
That may have been the topic of discussion when my name came up today. I wasn't talked to directly about it. What I caught or misunderstood was something like "Horangi won't go, private something or other" It may well have been related to another issue though.
I'm not going to ask now and lose my OT class! |
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jadarite
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: Andong, Yeongyang, Seoul, now Pyeongtaek
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Lostone7 wrote: |
Just don't go
I haven't heard about it yet. But, my school knows I won't go anywhere outside of working hours unless they give me 24hr notice.
I made that a rule right away.
SO, I would just not go if you don't want to. but that's IMHO |
Yea, I hate how they throw stuff on you at the last minute. |
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timetotravel
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I was told it was optional....my co teacher asked "do you want to go" |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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"You should never miss a meeting about your salary; it's common sense."
I thought it was about taxes? |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well if anyone did actually go to the meeting please post any useful information you got from it.
Tax? Salary? Special class/vacation class pay? |
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Omkara
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Location: USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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The most useful thing was the conversation practice I got with the taxi driver on the way there. Once I got there, I learned nothing.
Should've kept to my OT class. |
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