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[roam177]

Question: Do you need a Letter of Release if you've been fired? I have received a termination letter with 30 days notice. I've been working there since June 1- nearly eight months. Reason: "problems with my classes". I will try to get him to sign a LOR but he is a real SOB and I don't know if he'll sign it. Also, would I have to get another Criminal Check to make another contract? I've already submitted one 8 months ago and I haven't left Korea since then.

The owner/director has been paying me late (2 weeks late) for the last 7 months. It comes in 2 or 3 payments over 2 weeks. He gets angry when I ask him about it. He routinely makes promises to pay the next day or in two days and then says nothing as those days come and go. I think he doesn't want to pay me the severance and wants to get rid of me because I've warned him I will go to the Ministry of Labor if the pay is late by over two weeks. I warned him as nicely as I could while being firm.

I think the answer is "no" to both questions, but I'm not sure.