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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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 Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:29 am Post subject: [Tax + pension] Hagwon doesn't know what they're doing |
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(Posted on behalf of another New Zealander - I'm not a teacher myself)
They seem to think I need to file for tax and pension myself, probably because they don't know what to do. My past schools did it all themselves - any I had no way of knowing because as a New Zealander I don't get a refund for either, and its not taxed back home.
What do I need to take care of when starting a job for making sure tax and pension are paid properly? |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:16 am Post subject: |
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They know EXACTLY what they are doing.  Odds are the hagwon is not registered and is an illegal hogwan. They are avoiding paying taxes.
Sounds like a bad place. Consider a move, if it's possible. |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: Re: [Tax + pension] Hagwon doesn't know what they're doing |
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| Teelo wrote: |
(Posted on behalf of another New Zealander - I'm not a teacher myself)
They seem to think I need to file for tax and pension myself, probably because they don't know what to do. My past schools did it all themselves - any I had no way of knowing because as a New Zealander I don't get a refund for either, and its not taxed back home.
What do I need to take care of when starting a job for making sure tax and pension are paid properly? |
Don't listen to the troll.
If this were an experienced illegal school, the last thing they would tell a teacher is that you need to file the taxes and pension yourself. If a teacher tried this it would alert the tax and pension offices to the illegal school.
The tax office is quite slow, but Pension will jump on any school that isn't paying these days within a few days.
Likely this is either a new school, new owner or a school hiring its first foreigner.
This same inexperience is behind a lot of similar problems teachers have had with filing and paying the wrong amounts and delays in getting contracted payments, by hundreds of public schools over the past 2 years.
However, if this school or manager is new to business or new to hiring foreign teachers, you will have to do a lot of research, and explaining to the owner or manager.
You may have to write your own contract and explain everything to the school prior to accepting this job. Or just look for an honest, experienced school. |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Yes its a new school, either that or new management. They have other teachers, but this is the first non-american teacher, and they're all in a panic because they don't know what to do with a non-american.
The contract has already been written, visa has been granted, and this person as started working.
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| However, if this school or manager is new to business or new to hiring foreign teachers, you will have to do a lot of research, and explaining to the owner or manager. |
So.. where do we start? |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Teelo wrote: |
| So.. where do we start? |
Easy... tell him/her to phone the respective agencies and have them contact the employer.  |
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