Korean Job Discussion Forums

[sleeplessinla]

I will be going back to the STATES in four months. I was wondering what sort of money I should expect to receive for my employment in Korea aside from the obvious monthly paycheck and severance pay. I keep hearing that I am entitled to a tax refund...last year, a tax refund was given to me through my paycheck at the start of the new year...but since I am leaving midway of the year, will I see any tax refund? Also, how does the pension refund work? Every year, I get a letter telling me how much pension is owed me so far...but how do I go about getting it once I finish my contract? Will my employer fill out the paperwork for me and send it to my account in the STATES along with my severance? Also, are there any other PAYMENT I should be receiving at the end of my contract that I am not aware of?

[poet13]

You should receive your pension.
If you completed a year contract, you should recevie one months severance.
You should receive airfare or the equivalent unless is was already paid.
You should receive whatever partial months pay you accumulate for not starting work exactly on pay day. (I started on the 15th, and payday is the 25th....so my last months pay is only from the 25th to the 15th.)