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[Kevtron]

I currently work at a university just outside of Seoul doing a teacher training program for Gyeongi-do teachers. Basically, the Gyeongi-do school sustem sends teachers to my uni for English teacher training. But this semester there was a problem and Gyeongi schools sent far less teachers for training than was their part of the deal. What this means for me is that I'm teaching a VERY light load this semester b/c there are less classes for the program I teach.

Now this is great now, b/c I have a lot more free time. However, I'm also not fulfilling the hours I was contracted for, which is 70 hours per month, or 350 for one semester. After some work to find me some hours I'll end up around 70-90 short for the semester.

My contract ends this semester, leaving me with an hour deficit. One option given to me was to extend my contract and fill these hours next semester, basically working 'extra hours' for free (though this semester I'm getting paid more than I'm working).

Another 'option' mentioned by my supervisor was to basically cut my pay for however many hours I will be short.

I'm wondering if that second option is legal. I might not want to renew my contract, yet also don't want to loose a month+ pay. It's not my fault that I didn't work the house. Then again, nor is it my uni's fault. It's Gyeongi schools.

Just wanted to see what the collective here with better legal knowledge than me thought about this odd situation.

Cheers!

[frankly speaking]

He cannot deduct your pay as long as you have a contract. You are a monthly employee. If there aren't classes to be had, that is not your fault and are not responsible for it. If you lost classes because of bad teaching, that would be different.

Don't work next semester for free. Just show up and do your job. Perhaps if you have a lot of free time, you can develop more curriculum that the school could use. That way you give them something for your time. Offer to do editing and other things to make up the difference of class hours.

I had a boss that tried to do that to me. I usually worked 2 hours overtime a day but somedays they cancelled and sometimes he let me go home early, but at the end of the month, he would deduct from my overall overtime. It wasn't fair because the students paid per month regardless if class was canceled.

Your contract states your salary. You get that every month regardless of hours. You are a salary employee not an hourly employee.

Good luck and don't let yourself get screwed.

[Kevtron]

That's kind of what I figured. It doesn't seem like they would be able to do that as it's not my fault for not completing the hours.

I have a feeling that I'll come off as kind of a 'bad guy' here if/when I leave this job at the end of the semester with a deficit, or if I stayed and said I wouldn't work more. Either way they wont be happy with me.

C'est la vie

[CentralCali]

[Juregen]