Korean Job Discussion Forums

[UncleAlex]

I'm curious if there is a limit on the number of weeks an employer holds
back the first salary payment. I have just looked at a contract that reads
payday is on the 17th of each month. Since I would be starting on March
2nd, I'm not entitled to a full mont's pay until April 17, about six weeks
after starting. In Canada an employer cannot hold back pay over 30 days.
Is there anyone who may know if a time limit applies in Korea. I'd be glad
to know.

[peppermint]

I don't know about holding back pay, but I do know that you are supposed to be paid by the tenth of the month, I believe thats one of the Korean labor laws. .

[rapier]

i get paid on the tenth of each month- and got my first cheque only 2 weeks after I began.
However, individual hagwons seem to make up their own rules on it.

[kangnamdragon]

[Mr. Pink]

[lush72]

Thank god I don��t have to put up with this crap anymore- the labor law says you must be paid once per 30 days. It��s not "the labor suggestion", it��s the labor law. Working for more then 30 days and not getting paid is flat out illegal. This is how the hogwon ��masters�� maintain economic hold of their ��slaves��. The law here is not unclear, or even open to interpretation. YOU MUST BE PAID ONCE PER 30 DAYS.

[Gord]

You guys could solve this quite easily if just one person looked up the law and pasted what it actually says in full detail.

[UncleAlex]

A heap of thanks for all the quick replies.
I shall consider what you've informed me of
and discuss it with a Korea Labour Board official
on Tuesday. Enjoy the long weekend!

[lush72]

[prairieboy]

Here's the site for the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Standards Act.

http://www.molab.go.kr:8787/English/law/sub_1.jsp

It's located on page 3. It is file #10.

I can't seem to open it though on my system for some reason.

Cheers

[kangnamdragon]

[UncleAlex]

Well, what do you know!
I contacted the Korea Labor board, Labor Standards Division
and discovered that we're all being shafted with our pay:
our monthly salary should be paid in two instalments, twice a month.
As Koreans are, we should be paid twice a week.
It's time for a nation-wide walk out.

[just because]

Start walking Uncle Alex, I'll catch up later

[peppermint]

I had that in my first contract, and got shafted on the "tax" rate for the privledge of having my contract honoured.

[Skippy]

Well my school is 7 days plus a month. So if I start on the 1st of March. I get paid on April 8th and then May 8th and so on. Why I do not know?

Skippy the Evil Twin