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[m3gana]

Kim's Recruiting : http://kimsrecruiting.cafe24.com/default/

I signed a contract with them and will be heading over to S. Korea in about 2 weeks once my passport comes in the mail. I haven't been able to find anything about them on the internet and was wondering if anyone has heard of or dealt with them? I'll paste my contract below (I know there's a separate link to do that but since I'm already posting here I thought someone might be able to tell me exactly what I signed up for...lol). I don't have any experience teaching grade level students, so I'm a serious noob here. I appreciate any and all comments!


My contract:

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR INSTRUCTOR

The following contract is an employment agreement between Megan A, referred to as the instructor or employee, and Ee-dong JungChul Foreign Language institute, referred to as the institute or employer.

Ⅰ. Period of Employment
The institute will employ the instructor for the following dates.
From . . To . . (This is blank because I haven't received my passport yet)

Ⅱ. Schedule
The number of regular teaching hours will be less than 120 hours per month. Class will be held from Monday to Friday. Occasionally, two or three times during the contract year, the teacher will be required to attend special functions at the school on Special day which will be part of the 120 hours per month.
Class and teaching are scheduled in accordance with the needs of the Institute; however, sensible efforts will be made to accommodate Employee's requests. The Employee may not accept any work not assigned by Institute.

Ⅲ. Pay
The Employer agrees to pay the Employee yearly salary and bonus/severance payment. It is to be paid in South Korean Won. In addition, it is disbursed in thirteen (13) payments over the course of twelve (12) months in the following manner:

A. 2.1 Million won per month for twelve (12)�months.
The pay period begins on the first day and ends on the last day of each month, and the monthly salary is payable on the 10th of the month following each pay period. However, on the last month of the contract term, the monthly salary is to be paid on the last day of the contract term.

B.�Overtime rate for the each hour worked over and above 120 hours per month is
￦ 18,000 per hour.

C.�Bonus/Severance�Payment: The Employee will be given an additional one/twelfth of annual salary for completing the contract period. This amount will be paid at the time of completion of the full contract term. If the employee fails to complete the contract, the Bonus will be forfeited.
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D.�Korean��income��tax��will��be��deduced��from��the��salary��according��to��Korean��tax�
Law (currently 5%)

E. National Pension contribution is deducted from the employee�s monthly salary. The pension is 50% paid by the employee and 50% paid by the employer.

Ⅳ. Airfare
The Employer agrees to provide The Employee the international portion of a round trip ticket to Korea from The Employeer�s home country. If the Employee fails to complete�the�contract unjust cause, The Employee agrees to refund the Employer the amount of the one-way ticket to Korea and forfeits the return portion of the airfare that would otherwise be paid to the Employee.

Ⅴ. Accommodation
The Employer agrees to provide housing for the Employee.
The Employee��is��not��responsible��for��the��payment of��the��rent,��but��is responsible for paying his share of the utilities. (approx. U.S 60∼100＄ per month)

Housing will be provided in one of the following ways: A private (unshared) furnished apartment or a furnished house.

Ⅵ. Insurance
A�medical��and��accident��insurance��plan��from��an��insurance��company��or��Korean��government��will��be offered to the instructor. The Employer agrees to pay 50% of the monthly premium. The Employee is responsible for the other 50%. The Employee�s portion of the monthly premium is deducted from salary. Dental and pre-existing medical conditions are not included.

Ⅶ. Instructor's duties
A. English teacher/ Instructor:
The Employee as an English teacher will direct and guide the students in conversational English, and as such, minimal class preparation is required. The Employee will be provided with the books and teaching materials necessary to conduct the class. The Employee is expected to conduct the class without assistance.

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B. Native English speaker:
The Employee, as a native speaker, will instruct the students in pronunciation exercises. The Employee will be provided with the necessary material to conduct such exercises.
No additional class preparation is required. A Korean English teacher may assist the
native speaker employee.

C. The instructor will set a good positive example at all times.
The��instructor��will��follow��set��class��schedules��and��will��not��dismiss��class,��cancel classes, or start classes late without the approval of the director. The instructor should be good health and will submit proof of his/her health condition check up before or upon arrival.

Ⅷ. Holidays/annual leave/tardiness notification procedures:
A. Holidays: There are 10∼12 Korean holidays per year. The Employee is not required to work on these days.

B. Annual leave : The Employee is permitted 10days of paid leave per year. Employee
agrees to give at least 7 days written notice in advance of taking leave. Paid leave
can be taken no more than 2 days at one time.

C. Unpaid leave: Unpaid leave is permitted only under extreme and unusual circumstance. Extreme and unusual circumstance includes, but not limited to, death or serious illness of self or immediate family member. Upon presentation of proper notice and proof to the Employer, Employee may be granted up to seven days of unpaid leave.

D. Sick leave : Employee is permitted up to (2 ) days of paid sick leave per year. Unused sick leave may not be taken as annual leave. In order to be eligible for paid sick leave, when the Employee is unable to attend class due to illness, he or she shall notify the Employer, with an accompanying proof of illness from a physician, at least a half an hour prior to the commencement of the class. If the Employee fails to notify the Employer with proper of illness, the employer has the right to deduct one day's pay for every day the employee is absent from work.

E. Tardiness: If the Employee is more than 30 minutes late without notification, one hour of pay may be deducted.

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Ⅸ. Release from contract
Both parties have the right to make the contract null and void under one of the following circumstances:

A. The health of the Employee is such that it is deemed impossible for the Employee to
continue work.
B. Blatant misconduct by Employee either professionally or otherwise
C. Employee or dependants violate Korean law
D. In the event of war, civil strife, or other disturbances or matters that are deemed by either the Employee's government or Korean government as being unusual and of adequate reason for leaving the country, provided that official document from respective embassies presented.

Notification Requirement: The Employer or Employee may annual the contract by giving a minimum of one-month advance notice in writing. In the case of Employer seeking annulment, reasonable and adequate grounds must be provided in order for the contract to be dissolved. Reasonable and adequate grounds for annulment include but not limited to, persistent blatant and gross misconduct, conducting classes under the influence of intoxicants, continual absence and/or tardiness for classes. If the Employee desires arbitration, a mutually agreed upon third party must be provided to settle the matter. The Employee may seek annulment in cases where the employer does not complete the terms of the contract as specified.

Ⅹ. Legal action
If there is a dispute between the parties involved in this contract, parties agree to the final judgment of a Korean civil court, or Korean civil law, whatever the final decision may be. If at anytime the Employee leaves Institution without giving prior notice and without going through the appropriate procedures, the Employer has the right to pursue legal actions for damages and attorney fees against the Employee. If the Employee has left Korea altogether, the Employer has the right to pursue legal action outside of Korea.






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Signature of Employer :
Name of institute Ee-dong JungChul Forien Language Institute Address 4th Floor, Poscore Building, 653-4 Ee-dong ,
Nam-gu,Pohang City,Kyungbook,south Korea.
Phone : 054-273-0584
Employer I. K. Yoo , Director

Sign �

[schwa]

[m3gana]

[CentralCali]

[m3gana]

So Dental and Pre-existing medical conditions are required to be covered by law?

I originally posted this up here to ask if anyone has heard of this recruiting company... but also wanted to post the contract up here since I already posted...

[CentralCali]

[m3gana]

Oooh. I see. Trying to be the "nice guy" lol. I hope they're better in person than they sound on contract!!!

[curiousaboutkorea]

[m3gana]

Thankfully I live 30 minutes from an International Airport, and I talked to the recruiter about them picking me up once I've landed in Korea. I'll take the government insurance because of all the good things I've heard about it. Thankfully, I'll be teaching from 2PM-9PM, so I should be able to have proof of illness if I do get sick.

[schwa]

OP: I get a sense from your posts on this thread that you're a good guy with your eyes open.

Anticipate a good year. You'll love your students. You'll have some great adventures (tho maybe limited to long weekends). You'll make new friends.

Dont take the contract nitpickers too much to heart. They make their points but tend to dwell in conflict. Best advice I've got: befriend your boss, & care about the kids. Give & take.

You'll figure it out from there.

[m3gana]

[NYC_Gal]

OP: Best of luck. I hope you can develop a good working relationship with the boss (bring a present from home) so that he isn't as "to the contract" as he can be.

If not, feel free to bitch a moan here. It's a good way to vent. A lot of the time it's great stress relief!

[m3gana]

Thanks for bringing that up! Should I bring gifts for all the teachers as well? Or just the director? I'm kind of lost as to how to present myself to them?

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