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j.k.emernakker
Joined: 11 Feb 2011
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 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:25 am Post subject: Worried about school conditions |
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Hi all, new poster and I'll be brief.
I've been here for 6 weeks and I'm absolutely loving Korea. However, my gf and I in our haste and excitement to get here put too much faith in our recruiter and have ended up at a really shitty hagwon (SLP). We've gotten veiled threats from our director about keeping our mouths shut about the conditions, as well as one of our co-teachers who gabbed to two other teachers and said we'd probably be fired in the first 3 months because we've raised scheduling concerns. We've looked over the Korean Labor Law and there are definitely some discrepancies between our contract, our working hours and the law.
What I'm wondering is if EFL-Law is still active and if so how do I get in contact with them or another foreign legal service to cover my bases. I want to make sure that while we tread lightly at school if anything happens we have our plans in order and can do the necessary things to not allow our boss to get away with shady practice.
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| Generally speaking, I'm not sure that English speaking legal services are worth the money. |
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j.k.emernakker
Joined: 11 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:38 am Post subject: |
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Okay, well we have a couple of Korean friends who I'm sure would be willing to help (and aren't connected via work).
I seem to remember reading on here that there are a number of English speaking free legal services based in Seoul but now I can't find the post. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| j.k.emernakker wrote: |
Okay, well we have a couple of Korean friends who I'm sure would be willing to help (and aren't connected via work).
I seem to remember reading on here that there are a number of English speaking free legal services based in Seoul but now I can't find the post. |
Until you reach the 6 month mark of your contract you are considered (under labor law) to be a probationary employee and don't have any real protection under the law except in regard to unpaid wages.
IF you think you have a valid claim under the labor standards act you can file a claim at the labor office. You will need a Korean speaker to assist you.
That said however, at 6 weeks in you can rest assured that you are unlikely to win anything at labor (this isn't the Litigious States of America).
Your only real option at this point in time is to arrange for a complete new set of documents and do a runner when you are ready. Find a new job (smarter and wiser than you were the first time) and start again.
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OMGtrev
Joined: 09 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
Your only real option at this point in time is to arrange for a complete new set of documents and do a runner when you are ready. Find a new job (smarter and wiser than you were the first time) and start again.
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Agreed. My first naive attempt at working here landed me in some hell-hole town outside a US AirForce base working for a complete asshole in terrible working conditions with a 30 minute walk from my shitty apartment. I also had terrible knee problems at the time and don't ya just know that was fun! I legged it without even bothering to line up a new job. I just went home to regroup and to the financial hit that was my $1,000 plane ticket (including 2 extra stops) back home. It's not worth the crap you'll endure. But yeah, I would just work on getting everything together to line up a new job and be as nice as can be. Then, when you're ready, kindly inform the boss that you are just unhappy working there and you think it's bringing down the quality of your work (and your relationship) which will in turn affect the school. Then kindly ask him if he'd be willing to transfer the visa. You may have to ask before you can set things up because most schools will understandably want to know if they're even able to hire you before they hire you. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Your only real option at this point in time is to arrange for a complete new set of documents and do a runner when you are ready. |
Surely if he has already just recently submitted his apostilled CRC and diploma, then he will not be required to do so all over again? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Junior wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| Your only real option at this point in time is to arrange for a complete new set of documents and do a runner when you are ready. |
Surely if he has already just recently submitted his apostilled CRC and diploma, then he will not be required to do so all over again? |
Do a runner, employment not concurrent, visa canceled = start again from scratch.
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