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daejeonsv
Joined: 20 Apr 2011
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject: How helpful is the Labor Board?? |
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I've been in Korea just over two years and am four months into my new contract. It's a standard contract; pension, medical, severance, no Saturdays, etc. Now, take all of the things I just mentioned and NONE of them are happening. I've called the medical and pension offices and am not registered. We have useless Saturday meetings with no overtime given. My boss is a lunatic who has major trust issues and has ripped soooo many foreigners off before. I have a hard time sitting by and watching my money disappear.
I'm going to the Labor Board in two weeks with my good Korean friend for some advice. Since my contract has been broken so severely and with things like medical insurance, will the Labor Board be helpful? Or is going to them a bad idea to begin with? Or maybe there is an option of something that I am overlooking? Any (helpful) advice would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: How helpful is the Labor Board?? |
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| daejeonsv wrote: |
I've been in Korea just over two years and am four months into my new contract. It's a standard contract; pension, medical, severance, no Saturdays, etc. Now, take all of the things I just mentioned and NONE of them are happening. I've called the medical and pension offices and am not registered. We have useless Saturday meetings with no overtime given. My boss is a lunatic who has major trust issues and has ripped soooo many foreigners off before. I have a hard time sitting by and watching my money disappear.
I'm going to the Labor Board in two weeks with my good Korean friend for some advice. Since my contract has been broken so severely and with things like medical insurance, will the Labor Board be helpful? Or is going to them a bad idea to begin with? Or maybe there is an option of something that I am overlooking? Any (helpful) advice would be appreciated. Thanks! |
you'll probably win, but advise you to pack you bags and get another job.  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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You are under 6 months and in the eyes of the labor board you are simply a probationary employee.
They won't help you with contract issues that are not directly related to labor law (contract violates labor law - employer violates labor law).
The labor board WON'T deal with NHIC or NPS (you have to go to each of them separately).
If you do go to the labor office and your boss finds out you had better be prepared with a new set of documents and money for a trip out of Korea and back (they are likely to fire you and probably won't give you a LOR (and they are NOT obligated to do so)).
Currently you are in a lose, lose worse situation. Quietly get ready (new docs etc) and pull a runner when it is convenient (day after payday when you have everything in hand) for you to do so.
Find a new job and try again.
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