Korean Job Discussion Forums

[BigJ]

I am in the process of re-signing a new contract with my school (yes like everything in Korea, it's a whole process). The original contract stated that if I were to quit or opt out of the contract that I would receive a release letter without delay upon my request. The new contract states nothing of the sort, and when I asked the manager about it, she said that a letter of release is no longer required by immigration or something of the sort. Is this true? I had no idea about this whole process until I saw that there was a difference between my original contract and the new one.

I have no intention of leaving before the end of my second contract, but I don't like it when certain things like this are changed or missing from the original.

[Dog Soldier]

I think it would be safe to get the LOR clause just in case. Korea is peculiar at the best of times.

[Skippy]

That sounds bull. But I do not keep up to date with requirements. If release letters where not need I would see an influx of job changes and less midnight runs.

I agree with Dog Soldier get it put back in. I could understand with stipulations like only if job is quit properly with notice. Still express your confusion and possible disappointment if they are lying.

[Troglodyte]

As far as I know, the only time you can leave early and transfer your visa without a LOR is if the school did something like not pay you or something else of a shady nature.

Even if the rules have changed, who's to say that they won't change again 6 months from now?

When we no longer need a LOR to transfer an E2 visa, you'll hear about it pretty quickly. There will be a lot of foreign teachers who will simply resign and transfer to another school.

[YTMND]

Why does it matter? I don't see how you can force someone to give you a letter of release. If you did something bad, of course the school isn't going to want to give a letter of release. If they are bad, of course the school isn't going to want to give a letter of release

You're screwed either way. It's best to do good and for the school to do good also. Then, you get the letter of release regardless if it is mentioned in the contract or not.

[maximmm]

[YTMND]