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[Timtebow15]

Would you mind looking at my contract and telling me if its an okay or good one, for a teacher who has never taught overseas before. I have lots of tutoring experience and working with children. Also traveled alot as well and studied aboard for a couple of months.

They are paying me hourly, but they only give you back up to 1 million won for airfare (each way I think), since its hourly no healthcare insurance or paid apt. and seven days unpaid vacay, have to look at how much sick days.

Thank you,
WHEREAS, the Company desires to enlist the services of the Instructor and the Instructor desires to render such services on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Work Period and Compensation
1.1 Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Company hereby appoint the Instructor as one of its independent-contractor instructors and pays for services to be provided by the Instructor and the Instructor hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to offer services to the Company, during the period (the "Initial Term") commencing on MAY 28TH, 2012 (the "Commencement Date") and ending on MAY 27TH, 2013 (the "End Date"), unless extended as provided below or terminated sooner as provided in Article 3 hereof ("Termination"). This Agreement shall become effective only upon the Instructor having successfully passed the CHUNGDAHM Learning training program and obtaining a teaching certificate issued by CHUNGDAHM Learning. This Agreement shall not become effective if there is a refusal of the training program by the Instructor or poor performance resulting in a failure to pass the training program by the Instructor.
1.2 The hourly rate for the Instructor�s services shall initially be set at Twenty Seven Thousand (27,000) Korean Won, which shall be paid monthly only upon full completion of all duties and obligations arising from the applicable month. The Instructor shall be entitled to payment calculated on the hourly rate only for actual teaching hours but not for any other time spent in other any activities, including but not limited to time spent in preparing for or traveling to and from scheduled classes.
1.3 The monthly compensation, deducted by any applicable taxes required by law, will be paid by the 10th day of each month; provided, however, that in the case where such date falls on a holiday or any other days on which banks are normally closed (including weekend), the monthly compensation will be paid on the following business day.
1.4 The Instructor may be required to teach classes on weekend days (Saturday or Sunday) should the schedule designated by the Company call for such classes to be taught by the Instructor. The Instructor is also required to attend periodic training sessions held by the Company in order to improve the quality of his/her services to be provided hereunder. The hours spent in relation to these periodic training sessions shall not be construed as teaching hours and the Instructor shall not be compensated for preparing for, traveling to, or attending such training sessions.
1.5 In the event that the Instructor is required to teach additional special classes during regular school vacation periods (Spring, Summer and/or Winter vacations), the same hourly rate as stipulated in Article 1.2 shall apply.
1.6 The Company may, at its sole discretion, provide the Instructor with stipends or other additional remuneration; provided, however, that such stipends or other additional remuneration shall neither be expected nor required by either party.
1.7 The Company guarantees the Instructor an average of Twenty-four (24) teaching hours per week in a given calendar month, which may include hours on weekend days; provided, however, that such guarantee shall not be applicable in any of the following events:
a. any date of the relevant week falls within any of regular Korean school examination periods, Korean holidays; or
b. any other events, for which classes may be cancelled due to a lack of students.
1.8 Subject to Article 2 below, the Instructor shall be entitled to up to Seven (7) consecutive days (class days and non-class days included) of unpaid professional development leave per year to be taken during regular Korean school examination periods: provided, however, that the Instructor shall comply with the notification procedures designated by the Company and obtain prior written approval of the Company for such leave(s). Instructor shall neither apply for any professional development leave until the completion of six (6) full months of providing services under this Agreement nor apply for any professional development leave more than once in any consecutive nine (9) months.
1.9 In the event that the Instructor is requested to substitute for another instructor in such other instructor�s class, the same hourly rate as stipulated in Article 1.2 shall apply.
1.10 The Company shall reimburse the Instructor the cost of the round-trip airplane ticket (economy class) up to One Million (1,000,000) Korean Won that the Instructor purchased to travel to Korea within the first paycheck, provided that the primary purpose behind the purchase of such ticket was to commence a contract at the Company and a proper
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receipt for the ticket is furnished. The reimbursement shall be made in full to the instructor upon completion of Training and beginning of assigned classes. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by either party prior to the completion of Training and beginning of assigned classes, the Company is released from any obligations to make any such payment to the Instructor. In the event that Instructor fails to complete twelve (12) continuous months of this one-year contract, any and all portions of the reimbursed airplane ticket fee of up to One Million (1,000,000) Korean Won will be withheld from Instructor�s final wage payment.
1.11 The Instructor agrees and understands that he/she will be paid on an hourly basis with limited hours, duties, and responsibilities which do not qualify him/her as a full-time employee, and shall not receive any benefits available to full-time employees including but not limited to severance pay, health insurance, and pension payments, all of which are the sole responsibility of the Instructor.
2. Covenants
2.1 The Instructor shall use his/her utmost efforts to deliver the highest quality of education in line with the Company�s requirements and programs and observe all the required Student Management Procedures and the Company Guidelines specified in Appendix A, attached hereto. The Instructor shall work in good faith to accommodate requests by the Company�s administration staff. In addition to the foregoing, the Instructor shall:
a. comply with the proper check-in procedures and arrive at his/her classroom at least twenty (20) minutes prior to the beginning of classes each working day;
b. comply with the dress code of the Company;
c. prior to completion of six (6) consecutive months of providing services hereunder without any failure to the punctuality obligation specified in (a) above or absence from work, refrain from requesting any of the following: 1) time off; 2) professional development leave or any other leave; or 3) excuse of performance of the obligations hereunder for any reason;
d. not request professional development leave more than once within any six (6) consecutive months; and
e. refrain from directly or indirectly causing any harm to the operations, management or corporate image of the Company.
If the Company determines that the Instructor has failed to observe and abide by any of the provisions (a) through (e) above, it may terminate this Agreement without prior notice to the Instructor reserving and not prejudicing all its rights to pursue any and all remedies at law or in equity, including but not limited to legal expenses and attorneys fees, to rectify or seek compensation for any breach or damages caused by the Instructor.
2.2 Substandard performance. Any instructor who fails to comply with any of the guidelines set forth herein may receive an official notification of sub-standard performance. The consequences of receiving an official notification of sub-standard performance are as follows:
a. instructor may have a number of teaching hours or classes reduced, resulting in reduced pay;
b. instructor may be required to attend additional training sessions;
c. lack of immediate and sustained improvement by the Instructor may lead to immediate termination of the Agreement;
d. Any further infractions of the Company Guidelines outlined in Appendix A may lead to immediate termination of the Agreement.
2.3 Work Product. All original materials produced by the Instructor in performing his/her obligations hereunder during the Initial Term or any renewed or extended term of this Agreement shall become and remain the sole property of the Company.
2.4 Unauthorized Disclosure. The Instructor agrees and understands that due to the Instructor's relationship with the Company, the Instructor has been and will be exposed to and receive information on or of the Company, including but not limited to technical information, customer information, product information, intellectual property, computer systems, and other information concerning the Company's products, development, business policies and practices, and other forms of information considered by the Company to be confidential and/or in the nature of trade secrets. The Instructor agrees that during the Initial Term of any renewed or extended term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Instructor shall keep such information confidential and not disclose such information, either directly or indirectly, to any third person or entity without the prior written consent of the Company (unless such information is otherwise in the public domain through no fault of the Instructor); provided, however, that nothing in this Article 2 shall prevent the Instructor with or without the Company's consent, from disclosing documents or information in connection with any judicial or administrative investigation, inquiry or proceeding, if the Instructor is compelled to disclose such information do so by a judicial or administrative order, notifies the Company as soon as practicable after the receipt of such order, and limits such disclosure to only such information as required to be disclosed by such order. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Instructor will promptly surrender possession to the Company and refrain from using all property, keys, notes, pass codes, memoranda, writings, e-mail accounts, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, logs, machines, technical data or any other tangible products or documents in the actual or constructive possession of the Instructor. [MB-OS-HO]
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2.5 Non-solicitation and Non-disparagement. The Instructor agrees that the Instructor shall not during the Initial Term and any renewed or extended term of this Agreement and for a period of six (6) months thereafter (the "Restriction Period"), intentionally or knowingly, directly or indirectly, (i) interfere with the relationships of the Company and any of its affiliates, or endeavor to entice away from the Company and any of its affiliates, any individual, person, firm, corporation or other business entity who at any time during the Initial Term and any renewed or extended term of this Agreement is an employee or customer of the Company and/or any of its affiliates or otherwise has a material business relationship with the Company and/or any of its affiliates, or (ii) discourage, or attempt to discourage, any individual, person, firm, corporation or business entity from doing business with the Company and/or any of its affiliates. The Instructor agrees that during the Initial Term and thereafter, he/she shall not intentionally or knowingly, directly or indirectly, make or publish any negative or disparaging statements, comments or remarks regarding the Company and/or any of its affiliates, instructors, employees, directors, or officers.
2.6 Remedies. The Instructor acknowledges that any breach of the terms of in this Article 2 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which there would be no adequate remedy at law. The Instructor therefore agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Instructor and/or any and all persons and/or entities acting for and/or with the Instructor, without having to prove damages, and to all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the Instructor. The Instructor and the Company further agree that the provisions of this Article 2 are reasonable and the Company would not have entered into this Agreement but for their inclusion herein.
2.7 Original Diploma. The instructor will submit his/her original diploma to the CHUNGDAHM Learning Recruiting Center on the first day of scheduled training as an assurance of such degree being in his/her possession and available to submit to the Ministry of Education on the first day of teaching and will receive back the original diploma at the end of the scheduled training week only if the diploma has not already been submitted previously. Returning of his/her original diploma will not be conditional based on the passing or failing of the scheduled training but will be returned regardless of the instructor?s performance during the scheduled training week. If the instructor fails to submit the original diploma to be noted at the Ministry of Education on his/her first day of teaching the contract will be deemed null and void.
2.8 The provisions of this entire Article 2 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by the Instructor against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements of this Article 2.
3. Termination
3.1 The Instructor may terminate this Agreement by providing Sixty-five (65) day advance notice in writing. In order to protect the continuity of education for the Company�s students, both parties shall faithfully fulfill all of their duties under this Agreement until its actual termination.
3.2 In the case where the instructor does not provide Sixty-five (65) days notice, the Company reserves the right to withhold compensation accordingly.
3.3 Notwithstanding Article 3.1, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without prior notice to the Instructor.
3.4 Notwithstanding Article 3.1, in the event that the Instructor refuses the teaching schedule as provided in Article 1.7 prior to the Commencement Date or anytime thereafter up to the End Date, the Company may terminate this Agreement without any prior notice.
3.5 In the event this Agreement is terminated prior to the End Date and the Instructor wishes to apply to any CHUNGDAHM Learning school, other than the one where he/she has provided services hereunder, he/she shall be required to produce a signed letter of release or recommendation from the Company. In the absence of such document, the Instructor shall not be eligible to apply to nor be hired at any other CHUNGDAHM Learning schools until the End Date, unless the Instructor has terminated this Agreement due to any material breach of this Agreement by the Company.
4. Non-Waiver of Rights. The failure to enforce at any time the provisions of this Agreement or to require at any time performance by the other party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof, or the right of either party to enforce each and every provision in accordance with its terms.
5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject [MB-OS-HO]
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matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and plans, written or oral between them as to such subject matter. No party has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, nor is any party relying on any representation or warranty outside those expressly set forth herein.
6. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is deemed invalid, in whole or in part, by a court of law or other governmental authority, such provision or application shall to that extent be severable and shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement.
7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. Any and all conflicts shall be resolved by a competent court in the Republic of Korea, unless the parties hereto agree in writing to arbitrate the relevant conflict.
8. Modifications and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, altered or amended except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions at the time or at any prior or subsequent time.
9. Impracticability of Performance. In the event of calamity, including but not limited to riot, insurrection, war, or other emergency conditions, as well as significant changes in the law occurring in the Republic of Korea and caused by acts of nature or of man, which may hinder or alter the normal operations of the Company, this Agreement shall be deemed null and void and all obligations arising herein shall be immediately terminated.
10. Headings. The headings contained herein are solely for the purposes of reference, are not part of this Agreement, and shall in no way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12. Confidentiality of Agreement. The remuneration and all terms of this Agreement are strictly confidential. In the case of violation of the foregoing by the Instructor, the Company may immediately terminate this Agreement.
13. Instructor Representations. The Instructor represents and warrants to the Company that the Instructor is not subject to any agreement, written or oral, any law, regulation or similar enactment, or any decree, order or similar action by any tribunal or government authority, which could, in any way, restrict the Instructor�s ability to negotiate, enter into this Agreement or fully perform any obligations hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on the date set forth below.
CHUNGDAHM Learning INSTRUCTOR
On its behalf:
김영화 _____________________________________ _______________________________________
Name: 김영화 Print Name:
Title: CEO ID or passport#:
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Appendix A- Company Guidelines (as of 04.16.2009)
1. Punctuality
Rationale 1: One of the core responsibilities of the Instructor is the management and counseling of his/her students. In order to facilitate counseling of students in every class, the Instructor should review past grades, student issues � a form used in student management procedure) history, and other data and documents related to his/her students and designate students for possible counseling � whether that counseling is for praise, encouragement or any other purposes. Class time is reserved for instruction and counseling only. A review of student history should be done outside class time as a part of preparation or follow-up. Since the well-being of students is the main priority of Company and the Instructor, it is only the reason for instructors to be on the premises preparing for any relevant day�s class or classes.
Rationale 2: Punctuality is a crucial component of activities or operations befitting the Instructor. Due to the obvious unpredictability of Korean traffic and other unforeseen circumstances, the Instructor should begin their commute to the premises with a reasonable buffer time in order to ensure his/her punctual arrival for smooth and professional classes.
Due to the above reasons, the Company may monitor and track the time of arrival of every instructor to verify that all instructors arrive on time for class. Although it is suggested that Instructor arrives at least 30 minutes before the start of each class, all instructors are required to log in to class in the ERPS (Enterprise Resource Management System) at least 20 minutes before the start of a 3-hour, 6-hour, or 9-hour block of classes in accordance with the rationales stated above (the "20-Minute Rule"). All log-in to the ERP must be done in the class where the day�s instruction is to be held, and log-in from other areas or classroom will be restricted.
Furthermore, the Instructor shall attend any and all his/her classes from the start thereof (the "Punctuality Rule") and the Instructor acknowledges that the Company will not tolerate any violation of such Punctuality Rule. The Company is extremely sensitive to any violation of the Punctuality Rule by the Instructor because such violation is the most conspicuous index of instructors' unprofessional behavior. It is an indication of a lack of responsibility, a poor work ethic, and a blatant disregard of the trust that the Company has received to educate Korea�s children. Therefore, the following guidelines shall be used in order to promote not only awareness but also certainty of the results of such violations, and the Company requests that the Instructor do his/her utmost to maintain the level of professionalism required to abide by the guidelines below. Violation of 20-Minute Rule During 1 Term of 3 Months
Number of Violations Result
1 Notification (Online and Offline)
2 Notification (Online and Offline)
3 Substandard Performance Notification (Online and Offline)
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5 Termination of the Agreement
Violation of Punctuality Rule During 1 Term of 3 months
Number of Violations
Result
1
Deduction of payment in accordance with the formula below + Notification (Online and Offline)
2
Deduction of payment in accordance with the formula below + Substandard Performance Notification (Online and Offline)
3
Termination of the Agreement
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shall be deducted by the missed class time, which shall be calculated by rounding up any minutes of class time, during which the Instructor fails to attend the relevant class, to the nearest hour (for examples, being late for 1 minute will result in deduction of payment for 1 hour and being late for 61 minute will result in deduction of payment for 2 hours).
2. Absence without Prior Notice
Any absence from a scheduled class without at least 24-hour prior notice and approval from the Company shall constitute a violation of the Punctuality Rule, which may be deemed substandard performance or for the purposes of considering termination of the Agreement but not for the purpose of payment deduction under the Punctuality Rule.
3. Dress Code
Dress code will be in effect for all instructors of the Company, including the Instructor, to promote a professional image of the Company. In the interest of fostering a �casual, but smart� image, the following items are prohibited:
a. All headwear including, but not limited to, baseball caps, bandannas, skull-caps, and hats;
b. Any article of clothing that is torn, ripped, or tie-dyed, or camouflage-printed;
c. Any article of clothing that contains vulgar, profane, violent, or sexual content;
d. Any article of clothing which may be excessively revealing including, but not limited to, muscle- T�s, tank-tops, half-T�s, and miniskirts;
e. All short-cut pants exposing the legs, including, but not limited to, Bermuda shorts, khaki shorts, and jean shorts;
f. Any article of clothing that is purposely oversized or excessively baggy including but not limited to snowboard pants, hip-hop gear, military fatigues, and overalls;
g. Flip-flops, slippers, bowling shoes, and combat boots;
h. Public exposure of piercing of the body and face with the exception of earrings in the amount of up to three(3) earrings per ear limited in size to two (2) inches in diameter. Nose rings, eyebrow rings, lip rings, and cheek piercing are strictly prohibited;
i. Public exposure of any tattoos, hennas, or other figurative markings on the body. These markings must be kept covered with appropriate articles of clothing or accessories; and
j. Any dyeing or cutting of hair in a conspicuously unusual manner including, but not limited to Mohawk haircuts, Punk-style haircuts, or hairstyles with fluorescent colors.
*Special exceptions to the above-mentioned items may be granted for religious or medical reasons on a case-by-case basis.
*Instructors, including the Instructor, should realize the importance of maintaining an appropriate level of formality at the end and beginning of terms. While formal attire is not mandatory, professional appearance and conduct are of utmost importance. Instructors, including the Instructor, are also encouraged to refrain from smoking within visibility of any student of the Company, and to smoke only in designated areas.
4. Substandard Performance
Instructors who have committed any of the following violations or any combination thereof may receive a substandard performance notification based on the nature and extent of such violation(s), or deemed to have breached the terms of the Agreement, for which the Company may terminate the Agreement under Article 3:
a. Three or more violations of the 20-minute rule during one (1) term;
b. Five or more violations of the 20-minute rule during any six (6) month period;
c. Two or more actual case of tardiness from class during one (1) term;
d. Three or more actual case of tardiness during any six (6) month period;
e. Tardiness to or failure to attend scheduled meetings and training sessions on two (2) or more occasions during one (1) term without prior approval;
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f. Requests for sick days or emergency leave on a continuous basis;
g. Unauthorized use of the computer for personal purposes during class including but not limited to playing games, using messenger, using the Internet, and creating documents or files;
h. Leaving the classroom during scheduled class hours (other than during break times);
i. Failure to properly check Company communication portal and related email account on a daily basis or otherwise fail to receive and respond to communications from Company on a continuous basis;
j. Failure to properly complete and provide information pertaining to classes or requested by Company staff on a timely basis including, but not limited to, student grades, overall student evaluations, scheduling preferences, and level placements;
k. Failure to return homework, quizzes, exams, or other class materials to students within a timely basis;
l. Improper conduct leading to a complaint from a student, parent, faculty, staff, manager, officer, or director where an investigation into the matter reveals that the Instructor was at fault and that his/her actions caused harm to the reputation or the work environment at Company;
m. Conduct unbecoming an Instructor including but not limited to violation of the laws of Korea, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, causing a public disturbance, and public drunkenness; or
n. Poor work quality evidenced by unsatisfactory performance ratings at the end of any academic term.
5. Conduct
The Instructor shall not engage in using any foul language, mature content, or otherwise offensive themes/materials in any class. In addition, the Instructor shall observe all Korean laws and regulations as a responsible Korean citizen or visiting foreign national, as appropriate.
6. Professional Development Leave
The Instructor is entitled to apply for up to 7 consecutive days (class days and non-class days included) of unpaid professional development leave after the first initial six (6) months upon commencing teaching services at Company. One (1) additional day of leave shall accrue for every nine (9) month period after such initial six (6) month period.
How professional development leave is to be used is at the Instructor�s sole discretion.
Requests for professional development leave must be made to your Faculty Manager preferably prior to the commencement of a new academic term, but in no event shall such request be considered unless submitted at least thirty (30) days in advance.
If the Instructor does not take all of the days of leave permitted hereunder, such remaining days of leave shall not be carried over to any extended or renewed term of the Agreement beyond the Initial Term.
Except in case of emergency, instructors may not apply for professional development leave or substitute classes during the first three weeks or last three weeks of any academic term. The reason is that students and class stability is most sensitive during these periods of a given academic term, and require the utmost care and attention by both Instructor and Company management.
If the Instructor teaches any intensive classes, he/she shall not apply for professional development leave during the period of such classes.
Should the instructor ever teach zero class hours for a period greater than 2 weeks, no evaluation for FAS is given and reconsideration for adjusting the instructor�s hourly rate is delayed for the duration of the instructor�s absence from the classroom. 7. Sick Days
Instructors may request a substitute instructor for his/her classes in the case of emergency. Substitute classes may affect professional development leave eligibility depending upon the nature of the reason for the missed class. In the event that the Instructor has taken two (2) or more sick days or emergency leave days during one academic term, he/she shall be ineligible to request professional development leave time for the following academic term, in addition to any other restrictions that may apply.
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8. CCTV
The purpose of CCTV is (1) to serve as a resource for all the instructors of the Company, including the Instructor and (2) to serve as a monitoring tool.
The primary purpose of the CCTV system is not for Company and its training consultants to monitor Instructor performance, but rather for all instructors, including the Instructor, to continue developing their skills. Hence all instructors, including the Instructor, will have access to (i) their own classroom footages and (ii) classroom footages of other instructors when accompanied by the head instructor of the Company to observe the best examples of teaching skills and methodologies.
CCTV as a monitoring tool serves a vital role in not only evaluating the instructors, including the Instructor, but also serves as a blanket of protection. The Company may verify student complaints and defend its instructors, including the Instructor, when complaints are groundless.
9. Pay Schedule
As stipulated in 1.3 of the contract, monthly compensation, deducted by any applicable taxes required by law, will be paid by the 10th day of each month; provided, however, that in the case where such date falls on a holiday or any other days on which banks are normal closed (including weekend), the monthly compensation will be paid on the following business day. Also, please note that some payments may not include the entire previous month�s working hours due to the 13-week term period but will be paid in full the following month.

[hogwonguy1979]

if you look there is a contract review thread stickied above

but since i'm looking at it, i see its with cdi and they are one of the worst places to work for, if you do any search around here you will find about 5,984,610,753 threads about cdi and how bad they are

let me also add this is an IC contract which are dubious at best as cdi is being sued over them, you will have to pay the entire health insurance premium (5% or so) 9% pension and a higher income tax rate of 3.3%.

also if you don't pass their training you are sol

run run run from this one

[Timtebow15]

o wow...sigh...thanks! =(, for the honest reply.

[Skippy]

bad newbie, bad! As hagwonguy mentioned post this contract in the Contract thread stickied above.

Plus some of your observations and questions would be nice. Anything in it that confuses you. Worries?

A "here" people look at this and tell me good or bad, will not work. People do not like doing all the work. Please help us help you. Use your brain. Plus I could be a bastard and say

Take it, sounds like a good job. No problems with this contract.

[YTMND]

Actually, my view on posting in the contract thread is that it is better to look at the smaller school contracts there. CDI, GnB, GEPIK, SMOE, EPIK, etc... all have standard contracts. So, there isn't much need to sift through the contract. We all know what should be in it. It's the other ones that vary.

I don't think you will get one person who recommends CDI beyond maybe getting paid well after being worked like a horse.

[Dog Soldier]

The only thing I can add is that I had friends who worked at CDI and I think they ended working pretty much every national holiday, including Christmas Day.

Not all CDI's are the same, but it might be worth checking out.

[Timtebow15]

Okay so here are my questions (lol thanks Skippy!)
Thank you so much: hogwonguy1979, YTMND, and Dog Soldier
Pretty much I was trying to compare this to other school contracts or EPIK or schools that offer a little more incentives.

I know this is a private school, and it has less students then a public, and I know I wouldnt be getting a crappy classroom so I GUESS THATS good...anyways...

Airfare
This contract reimburses for a roundtrip ticket up to 1 million wons (around 876 usd), I�m coming from the U.S and I�m going in the Summer June/July, round trips average at this time of year is around 1600 usd.
My question is: Is it better to go with a school that offers pre-paid flight tickets, because I see that a lot of schools do?
Another airfare question: Or should I go with an EPIK school that reimburses you up to 1.3 million wons (around 1,141.49) ---Which is each or one way also, which is way better I guess!

Housing
This contract since I�m getting paid more, 27,000 won an hour, and I�m guaranteed 96 hours per month does not provide housing but instead provides Up to 5,000,000 KRW key money deposit loan (to secure an apartment)

QUESTION: -would it be wiser to look for a job that although I might get paid less (2.1-2.2/2.3 million won per month) that provides an apartment rent free�since I might be able to save money.

Vacation time
I�m coming to work but not pay, but with hourly you get only 7 unpaid vacations PER YEAR, and I want to be a realest (for the whole year?)

Vs. Other schools that at least give you 2 week vacay plus all national Holidays

INSURANCE AND NO SEVERANCE PAY
1.11 The Instructor agrees and understands that he/she will be paid on an hourly basis with limited hours, duties, and responsibilities which do not qualify him/her as a full-time employee, and shall not receive any benefits available to full-time employees including but not limited to severance pay, health insurance, and pension payments, all of which are the sole responsibility of the Instructor.

Okay overall is this a good contract ( and please don�t say it depends on each person) Do I make more money considering I have to pay for housing, cell phone, Utilities etc�
I guess a pro is that I could be working so much and saving money, and with hardly no free days I would be too busy to waste or spend any money = save money
Cons= Get there and realize that 7 days of Unpaid Vacay is not worth it.

[ontheway]

It's nice to see an honest "Independent Contractor" contract from CDI. This is the legal form required to pass Immigration and the Tax and other departments. Having everything out in the open lets the teacher make an honest choice.

If you accept this contract you will be an Independent Contractor. This means, if you want to work legally, that you will have to pay 100% of your own health insurance and pension (instead of having an employer who pays half), have taxes withheld at a higher 3.3% rate (although the same rate when filing your return) and the contract states you receive no severance at the end of one year and no free housing. Even your airfare is limited.

I would estimate that the value of the things you are not getting comes to at least 800,000 won per month.

100 hours at 27,000 won comes to 2,700,000. Subtract what you're not getting in benefits and your pay is worth 1.9 million. You should easily be able to find a decent school that pays 2.1 or 2.2 million.

(Maybe you can get a lot of extra hours that allow you to make up for the lost benefits and actually make a much larger income, but that is not guaranteed.)

You get a bad schedule and lose out on holidays, although you might have other days off.

Plus, CDI is known for having a tough training program after which you could be fired, and despite being a large, famous chain, their teaching system isn't very good.

In addition, CDI is presently being sued by some former workers for underpayment of salary and overtime, and other issues related to being independent contractors.


IMO, most E2 teachers should not choose to work as Independent Contractors.

As for CDI, it seems that some teachers like it and reportedly many make large monthly incomes.

I'd give this contract and CDI a pass.

[hogwonguy1979]

it doesn't matter whats in the contract, its cdi, which has one of the worst reps out there

heck even IC (there has been a ton of debate about IC contracts) defender ontheway says this is crap

the school name itself should have given it away with any research

[antoniothegreat]

sorry to get off post, but this post just makes me think. we have to confirm our degrees for jobs, wouldnt it be great to have jobs confirm their contracts with us? they had to go to the foreigner center and get their contract stamped proving they wont break it...

[Troglodyte]

Like others have said, CDI have a really bad rep. Between CDI and Wonderland, they're probably in the top two franchises with a consistently bad record for shafting teachers. CDI seems to be a bit more clever about it because they're putting most of it in the contract so most of it's probably legal (law suit still pending on part of that). The thing with them is that YES you can make more money than at GEPIK or the average mom-and-pop hogwon, BUT you'll end up doing a lot more work to get that money (assuming that they don't fire you in the first couple months - which they often do). Since they aren't investing anything in you, they have nothing to lose by firing you on the spot. If they had provided airfare in advance (like most hogwons do) then they know that firing you is also a loss for them. Since you aren't getting rent or health insurance then those come out of your pocket. With a regular hogwon, for the sake of calculating your income, you can add on an extra 300,000-500,000 Won for the apartment, 1/6 of the salary extra (as the year end bonus and recovered pension) and probably about 200,000 Won for the airfare (in the case that they are jerks and fire you in the first six months). So if you're getting "paid" 2.2 million /month, then in fact you're getting well over 3 million /month. If the school is a big one, then you might have a chance of doing overtime and raising that.

If you just want big money without benefits and you're willing to support yourself while you get started then you're better off in Japan, Taiwan or Singapore. Those places offer more money and freedom to move around jobs than Korea.

[Timtebow15]

Thanks you guys!