Korean Job Discussion Forums

kathycanuck · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Location: Namyangju

If you are fired, is the employer required to give you a LOR? I was wondering about poor beekeeper's situation. Should he hang in and wait to be fired to secure a LOR? Also, is there any recourse to the labour board if you are fired for insufficient cause?

Homer · Guest

If you are fired for insufficient cause (or if the employer does not respect the employment termination clause in the contract) you have legal recourse with the Labor Board.

kathycanuck · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Location: Namyangju

Thanks Homer.

BigBuds · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Location: Changwon

If you are fired or if you quit, either way it doesn't guarantee you a letter of realease. There is no legal requirement for you boss to give you a Letter of Release even if the Labor Board rules in your favor.

If your boss feel like he doesn't wan to give it to you, you are screwwed until your current visa is up.

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

I am finishing my first contract in Korea next month and I have a new job lined up for the following week. I am surprised that I have to take along a LoR for my new employer to present to Daegu Immigration along with all the other documentation needed for a new E2. I have questioned the need for the LoR, considering I will have completed my previous contract before the new one begins, but my new employer insists on it.
It is not a big one, but is this usual?

cruisemonkey · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

If you have completed your previous contract there is absolutely no need for a LoR.

IwalkAlone · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Location: Daegu

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

there are some (not me) with the experience here that your E2 is automatically cancelled if you are fired. the reason being, is that each school is granted a fixed amount of visas based on enrollment numbers.

if you are fired your school will need to fill tyour spot and therefore need the visa allocated to you.

being fired does stay in your file at immigration.

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

cruisemonkey · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:

If someone has finished their contract, how could a LoR save that person the visa run?

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

Now that's an interesting situation. In my case, my current contract ends at the end of March but my Visa/ARC do not expire until the end of April. So, If I were to find a job at another hagwon and wanted to start working from the beginning of April(before my current visa expires)would I need to secure an LOR from my present employer, even if I have completed my contract?
I hope someone can help clear this up for me Very Happy