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Suntzu · Joined: 14 Mar 2004

I recently got paid holiday pay (i was'nt allowed to take all the days off work, so my boss agreed to pay it)= 8 remaining days out of ten.. However, to pay it my boss divided my pay into 30 days of the month and then *8 to calculate it. I don't think this is fair as I have never worked a weekend day and its not in my contract. I think I should be paid for 8 full days. Heres what my contract states. "There will also be 10 days paid holidays during school vacation periods 5 days in the summer and 5 in the winter." Has anyone had a similar experience and what are the legalities? Any ideas what to do?

poet13 · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:37 am Post subject:

Replying mostly cause I want to hear the result, but I know your boss isn't playing fair. There is a legal way to calculate it. I think it was posted in the last couple of weeks..... Anybody?

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

Suntzu · Joined: 14 Mar 2004

Well the point is I think I should be paid for 8 full days...Does anyone know the law about this one?

Matman · Joined: 02 Jun 2006

I don't know about Korean law but in the UK if you don't take up your holiday entitlement you're not entitled to any money. The law is entirely governed by the contract. You were entitled to 10 days paid holiday but you didn't take them. It's too late to complain now. I don't think you have a leg to stand on.

Suntzu · Joined: 14 Mar 2004

Well my boss told me I couldnt take the holidays...She said she would pay. But I think I should be paid for 8 full days..Not have a third deducted off for weekends I dont work..Anyone know what to do?

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

show her your salary divided by amount of workdays(20 or 21) times 8

tell her that if she is going to steal money from you that you will blacklist her and her school...which will cost her more in the long run

ThePoet · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:18 am Post subject:

no brainer....8 days is 8 days.

Poet

huffdaddy · Joined: 25 Nov 2005

I had the same situation when I filled in for a month and two days at a hagwon over the summer. A first, he tried to pay me for just a month. When I brought up the extra days, he did the months salary divided by thirty times two thing. I protested, and tried to show him the other calculation, but he insisted that's the way they do it. Live and learn and move on. At least that's what I did.