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dieselcanuck
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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Hello,
I am into my second month teaching English in South Korea and things are not going as well as I planned. My employer has already given me a warning for trivial matters and has cut my hours. I am sure this kind of tactic is common in hagwons to make workers more flexible.
I read on this forum that if you leave 3 months into the contract that you only have to pay half (1/2) of the plane ticket they paid to get you here and none (0) if you wait 6 months. Can someone please confirm this for me by providing solid evidence (like a labor website, etc?)
Thanks so much!
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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| dieselcanuck wrote: |
Hello,
I am into my second month teaching English in South Korea and things are not going as well as I planned. My employer has already given me a warning for trivial matters and has cut my hours. I am sure this kind of tactic is common in hagwons to make workers more flexible.
I read on this forum that if you leave 3 months into the contract that you only have to pay half (1/2) of the plane ticket they paid to get you here and none (0) if you wait 6 months. Can someone please confirm this for me by providing solid evidence (like a labor website, etc?)
Thanks so much!
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Airticket re-payment is strictly a contractual matter. It is NOT addressed in any of the labor acts.
Typically, if you bail before the 6 month mark, you pay for, or they deduct from your salary, the cost of your ticket here AND you have to find your own way home.
In many cases, the hakwon will also try to keep your deposit and anything else they can steal from you.
Good luck. You're gonna need it. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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| dieselcanuck wrote: |
I am into my second month teaching English in South Korea and things are not going as well as I planned. My employer has already given me a warning for trivial matters and has cut my hours. I am sure this kind of tactic is common in hagwons to make workers more flexible.
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That's all it takes for you to bail?
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: Re: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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| dieselcanuck wrote: |
I am into my second month teaching English in South Korea and things are not going as well as I planned. My employer has already given me a warning for trivial matters and has cut my hours. I am sure this kind of tactic is common in hagwons to make workers more flexible.
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Are you actually listening to your boss' warnings about trival matters? You need to learn to nod and smile. Don't let that nonsense get to you.
He cut your hours? Are you paid by the hour? If that's a problem, just teach privates to make up the difference. If you're not paid by the hour, he's doing you a favor.
Are you sure he cut your hours to discipline you? July/August are the busiest months at most hogwons because students are on vacation, September-December tend to be less busy. This may very well not be malice.
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| things are not going as well as I planned |
That happens, a most hogwon owners suck. You knew that coming in, didn't you?
If you do the honorable thing and give notice, expect your boss to make your life hell for the rest of the time you're there and take as much money from you as he thinks he can get away with. He will probably want his airfare back, he may want his recruiter fee back (usually about a million won), and if you've paid a security deposit you can kiss it goodbye. If he breaks the law while he's doing it, well, you won't be in the country to fight him for that money, now will you?
If you do the dishonorable thing and run after your next paycheck, you cut your losses here, but for the time you've been here your plane ticket home will probably eat up any savings you've made here. Oh, and you'll be letting down your boss, coworkers, and students while having given up on a year-long commitment after only a few months.
Are you really sure that this situation is so bad you have to bail out this early? |
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dieselcanuck
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: Re: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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Hi there,
I was probably jumping the gun a little too quick by saying I wanted to leave so early. You are right about the plane ticket as well. I wouldn't want to pay a grand or so to get back home (is that how much it usually is?).
The school itself seems to be run pretty well, but for a few people who are in management, this leaves much to be desired.
Thanks
| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| dieselcanuck wrote: |
I am into my second month teaching English in South Korea and things are not going as well as I planned. My employer has already given me a warning for trivial matters and has cut my hours. I am sure this kind of tactic is common in hagwons to make workers more flexible.
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Are you actually listening to your boss' warnings about trival matters? You need to learn to nod and smile. Don't let that nonsense get to you.
He cut your hours? Are you paid by the hour? If that's a problem, just teach privates to make up the difference. If you're not paid by the hour, he's doing you a favor.
Are you sure he cut your hours to discipline you? July/August are the busiest months at most hogwons because students are on vacation, September-December tend to be less busy. This may very well not be malice.
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| things are not going as well as I planned |
That happens, a most hogwon owners suck. You knew that coming in, didn't you?
If you do the honorable thing and give notice, expect your boss to make your life hell for the rest of the time you're there and take as much money from you as he thinks he can get away with. He will probably want his airfare back, he may want his recruiter fee back (usually about a million won), and if you've paid a security deposit you can kiss it goodbye. If he breaks the law while he's doing it, well, you won't be in the country to fight him for that money, now will you?
If you do the dishonorable thing and run after your next paycheck, you cut your losses here, but for the time you've been here your plane ticket home will probably eat up any savings you've made here. Oh, and you'll be letting down your boss, coworkers, and students while having given up on a year-long commitment after only a few months.
Are you really sure that this situation is so bad you have to bail out this early? |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:37 am Post subject: Re: RE: Breaking Contracts |
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| dieselcanuck wrote: |
| a few people who are in management, this leaves much to be desired. |
Welcome to Korea. |
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