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midian3x
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: Teaching at other schools besides your own |
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So this bright and wonderful monday morning- my sponsor teacher runs up to me all excited saying that the classes at the other school start today at 12:40.
Of course, this is the first I have heard of it. Dont see anything about teaching at another school in my contract.
So for it to be legal- the other school would need to be on my ARC- or would the province name cover ALL the dozens of the school in the area that I can just be farmed out to? |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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So do you work at a public school or a hogwon? Either way, any location you teach at has to have a separate entry on your ARC card. You have to get some paperwork together, take it to immi, and they will write a little note on the back of your card.
Sit down with your partner teacher while she calls immigration. They will tell her its illegal. |
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midian3x
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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I work at a public school. Have read posts about this happening at a hagwon but not public- lucky me .  |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| midian3x wrote: |
| I work at a public school. Have read posts about this happening at a hagwon but not public- lucky me . |
First, it's illegal.
Second, this seems to be happening more. Same in Japan with ALTs and JETs. They have more ALTs going around to 4 or more schools, which is cheaper, than they seem to be hiring JETs now. I think Korea is going the same route. This is not good. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| If you work at a public school, then you need to have a letter of permission from your current employer, a new contract from the new school, and the business certificate. (Call immi to double check that). Take it all to immi, pay a small fee, and voila- legal. Its not complicated, but public schools generally have no idea about visa requirements for foriegners, especially if you are the first foriegner. Just politely tell htem you can't do it unitl you go to immi. If they have a question, let them call. |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| midian3x wrote: |
| I work at a public school. Have read posts about this happening at a hagwon but not public- lucky me . |
First, it's illegal. |
Not necessarily.
For public schoolers, it depends on who has sponsored the E-2 Visa.
Some people have been hired through programmes like GEPIK, EPIK, Fulbright, etc., whereas others have been hired directly by a school (sometimes via a recuiter).
My visa says "Xxxxxx-do Board of Education" which means I have been hired by the province, not a sole school. This means they can farm me out anywhere they like within the province. (Luckily they don't do this, but it does mean I can work other friends' public school camps in the same area if I want to without having to deal with paperwork.)
However, if your visa only has the name of one school, then they should not be making you work at another location. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Refuse to go to the other school until they clear all the paperwork. Suggest that in the mean time there are various ways you can make yourself useful at your own school. Perhaps you can get the whole idea scuttled.
Whatever you do, don't let them use you illegally. It will be a good chance to practice putting your foot down and for them to learn that they can't just use you and show you off any way they like. |
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midian3x
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I do work through Gepik |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Yu Bum Suk is right. Insist on all of the paperwork being taken care of and don't work anywhere else until you've got official permission. Dont be rude about, just polite but firm, and emphasize that you are trying to just follow the law. Either it will all be done legally or it will be scuttled.
Oh, and there's a 60,000 won fee for this paperwork. I suggest you suggest that the school take care of that little matter. |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| midian3x wrote: |
| I do work through Gepik |
Then you need to check whether your Visa (the one inside your passport) reads 경기도교육청 (Gyeonggi Office of Ed.) at the bottom where it says 비고 (Remarks).
If it says that, then they can tell you to work at any school they like.
If it just says the name of your school, then you and your school have a trip to Immigration to plan... |
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midian3x
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Update- turns out my sponsor teacher's english isnt that good 
We went to OBSERVE a class today at another school at 12 :40.
To be fair- her English is a hell of a lot better than my Korean- I amjust glad I didnt do a sit down strike and demand she call immigration before we left . 
Anyways thanks for all the help. |
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