ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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 Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: Hanvit Language Institute in Daegu |
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| mulkanski wrote: |
Hi, I am new to the forum but not new to teaching and was wondering if anybody has info on HANVIT LANGUAGE INSTITUTE in DAEGU? I applied and was accepted but have nothing to go on besides what I've heard from management on emails and interviews.
And what of DAEGU in general? Pros and Cons about living there? I plan on working and saving money for at least a year....
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Talking to management is like asking the lion if it is safe to go into the lion's den.
Talk to MORE THAN ONE current teacher via e-mail when the boss is NOT watching over their shoulder.
ASK SPECIFICALLY - and get good answers about:
+PAY, overtime (do they pay it or avoid it with creative book keeping).
+CLASSES - how many per day / week / month. How long is a class and +WHAT IS A CLASS HOUR. A contract that says 120 hours can have you doing up to 180 x 40 minute classes (7200 contact minutes) per month for the same money as someone doing 120 x 50 minute classes (6000 contact minutes per month) a difference of 20 hours in front of the class.
+Do they really pay into the pension and national medical?
+Do they do taxes properly or just flat rate you at 3.3 or 5% (illegal but often done - money is usually not remitted to the tax man)
+What is the housing like and what do they pay for? Your free apartment can cost you up to 150k or more won per month in maintainence and other fees (not really free).
+Holidays - when, how, how many and who decides.
and those are just the usual items that cause disention between management and foreign staff.
If there are any quality of life issues, you might want to ask about those too - like how small is the room you will call home for the next year, how close is shopping, etc? |
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