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[qtfriend2all]

I am posting this on behalf of my husband who has found himself in a sticky situation with his job.

Basically, he was recently offered a job outside of South Korea which he is definitely going to take because his level of tolerance with the country has slowly, but definitely dwindled.

So, he�s going to be leaving by the end of his month but he is only one month into his current contract. They paid for the airline ticket for his visa run to Japan and for his visa to be processed. I am not sure yet if it said anything in his contract about the consequences and/or fees due if you quit early but I do know that he works in a public school but it�s in one of those after-school programs where he�s technically employed by someone else.

Anyhow his concerns are these:

Should he give them 2 week�s notice as a gesture of goodwill? If he does do that as opposed to pulling an infamous runner on his last night in the country, what are the likely consequences (his housing isn�t controlled by the school, he got the apartment on his own)? He feels bad for leaving and wants to do at least that for them but I�ve told him that Korean bosses can become, shall we say, quite peeved when stuff like that goes down and especially on such short notice. He says he will bring in CVs of people looking for work as a way to help, but I�m not thinking that would do much good either but, maybe you all know?

In the unlikely event that his employer is �cool� with his resignation, will his early departure affect his ability from getting his pension refund from a previously worked-in-full contract he had in South Korea?

If the employer gets angry for his short notice resignation, is it possible for them to call immigration and have him deported early? If not, how much time does he have from the time he issues his resignation to the time he must leave the country? Will he be banned from entering the country again in the future for leaving early? He was told that when he does leave a stamp will be put in his passport that prevents him from ever entering South Korea again.

Should he try getting a letter of release by way of a bogus excuse of my being pregnant? (Hey, we�re hoping it�ll lessen the impact at least, ha!)

I think that�s about it. Any thoughtful advice or responses are welcome and appreciated.

[xCustomx]

The contract may require him to pay them back for the ticket to Japan, but he should try and give 30 days notice. The school/company can't fire him without 30 days notice, and quitting early shouldn't have an affect on whether or not he gets his pension from a previous job.

[spliff]

Don't say anything, just leave on or the day after getting paid. Also, it's a bad situation so get him to write the school outlining the bad points so they will think he left as a result of bad management or something. If he gives notice he will almost certainly get screwed over on money.