Yellow 25 Contract Review
Part 1 – Background Information
Education Level and Major: BA in Communications
Relevant Teaching Experience: None
Certifications or Credentials: TEFL (120 online hours)
Notable Features: None
Part 2 – Contract Information
Salary: 2.5mil krw
Working Hours: 7.5 - 8
How long is one class?: 60min
How many total classes per week/month?: 25 (100 teaching hours per month)
Work Weekends? How Often?: None
Vacation Days: Do you have any? How many days? Is it paid or unpaid?: Yes public holidays and 12 unpaid vacations days.
Sick Leave: Do you have any? How many days? Is it paid or unpaid?: None (unpaid absence from duties unless emergency leave)
Pension/Medical/Severance: Yes
Flight Ticket (and any stipulations)?: One-way up to 1mil krw (paid second pay month)
Housing Situation: Furnished studio (pet friendly)
Deductions: 200,000/3 months for housing management (unpaid monthly services, utilities, and telephone charges, full refund possible)
Contract Breaking Clauses?: recruiting fees and airfare withheld from last paycheck upon termination or voluntary resignation + recruitment fee for new employee upon voluntary resignation
Part 3 – Additional Contract Concerns
- "Employee may be required to teach outside of the “Places of Employment.”"
- "No regular schedule of work hours can be guaranteed to employee."
- Unpaid prep time, staff meetings, workshops although attendance required