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American TESOL
Institute assists TESOL certified teachers with placements in
schools located around South Korea. The schools in which TESOL
trained teachers can be placed range from the remotely located
rural ones to the sprawling campuses of the urban private schools.
Duration of Teaching English in Korea
The placement would be for one year, starting from March/01/09 and
ending on February/28/2010.
FLIGHT FARE
The employer will reimburse up to USD 1000 of the fare the teacher
paid for the flight to Korea via Thailand. This reimbursement will
be done within a month upon teaching at the school the teacher is
placed in. Teachers should avail flights departing from their home
countries to Incheon International Airport in Korea via Bangkok.
At the end of the contract, the teacher will be provided a one-way
trip to the airport of return to either the home country or
another country of shorter distance as long as the trip is
undertaken within the first 10 days of termination of employment.
SCHOOLS
The employee shall work at one of the elementary, middle, or high
schools as appointed by the employer.
Upon completion of the first year, the employee can request to be
transferred to another school or region, subject to approval by
Employer. This is not considered as a renewal of the employment
contract.
The employee shall work eight hours a day from Monday to Friday,
including lunch hour. The employee shall not work on Saturdays and
Sundays and on Korean national holidays. The working hours will
largely follow the Korean Civil Service norms unless adjusted by
the school principal as she/he deems necessary. Schools normally
function from 8am till about 4.30pm or 9 am to 5 pm (depends on
the school).
The regular teaching hours shall not exceed twenty-two hours per
week. The schools shall not ask teachers to work more than 6 hours
outside of regular teaching hours without the teachers’ approval.
The teacher’s regular teaching hours shall not exceed twenty-two
hours per week.
The teacher shall be paid for the extra teaching hours at the rate
of 20,000 won an hour. The teacher can alternatively use extra
hours worked to compensate for a day off during the week provided
8 hours of extra teaching have been put in.
The teacher may be called upon to participate in special
programmes or English day camps for up to 20 hours a week during
the school holidays.
Salary shall be paid on the 25th of every month. If this day is
national holiday or a weekend, the salary shall be paid on the
next business day.
Foreigners, except for Canadians are exempted from the income tax
of 2 years, for the first 2 years of employment in Korea. The
national pension contribution which is about 9% (employer pays
half) is refundable at the end of the contract period for US and
Canadian citizens. The national health scheme, about 5% (employer
pays half) shall be deducted from the teacher’s monthly salary.
The pay scale is as follows; category one for 2.3 million KRW;
category two for 2.1 million. KRW; category three for 2 million
KRW
If the teacher has not worked for a full month, he/she shall be
paid on a pro-rated basis for that month.
If a teacher is absent from work without prior approval, his/her
salary, based on a pro rata daily basis and the number of
unauthorised absent days, will be deducted for that month.
In view of the teacher’s continuous employment for one year,
he/she is entitled to an additional 30 days’ average pay as
termination salary for the continuous employment of one year.
The teacher shall not claim any compensation not provided in the
contract from the school.
Teachers employed under category 1, who have had their contracts
renewed for a second term or subsequent terms at the same school
may be eligible for a salary increment up to the maximum GEPIK
limit of 2,500,000 won by 100,000 won per year respectively. This
is decided by the school and will depend on the teachers’
performance.
If a teacher obtains higher qualifications such as a Masters
degree or TESOL certificate (with over 100 course-hours) during
the period of the contract, where applicable, he/she is eligible
to be promoted to a higher employment category (with corresponding
increase in salary) the month following the date of course
completion. However, such promotions shall be limited to one pay
category increase per year. (i.e. Category 3 to 2, or Category 2
to 1; not Category 3 to 1).
The contract may be renewed with a mutual written agreement
between the school and the teacher. The renewed employment should
be for one year.
A written notification indicating renewal or termination of
employment shall be provided two months prior to the expiration of
contract.
In the event of a renewal of the contract, teachers shall be
entitled to an additional of fourteen days (Saturdays, Sundays and
national holidays inclusive) leave, on top and above of the
existing 14 days’ yearly paid leave. Such leave should only be
taken during the school vacations so that it does not conflict
with school schedules.
Teachers, whose contracts have been renewed, shall receive
reimbursement for a round trip airfare based on economy class
rates and on the most direct flights available from Incheon to the
airport nearest to the teachers’ residences. This shall be
received within 2 weeks upon return to Korea.
If a teacher does not travel to either his/her home country or
another country other than the home country, he/she shall be given
the amount of money equivalent to a round-trip ticket within 2
weeks of renewal of the contract.
If a teacher completes the employment term without the intention
of renewing it and leaves Korea within 10 days from the expiration
date, the employer shall purchase the air ticket for the teacher’s
one way return to the home country either via direct purchase or
reimbursement.
Teachers shall be provided with accommodation and all efforts
would be made to provide an apartment within walking distance to
the school or with proximity to transportation.
Complying with the National Health Insurance Act of Korea,
teachers shall be covered by medical insurance. Under this Act,
all government employees are liable for 50% of medical cost.
Teachers’ dependents living with them in Korea shall also be
covered by medical insurance.
Teachers placed in schools in rural areas shall be entitled to a
paid allowance of 100,000 Korean won each month along with
additional 5 working days of paid leave during the contract term.
Teachers shall be entitled to paid leave for a total of fourteen
working days during the term of the employment. Weekends and
Korean national holidays are excluded from this. Should a teacher
renew his/her contract, a maximum of 7 days of unused yearly paid
leave may be rolled over to the new contract period. However, the
leave that has been rolled over cannot be rolled over into any
subsequent contract periods. Female teachers shall be entitled to
60 days of paid maternity leave.
Teachers shall be entitled to paid sick leave if an illness or
injury prevents him/her from performing the duties under this
contract, provided, however, that he/she obtains the employer’s
prior approval.
Teachers shall be entitled to Special Leave for a number of days
as follows:
Seven consecutive calendar days for teacher’s marriage;
Seven consecutive calendar days for the death of teacher’s parents
or spouse;
Five consecutive calendar days for the death of teacher’s child.
Teachers should carry out their duties and responsibilities
accurately as defined in the contract. The principal of the
respective schools shall evaluate the teachers’ performance of
official duties during the course of employment. As
representatives of the Korean teaching fraternity, teachers should
ensure they uphold the positive reputation of the profession by
conforming to norms expected of teachers by the Korean society.
Teachers shall not engage in outside paid employment of any nature
with the prior permission of the school principal.
The terms of this contract and the rights and obligation of the
parties hereto shall be construed, interpreted and determined in
accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea.
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