Questions & Answers
Category:Working Conditions
If the request means you are working more than 40 hours or if the work is on a Sunday, you are entitled to additional wages. The additional wags should not be less than what you normally earn.
For those of you negotiating your contract, you may want to discuss overtime conditions and payment with your potential employer. Since you and your employer may have a different definition of what constitutes overtime, make sure you are both clear on all points.
Korea does not provide automatic time and a half for overtime. Overtime may not be more hours than you usually work, but may applied to a 40-hour work week.
For more information, go to teaching contract page or click on the Working&Business tab and go to the Teaching in Korea column.
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- Is there a government agency I can contact in case of a contract dispute with a Korean employer?
- Can a foreign worker who does not have a work visa get help from the Ministry of Labor?
- As a foreign worker in Korea, am I entitled to maternity leave?
- Is my employer obligated to provide me with medical insurance?
- My employer enrolled me in a private insurance plan not the national one, is that legal?
- Can I get my own national health insurance coverage?
- My employer says that I have to go to a specific clinic/hospital? Can't I chose my own doctor/hospital?
- Does the national health plan cover 100% of my medical expenses?
- How much will it cost me to provide my own health insurance coverage?
- My employer has gone bankrupt owing me back wages and my air fare back home. Is there anything I can do?
- Is it true that as a foreign ESL teacher, I pay Korean income taxes 70% of my income, not 100%
- My employer wants us to work on promotions and special weekend camps for free or for less than our normal hourly wage. Can he do that?
- Which has more weight, labor law or the contract? Can a contract go against the law?
Culture
- During interviews I've been asked about when I plan to have children, why I'm not married, etc. Is that legal? Are men asked the same questions?
- I've found that customers here often just hang up without saying goodbye. I don't know if they're angry or not.
- Why do people so often say 'yes' to something they don't intend to do?
General Info
Government Regs
- Do I have to file an annual Korean tax return?
- How can I figure out how to file my Korean income tax return if I don't speak/read Korean fluently?
- How can I make sure that my employer is paying the tax they deduct from my salary to the government?
- Do I have the contribute to the Korean Pension Plan even though I'm not going to be here until I retire?
- What can I do if my employer refuses to give me my severance pay?
Health
Housing
Money Matters
- If I pay for purchases with a Korean credit card, does this add to my income tax deductions?
- My boss only gave me less than one month's salary when my contract ended? What can I do.
- My employer did not give me my pension information until just hours before my flight. What can I do now?
- Why is it that universities don't pay airfaire to and from Korea?
- My employer pays me less than my hourly wage when I work overtime. Is that usual in Korea?
- Can I receive monies owed me by my employer after I leave Korea?
Teaching in Korea
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Schools Nursery to University
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Schools Nursery to University
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Restaurants, Coffee Shops, etc.
Usmania Restaurant, Pakistan Cuisine, Itaewon, Seoul -
Shopping, Food, Clothing, New and Used Stuff, etc.
Persian Carpets, Imported Oriental Rugs, Itaewon, Seoul -
Business and Networking Associations
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, AMCHAM, Seoul -
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European Community Chamber of Commerce in Korea, EUCCK, Seoul and Busan
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