I am seriously considering this one, please advise. Pension is not mentioned as south africans do not have to pay into the pension. The KB healthcare part i am also unsure about. Also the 2 months termination notice seems a lot.
Employer and Employee agree as follows :
Employee accepts employment from employer to teach the English
language under the terms and conditions set forth here in this agreement
for a period of full and consecutive teaching sessions(a session does not
exceed one month). Employment commences from the first day of
orientation(................... .........) and finishes on the last teaching day of
employee's twelfth teaching session.
Duties
2.1 During the term of this agreement, the employee will be required to
prepare for teaching, and carry out all required administrative duties
connected with classes assigned by the employer in Monday through
Friday. The minimum teaching requirement are 110 teaching hours per
month(1 hour is 60 minutes).
2.2 Total teaching hours in excess of minimum requirement is calculated
each session as overtime payment.
2.3 Payment made for assigned teaching hours is inclusive of payment for
preparation and administrative duties connected with those assigned
classes. Employee agrees to take orientation and training, attend meetings
and workshops scheduled by employer with no extra pay.
2.4 At all times during the term of this agreement, employee will directly
adhere to and obey all the rules and regulations that have been, or may
hereafter be established, by employer for the conduct of employee and
generally for the conduct of instructors at the place of employment.
Conditional on the employee reading and agreeing to the rules and
regulations.
2.5 Employee is required to teach at two separate schools owned and
operated by the employer.
3 Compensation and Other Treatment of Employee
3.1 Salary : Employer will pay employee monthly salary of 2,100,000 Won.
Overtime payment is made at rate of 21,000 Won/actual teaching hour.
Teaching salary will commence from the first day of teaching. When an
employee is absent from scheduled teaching duties salary will be deducted
accordingly. 3.3 % Korean income taxes will be withheld. Salary payment
will be made on the twelfth day of the following month the teaching
session during which the employment services were provided.
3.2 Orientation and Training : Shortly after arrival in Korea, employee will
be required to undertake orientation and training before commencing
teaching.
3.3 Severance Payment: Dependent upon completion of the full contract
period, the employee will be given an additional 2,100,000won. Korean
severance tax will be withheld. In the event that the employee does not
renew or extend employment under a subsequent employment agreement
with employer, this payment will be made at the time of completion of the
contract period.
3.4 Transportation : Employer will purchase an economy class ticket for
passage to Korea at an international airport mutually agreed by employer
and employee (henceforth referred to as point of departure). On
completion of the full contract period, employer will provide for the
employee a ticket for passage from Korea to point of departure.
3.5 Holidays and Vacation : Employee will be entitled to observe public
holidays and ten days vacation during the contract term according to a
yearly schedule provided by employer before the commencement of the
year to which the schedule refers. Employer will set the dates for vacation
3.6 Medical Insurance : Employee will be covered by medical benefits
under KB Medical Insurance, a private Health Organization. 50% of this
coverage will be paid by employer. Employee has to pay the other half of
the cost.
3.7 Accident Compensation : In the event that employee sustains injuries
from an accident or mishap which occurs outside the course of normal
work duties; employee understands and agrees that employer will have no
responsibility for, nor obligation to pay, medical and hospital costs which
are in excess of those covered by medical insurance.
3.8 There are two sick days.
Dismissal or Voluntary Resignation
4.1 Employer will have the right to dismiss employee for unwillingness or
inability to meet conditions of employment as set out under this
agreement, for conduct seriously jeopardizing any student or staff person,
or for criminal activity.
4.2 In the event that the employee is dismissed, or in the event that the
employee voluntarily resigns to the termination of the term of this
agreement, employer will pay salary due to date of termination and
employee agrees to give minimum of two months notice in writing.
Employer will not pay the cost return transportation to point of departure
for employee. Further, employer will be entitled to withhold an amount less
than or equivalent to, but not exceeding, the cost of return air fare for
travel to Korea.
4.3 Emergency Leave : Employee will be eligible to receive up to seven
days(including Saturdays and Sundays) of emergency leave granted at the
sole discretion of employer.
Covenants
5.1 Employee hereby agrees, covenants, and undertakes that he/she will
not undertake any teaching duties or employment with any persons or
organizations other than the employer. To undertake such employment is a
breach of Korean Immigration law and can have serious consequences.
5.2 The employee understands and accepts that the rights to use, sale,
distribution, or publication of all original material produced by the
employee during the course of employee's employment, and for which the
employee is compensated as either regular pay, as overtime, or in an
agreed upon lump sum, remain the sole property of employer.
Jurisdiction : This agreement will be interpreted according to the
internal(domestic) law of the Republic of Korea, A competent court in the
Republic of Korea will have jurisdiction in regard to any dispute or claim
arising out of, or in connection with, this agreement.
Housing
7.1 Employer shall provide a rent-free accommodation for employee.
Furnishings provided by employer by employee include: A kitchen table
and chairs, a burner gas, hotplate, a refrigerator, a television, and a
washing machine. Furnishings provided to employee included a bed, a
wardrobe, and a fan. Employee will have to supply his or her own pillow,
pillowcase and sheets. Employee will have to pay for utilities such as
internet, electricity and gas for heating.
7.2 Employee is responsible for all damage employee causes to
accommodation, utility and telephone charges for accommodation
provided by employer.
7.3 Employee agrees to a total deduction of 600,000 Won over the period
of 1st 3 months of employment as housing management deposit. This
deposit is to cover any unpaid monthly service, utility and telephone
charge at the completion of this contract and/or resignation or dismissal of
the employee before the termination of this contract. Employer agrees that
payment of remaining amount of the deposit will be made to employee
within ten days after all outstanding monthly service, utility, and telephone
charges have been paid.
Employer and employee have executed this agreement on the date
indicated below. Intending to be legally bound to, and in witness of,
employer and employee have appended their signatures
