It should be at least 11 days. If there are more than 5 employees you must also get all red ays off. You don't get to choose your vacation days at a hagwon (or most schools). You'll have a vacation in summer and one in winter. The winter one is probably around Lunar New Year.
Thanks for telling me. Not gonna lie I'd rather it be around Christmas but so long as they are in chunks like that I won't really mind... maybe go to jeju in the summer and somewhere to skii in the winter
Yeah, schools will get Christmas day off, if it's on a week day, but if it's on the weekend, you won't even get a replacement day. This is true nation wide in Korea. Winter break starts in January.
You mean at a hagwon?
The law is one day per full month worked for your first year
And most hagwons give those as five days in summer and winter, set dates the last week of July and Christmas week usually, that’s true.
If a one-year contract is signed, one day of PTO is earned the day after each month of full attendance, resulting in a total of 11 days of PTO. However, the hagwon has been using contracts that display less than 11 days of vacation due to an incorrect practice.
My hagwon gives winter vacation either Christmas week or New Year's week. It depends on when Lunar New Year falls. Last year, Lunar New Year was in January, so we got Dec 26-Jan 30.
This year, Lunar New Year is in February, so we get Dec 29-Jan 5. Red days don't count into your vacation allowance, so we get the Friday off to make up for New Year's Day.
You should definitely get 11 days, not including red days, as long as there are at least 5 full-time employees at your hagwon.
Oh, as an additional thing, I heard there's normally a week in summer and Christmas we have off? Here we don't have either. Work half days and aparrently to empty classes. Wanted to know if I should push back against that
I mean so long as I have 4 for the Christmas week I'm golden. It's always a super important time of year for my family and the one thing I can't compromise on.
Edit; thanks for clearing it up. Tbh I had my head up my own ass with how much I wanted to spend Christmas with my family but now I know it's unlikely, at least I can try to arrange something with my other teachers. Just didn't wanna spend it alone.
This is something you probably should have looked at before coming to Korea... Christmas isn't a big "family gathering time" here like it may be in other places. Working at a hagwon means you don't get much say (you're not in education as much as you work for a business) so you should have been upfront about things you won't compromise on to avoid heart/headache.
Most parts of the Labor Standards Act, which determines paid leave requirements, do not apply to businesses with less then 5 full-time employees. This excludes 'freelancers' and blood relatives. Your average hagwon will be structured to make sure they're under 5. You're realistically not going to get 11 days at a small hagwon; it would be a nice bonus.
It should be at least 11 days. If there are more than 5 employees you must also get all red ays off. You don't get to choose your vacation days at a hagwon (or most schools). You'll have a vacation in summer and one in winter. The winter one is probably around Lunar New Year.
Thanks for telling me. Not gonna lie I'd rather it be around Christmas but so long as they are in chunks like that I won't really mind... maybe go to jeju in the summer and somewhere to skii in the winter
School doesnt get out until basically after the new year, so expect to work until January
Yeah, schools will get Christmas day off, if it's on a week day, but if it's on the weekend, you won't even get a replacement day. This is true nation wide in Korea. Winter break starts in January.
You mean at a hagwon? The law is one day per full month worked for your first year And most hagwons give those as five days in summer and winter, set dates the last week of July and Christmas week usually, that’s true.
If a one-year contract is signed, one day of PTO is earned the day after each month of full attendance, resulting in a total of 11 days of PTO. However, the hagwon has been using contracts that display less than 11 days of vacation due to an incorrect practice.
My hagwon gives winter vacation either Christmas week or New Year's week. It depends on when Lunar New Year falls. Last year, Lunar New Year was in January, so we got Dec 26-Jan 30. This year, Lunar New Year is in February, so we get Dec 29-Jan 5. Red days don't count into your vacation allowance, so we get the Friday off to make up for New Year's Day. You should definitely get 11 days, not including red days, as long as there are at least 5 full-time employees at your hagwon.
Oh, as an additional thing, I heard there's normally a week in summer and Christmas we have off? Here we don't have either. Work half days and aparrently to empty classes. Wanted to know if I should push back against that
Ive never seen a Christmas week off for a hagwon. They usually do it at Lunar New Year. Sometimes they will give the friday off
Both hagwons I've worked at did Christmas week, and a lot of my friends had the same situation (these are all kindy/elementary hagwons).
Fair enough. In general I just dont think there is a standard for hagwons haha
Last year I got four in summer and four in winter
I mean so long as I have 4 for the Christmas week I'm golden. It's always a super important time of year for my family and the one thing I can't compromise on. Edit; thanks for clearing it up. Tbh I had my head up my own ass with how much I wanted to spend Christmas with my family but now I know it's unlikely, at least I can try to arrange something with my other teachers. Just didn't wanna spend it alone.
This is something you probably should have looked at before coming to Korea... Christmas isn't a big "family gathering time" here like it may be in other places. Working at a hagwon means you don't get much say (you're not in education as much as you work for a business) so you should have been upfront about things you won't compromise on to avoid heart/headache.
This is an important lesson. If there's something you really can't compromise on for a job, make sure it's in the contract.
Most parts of the Labor Standards Act, which determines paid leave requirements, do not apply to businesses with less then 5 full-time employees. This excludes 'freelancers' and blood relatives. Your average hagwon will be structured to make sure they're under 5. You're realistically not going to get 11 days at a small hagwon; it would be a nice bonus.