Employment Contract for Foreign English Teacher

This CONTRACT agreement has been made on 2008.  by:

Employer:

School Name:  Seojeon English Language School-Dongnae Branch

Address:  326-3 Bokcheon-dong, Dongnae-gu, Busan, Korea

hereafter referred to as "Employer"

AND

Employee:

Name:

Nationality:

Home address:

hereafter referred to as "Employee"

The Employer wishes to engage the services of the Employee as an English instructor. The two parties, in a spirit of friendly cooperation, agree to sign this contract and pledge to fulfill conscientiously all the obligations stipulated in it.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Employer and employee, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, agree to the following:

1. Length of contract

ⓐ Employee is hired by Employer as an instructor for the following 12 month period :

2008.     ~  2009.

2. Conditions of Employment

ⓐ Employee is required to work Monday to Friday from 2:30 to 9:30pm.  During working hours, Employee can expect to teach 4 or 5 of those hours.  Extenuating circumstances, however, may require additional in-class time, and Employer reserves the right to determine Employee's in-class teaching schedule.

ⓑ Work place will be at the above mentioned address. Employee will not be expected to work outside the place of employment except with:

-Employee agreement

-Written approval from a Korean Immigration Official

ⓒ Should Employee wish to engage in additional employment, the Employer agrees to allow this work, as permitted by Korean Immigration. Additional employment shall not interfere with this contract and working hours. Nor shall it interfere with the Employee's ability to effectively administer classes at the school. Preparation, or anything else associated with additional employment, shall not be done during working hours.

ⓓ Classes and working schedule are scheduled in accordance with the needs of the school.  Should the school wish to change the working hours, Employee will be given adequate notice (a week).

ⓔ During winter and summer vacations, the working hours will change to an earlier time. These working hours, as of the signing of this contract, are undecided, but will likely be approximately 9:00am-5:00pm while working hours remain at 7 hours.  The length (in days) of this schedule change will be determined on a vacation-to- vacation basis by the Employer.

ⓕ Even though Employee might work less than 140 hours per month due to lack of classes, Employer will pay the salary agreed upon in this contract.

ⓖ Employee may not accept any work not assigned by Employer unless permission is  requested and granted.

ⓗ Employee is required to participate in a planning and organization period before    starting Employment.

3. Payment and Tax

ⓐ Employer agrees to pay Employee a one year salary and severance payment in the  amount of 2,300,000 \.

ⓑ 2,300,000 (27,600,000) won will be paid each month. After completion of the contract, 2,300,000 won (equivalent to one month's salary), a severance payment will be paid in accordance with Korean Labor Laws. Severance payment will not be withheld from Employee for any reason after completion of the contract.

ⓒ Housing allowance is ₩300,000 per month and will be paid each month  on the same day unless agreed upon by the Employer and Employee.  If an Employee is financially or otherwise unable to find housing himself/herself, Employer will supply a one-room, studio apartment that has monthly rent of 300,000 won.  Employee is responsible for paying any extra rent money when it exceeds 300,000 won. The apartment will be basically furnished with a bed, washing machine, wardrobe, and a refrigerator.

ⓓ Pay period begins on the 25th day and ends on the 24th day (30days) of the next month and the monthly salary will be paid on the 24th day of each month. However if the 24th day is a holiday or weekend you will be paid on the next working day.

ⓔ Upon completion of the contract, Employee will be paid on the last day of work.  Last payment will include above-mentioned severance payment.

ⓕ Employer will assist Employee in obtaining a Korean bank account, if Employee so desires.

ⓖ Tax for income, in accordance with Korean tax law, pension payments, in accordance with the Korean National Pension act will be deducted from Employee's salary.

ⓗ Employer will provide Employee with written receipts of payment as well as taxes paid to the Korean Tax Department.

ⓘ If Employee is abroad, Employer will provide round trip airfare from and to Employee's country of origin or cash equivalent of one round trip ticket for Employee, The amount of which is determined by the Institute according to current ticket prices.

ⓙ If Employee is in Korea, Employer will provide travel expenses necessary to get E2 visa and return trip airfare to Employee's country of origin or cash equivalent of return trip ticket for Employee, the amount of which is determined by the Institute according to current ticket prices.

4. Transportation

If the teacher leaves the school before his/her contract period ends, the school will not pay for his/her return ticket.

5. Medical Insurance

ⓐ Employer will provide medical insurance for Employee as is consistent with Korean labor law.

ⓑ Half of the insurance premium will be paid by Employee and the other half by     Employer. Employee's portion of the monthly premium will be deducted from Employee's monthly salary (as will be indicated on payment receipts).

6. Vacation

Employee may have 10-working days as paid vacation within the duration of this 12 month contract. Vacation dates will be organized by the school.  As of the signing of this contract, vacation dates are undecided, but Employer agrees to give Employee adequate notice of when vacation dates will be.

7. Sick Leave

ⓐ Employee's paid sick leave during the term of employment shall not exceed three     calendar days.

ⓑ A doctor's invoice with the diagnosis and prognosis is required to be paid for sick     days just after that day.

ⓒ If Employee fails to notify Employer with proper proof of illness, or if Employee exceeds said number of sick days, Employer has the right to deduct one day's pay, for every day the employee is absent from work.

ⓓ In the case that the Employee will be absent due to unexpected sickness or accident, the Employee is required to give prompt notice.

8. Tardiness

ⓐ If Employee is more than 10 minutes late without notification, one hour of pay will be deducted.

9. Renewal of Contract

ⓐ Employee must give Employer a written 2-month notice before renewal or              non-renewal of Employee's current contract.

ⓑ Both Employer and Employee reserve the option to renew the contract.

10. Release from and Annulment of Contract

ⓐ Employer has the right to make the contract null and void immediately under one      of the following circumstances.

1) In the case that Employee is unable to discharge the responsibilities required of them or meet the conditions set about in this contract by being late for class on a continual basis, continual failure to keep regularly scheduled class hours, repeated absences from classes without a valid reason, or inability to complete the necessary out-of-class work (including but not limited to grading assignments, preparing for extra assignments, writing report cards, etc.).

2) In the case that Employee teaches a private class outside of the school that interferes with work inside the school.

3) In the case that Employee participates in any type of criminal activity which       violates the laws of Korea

4) In the case that the health of Employee is such that it is deemed impossible for  Employee to continue work

5) In the case that Employee rejects the directions of the school concerning       classes and teaching work without proper grounds.

6) In the case that Employee teaches classes while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

ⓑ Both Employer and Employee are released from this contract in the cases of:

-Death, war, accident, or unforseen events

-Failure to obtain an E2 visa from Korean Immigration

-Failure to meet any or all of the terms and conditions of this contract.

11. Termination of Contract

ⓐ Employee may cancel this contract with 2 months written notice.

ⓑ 2 months is the amount of notice to be given as this is the maximum amount of time necessary to find suitable replacement employees, file all of their paperwork, and have them obtain a visa.  Obviously, if termination is sought, it is mutually beneficial for both parties to expediate the process, and thus if a replacement employee can be found and processed sooner than 2 months after receiving written notice of contract termination, Employer shall grant release of Employee from this contract sooner.

ⓒ In the event that Employee seeks release from this contract and gives sufficient notice, Employer must issue a letter of release to Employee and Korean Immigration, upon Employee's request without delay or fee being charged to the employee or potential employers.  Under no circumstances shall Employer refuse Employee a letter of release or hinder Employee from securing future employment in Korea.

13. Legal Action

ⓐ If there is a dispute between the parties involved in this contract, parties agree to     the final judgement of a Korean civil court, or Korean civil law, whatever the final     decision may be.

ⓑ If at anytime Employee leaves the Institute without giving prior notice and without      going through the appropriate procedures, Employer has the right to pursue legal      actions, for damages and attorney fees, against Employee.

ⓒ If Employee has left Korea altogether, Employer has the right  to pursue legal         actions outside of Korea.

14. Duty of Employee

ⓐ This contract is between the Institute and an instructor, and Employee will not  let on to others outside of the Institute nor other teachers at the Institute about    the contract details such as salary, working hours, etc.

ⓑ Employee is considered a trained professional and as such will use their professional judgement to adequately prepare materials prior to teaching students.

ⓒ Employee should try to adhere to the curriculum which the school uses.  Employee should, however, design classes to be as effective as possible.  If this includes preparing, studying, and using other material, Employee should do so.

ⓓ Employee should be aware that it is their duty to administer classes assigned to them in an effective and appropriate manner.  Excessive misuse of class time, which results in insufficient student progress in any skill area(s) including but not limited to reading, writing, speaking, pronunciation, or listening, as determined by the Institute, will not be tolerated.

ⓔ Employee's duties outside of class include but are not limited to adequately preparing for each class, assigning and grading homework for each class, preparing (writing) and grading quizzes and tests and other evaluations, writing student report cards, and participating in class planning/ organizational meetings.

ⓕ Employee should conduct themselves in a manner which reflects well on the Institute both in and out of the Institute.  Thus, Employee is expected to dress appropriately.  An Employee shall not wear shorts, tattered or torn clothes, clothing with offensive language (in any language), sandals or flip-flops, t-shirts, clothing which may be considered too revealing or distracting, or hats.  A collared shirt (or polo shirt) with long pants and shoes would be appropriate for men while a women should use their better judgement to decide upon outfits that reflect well on the institute.

ⓖ Employee will consider the advice and direction of the Employer whenever possible.

ⓗ As we are trying to create a unique atmosphere, we expect Employee to participate in course planning and collaborate with other teachers (Korean and Native) so as to offer the most effective class possible.

ⓘ In the event that a dispute arises, both parties shall try to resolve it amicably with understanding of different cultures and customs.

15. Duty of Employer

ⓐ Employer shall provide the employee with full support, shall respect the Employee's dignity and try to keep their relationship harmonious.

ⓑ Employer shall pay the salary, as stated in this contract.

ⓒ Employer acknowledges the differences of cultures and customs between the two parties.  Employer shall help Employee to settle into their new residential and working circumstances.  In case of Employee having trouble such as sickness and/ or accident, Employer should assist Employee.

ⓓ Employer shall not infringe on Employee's privacy.

ⓔ In the event that a dispute arises, both parties shall try their best to resolve it.

This contract is made final and firm unless any material modification or amendment to this contract is executed with the full knowledge and consent of the undersigned and incorporated into this contract. The language of the contract is English. The contract may be translated for convenience of Employer. In case of a dispute, the English version of this contract will prevail.

In witness thereof, we have affixed our signatures hereon.

Signature of Employer:     임 금 자	            (sign)  date: 2008.6.

Name of Institute:  Seojeon English Language School-Dongnae Branch

Address : 326-3 Bokcheon-dong, Dongnae-gu, Busan, Korea

Signature of Employee:                               (sign)  date: 2008.6

Address: