The owner of this school and its HR manager, Gerald R[edited], lack integrity. When I arrived, I learned that many foreign teachers before me had been treated poorly and had been unethically forced to leave. My issues stemmed from my contract being incomplete - not including info about overtime work and my return flight. The owner said I'd receive the same hourly rate for overtime work, and that I had to work extra during the busy periods. I tried to negotiate with them because in Korea, workers are legally entitled to 'time and a half' and I had no obligation in my contract to work extra. The owner got offended that I didn't just do what he told me to, and he threatened not to give me the return flight home. When I pointed out that was not honorable since he had already said I was entitled to it (like all foreign teachers) he started accusing me falsely of being a bad teacher. I then went to the Ministry of Labor and the immigration office in Daegu to complain and find out about my rights. In the meantime, the owner refused my last month's pay, and claimed that I owned him for the plane ticket to Korea. This was 6 months into my contract. The reality was at that point, it was more cost effective to get rid of a teacher who stood up for herself than to keep her for the remainder of the contract & have to pay the bonus 6 months later. I was forced to stop work suddenly & without notice. I also had to leave my apartment a couple of days later. In the end, he paid for my last month of work, probably because I stayed in Korea and kept fighting for it. It was a terrible time for me, particularly because he had to agree to release me from my contract so I could get another job in Korea. I'll never forget how nerve-wracking it was for me. There is no excuse for taking advantage of foreigners in this way. Gerald R[edited], who was a fellow teacher of mine at the time, seemed only too happy to go along with the owner's crooked ways. I have little faith that he would add to the integrity of Yeonsei enough to put people before profit.