Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Thailand as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Thailand: Minimum wage to rise in 2024
A joint committee consisting of government representatives, private companies and unions has agreed to raise the minimum wage threshold to between 330 baht and 370 baht (S$12 …
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Thailand: Grace period for permits due to expire
Workers whose permits were set to expire during June and July 2023 may enjoy a short extension until the end of July 2023 …
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Thailand: Work from Home Bill passed by parliament and awaiting royal assent
This measure modifies the Labour Protection Act by the addition of a single provision, namely that employers and employees “may agree in the employment contract” that the employee is allowed “to bring work … to perform at home or at the residence of the employee or anywhere that the employee can work remotely through information technology, if the nature of the work permits” …
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Thailand: Cannabis Bill blocked by refusal of Parliament to form a quorum
Last June, the house gave an overwhelming majority vote in favour of legalising Cannabis for medical use …
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Thailand: Migrant workers resume their access to the labour market
Workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are once again in heavy demand now that borders have opened up following the worst of the pandemic …
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Thailand: Daily minimum wage may be raised from 1st October 2022
The 2022 daily minimum wage is provisionally set to be increased by 5 …
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Thailand: PDPA comes into full effect from June 2022
The new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) became enforceable from 2nd June 2022 …
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Thailand: Personal data protection act comes into force 1 June 2022
The Personal Data Protection Law will be enforced from 1st June 2022 …
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Thailand: New SSF relief measure approved by the Cabinet
This is the second time in a year that the normal rate of 5% has been reduced …
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Thailand: Amendment to ensure women paid for all 98 days of maternity leave
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is taking steps to resolve an anomaly in the revised Labour Protection Act …
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Thailand: Deferral PDPA until 1 June 2022
The Thai Cabinet has further postponed the enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act B …
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Thailand: Thai Airways restructuring plan
Thai airlines is in the process of going through a major debt restructuring plan …
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Thailand: Child Allowance increased to 800 baht in 2021
The monthly child care allowance paid through the Social Security Fund (SSF) has just been increased by 33 …
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Thailand: Social security contribution cut to 0.5% for February and March 2021
The government has again temporarily cut Social Security Fund (SSF) contribution rates for employees …
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Thailand: Immigration Bureau extends re-entry visas for foreigners with Thai residency
According to the Immigration Bureau, foreigners with Thai residency whose re-entry visas require their return to Thailand within one year from 26th March last year will be allowed to stay abroad until further notice …
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