Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

Thailand :: Special protection against dismissal

A number of groups of employees enjoy special protection against dismissal under the Labour Relations Act and the Labour Protection Act …

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Thailand :: Termination of a fixed-term employment contract

A fixed-term contract will automatically terminate when the term of the contract has expired, without the need of prior notice, subject to the fixed-term contract not containing any provisions that allow any of the parties to extend the employment period …

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Thailand :: Resignation of an employee

An employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, giving the corresponding advance notice …

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Thailand :: Individual and collective redundancy

Under Thai law there is no concept of redundancy …

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Thailand :: Retirement and severance payments

◉ Severance pay Severance payments are referred to as compensation payments in the Labour Protection Act …

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Thailand :: Notice

The minimum period of notice for termination of an open-ended contract is one full payment period …

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Thailand :: Unfair dismissal

Thai legislation does not provide a definition of ‘unfair dismissal’ and it is at the discretion of the court to consider a termination as unfair …

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Thailand :: Dismissal

Termination of an indefinite-term employment contract under Thai law may be initiated by the employee (resignation) or the employer (dismissal) …

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