| The Labor Protection Act of 1998 (LPA)
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| | this case. For instance, an employer is
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| and the Civil Commercial Code (CCC) are
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| | restricted to employ female employee in
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| primarily responsible for administering
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| | such organizations engaged in mining as
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| labor protection laws in Thailand. In
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| | well as construction projects, underwater
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| other words, the rights and duties
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| | and tunnel works, and production and
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| pertaining to the employer and employee
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| | transportation of inflammable materials
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| are governed by series of a laws and
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| | and explosives. Similarly, pregnant
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| procedures.
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| | female employee is prohibited from
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| Apart from Labor Protection Act BE 2541
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| | working in plant or equipment that
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| (1998) and Thai Civil and Commercial
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| | vibrates and lifting or carrying on her
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| Code, the laws in connection with Thai
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| | head more than 15 kilograms of weight.
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| labor issues cover Labor Relations Act BE
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| | Additionally, an employer cannot
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| 2518 (AD 1975), Provident Fund Act BE
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| | terminate a female employee when she is
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| 2530 (AD 1987), Social Security Act BE
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| | pregnant.
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| (AD 1900), and Workmen's Compensation Act
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| | Child Labor
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| BE 2537 (AD 1994.)
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| | According to the labor law, a child labor
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| The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare,
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| | could be employed only if he has
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| via the Department of Labor Protection
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| | completed 15 years of age. But, in order
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| and Welfare, administers the laws as well
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| | to child labor below 18 years of age, the
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| as rights with regard to labor issues.
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| | employer is required to notify it to the
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| Further, the Minister of Labor and Social
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| | labor inspector regarding the employment
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| Welfare also possess right to appoint
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| | of a child labor within 15 days from the
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| labor inspectors as well as to issue
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| | date of his joining the job. Likewise,
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| regulations and notifications.
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| | the law restricts an employer to make a
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| The Labor Protection Act and other
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| | child labor below 18 years to work on
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| related laws have set up employees'
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| | public holidays and to do overtime.
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| minimum rights working in the country.
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| | Further, child labor below 18 are not
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| This in turn includes rights covering
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| | allowed work in certain working
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| almost every aspect of an employment such
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| | environments such as metal stamping,
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| as working hours, remuneration, child and
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| | working with hazardous chemicals, and
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| female labor, employee welfare fund,
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| | working with poisonous microorganisms.
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| overtime wages, sick leave and maternity
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| | Sick Leave and Maternity Leave
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| leave, holidays, employee dismissal and
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| | As per the law, an employer must grant
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| termination, provident fund issues,
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| | employees at least 30 days paid sick
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| workers' compensation, employee social
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| | leave. However, an employee must furnish
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| security, and severance. Discussed
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| | a doctor's certificate in case, he takes
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| further in this article are rights
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| | sick leave continuously for three days.
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| pertaining to certain aspects of
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| | In the case of maternity leave, a female
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| employment in Thailand.
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| | pregnant employee should be granted at
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| Working Hours
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| | least 90 days maternity leave, of which
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| An employee is mostly entailed to work
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| | the employer should pay for 45 days of
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| eight hours a day or 48 hours a week.
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| | the maternity leave.
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| However, it is reduced to seven hours a
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| | Termination
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| day or 42 hours a week, in case, the work
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| | A notice in writing must be given to an
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| is hazardous and affects employee's
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| | employee prior to his termination.
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| health. In addition, an employee working
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| | However, according to the Labour
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| continuously for five hours a day should
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| | Protection Act BE 2541 (1998), an
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| be given a resting time of at least one
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| | employer can dismiss or terminate an
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| hour. Likewise, an employee must also be
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| | employee without any notice or severance
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| given at least one day holiday in a week.
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| | payment in any of these following
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| Remuneration
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| | circumstances such as
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| A remuneration committee has been set up,
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| | - Performing his or her duties and
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| containing chairman who is the permanent
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| | responsibilities dishonestly
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| secretary of the Ministry of Labor and
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| | - Committing any kind of criminal offense
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| Social Welfare, government
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| | - Negligence from the part of employee
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| representatives, and representatives of
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| | that leading to serious damage or loss to
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| both employers and employees, in order to
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| | the employer
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| fix the wages and to determine basic pay.
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| | - Disobeying working rules and
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| Place of Payment of Remuneration
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| | regulations devised by the employer
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| As per the Labor Protection Act, an
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| | - On imprisonment as per the final
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| employer is required to make payment of
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| | judgment of imprisonment
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| remuneration at the working place itself.
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| | A plethora of law firms are now in
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| However, it can be changed provided if
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| | scenario in order to help you dealing
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| employee is ready to accept payment at
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| | with the Thai labor law. Usually, these
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| some other place or via some other
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| | law firms provide a range of services in
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| payment modes.
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| | connection with labor issues such as
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| Female Employees
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| | labor disputes, labor court
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| According to the labor acts, both male
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| | representation, payroll issues, social
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| and female employees must be treated
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| | security, and labor law compliance
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| equally in a working environment.
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| | issues.
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| However, there are certain exceptions in
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