Section 130 of the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541(1998) (“LPA”) requires each employer who employs ten employees or more to enroll itself and its employees in the Employee Welfare Fund (“EWF”) established by the Ministry of Labour (“MOL”), subject to a royal decree implementing the EWF.  The key objective of the EWF is to provide... Read More

It is a common practice in Thailand for an employee whose employment was terminated with or without any cause to file an unfair termination claim in Court against the employer.  Thai law does not define the “unfair termination” term. However, precedents of the Supreme Court have shown that “unfair termination” refers to a situation where... Read More

The ride-hailing business is rapidly growing in Thailand.  Currently there is no specific legislation governing the relationship between the ride-hailing riders and the delivery / ride-hailing platform service operators (“Operators”).  The Operators treat their riders as freelance workers and not as their employees.  Thus, the riders are not protected by the Labour Protection Act B.E.... Read More

Thailand has implemented the Long Term Resident Visa (“LTR Visa”) plan since September 2022.  The plan works well and is popular amongst eligible foreigners. As of March 2023, the BOI reported that BOI received approximately 3,000 LTR Visa applications for four categories of eligible foreigners, i.e. wealthy global citizens, wealthy pensioners, work-from-Thailand professionals, and highly-skilled... Read More

On 14th September 2022, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued the announcement to set out the requirements for extension of visa for foreign employees. The employer company must an application for a recommendation letter from DICA for visa extension for each foreign employee.  The company employer must have been registered for at... Read More