Unfair Termination in Thailand – Supreme Court Case Studies (Part 1)
Some employers in Thailand misunderstand the law relating to terminating staff and as such they believe that if they pay severance pay to a terminated employee according to section 118 of the Labor Protection Act (B.E. 2541), they can terminate an employee for any reason whatsoever. Such a misunderstanding of Thai law can result in an employer being subject to considerable legal liability given that a terminated employee may be able to submit a claim in the Thai Labour Court seeking compensation from their employer or reinstatement of their employment on the grounds of unfair termination. There are several issues which need to be examined when determining what constitutes an unfair termination, however in this article we will focus on judgments of the Supreme Court in order to provide guidance on the issue. To begin with we should focus on […]
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