Unfair Termination in Thailand – Supreme Court Case Studies (Part 2)

In this second installment of our case studies on Supreme Court cases relating to unfair termination we shall continue to examine various types of reasons used to justify employee termination including inadequate/ poor performance and company reorganization. These judgements shall help to provide practical guidance on what constitutes unfair termination under Thai law. Inadequate/ poor work performance Case Number 7096/2550 Facts: The Employee’s employment contract contained conditions which provided that if the employee: was unable to work according to the Company’s standards; neglected their work duties; came to work late; was evaluated at a low working level, or received several warning letters from employer, then the employer could terminate the employment contract. In this case the employee was unable to comply with the Company’s work standards and the employee’s work performance was evaluated as being at a low level on […]