Employment
Labour Protection Act severance scaling to 400 days after twenty years
The Labour Protection Act sets hours, leave and termination rules. Statutory severance rises with service to a maximum of 400 days' wages at twenty years, which is among the most generous in the region.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare enforces the Act; the Labour Court hears disputes with no filing fee and simplified procedure.
Governing law
- Labour Protection Act B.E. 25411998
- Labour Relations Act B.E. 25181975
- Social Security Act B.E. 25331990
In practice
Minimum wages are set by province, ranging roughly from 330 to 370 baht per day after the 2024 revisions, not nationally. Normal hours are eight per day and 48 per week, with overtime at 1.5 times and holiday overtime at up to three times. Employees get six days of annual leave after a year, thirty days of paid sick leave and thirteen public holidays. Termination without one of the statutory serious-misconduct grounds requires notice and severance, and a dismissal may still be attacked as unfair, exposing the employer to compensation beyond severance. Fixed-term contracts do not avoid severance except in narrow project categories.