Source: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termmain.showCountry?p_lang=fr&p_country_id=158
Timestamp: 2019-10-15 10:13:38
Document Index: 649778392

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 4', 'art. 4', 'art. 118', 'art. 581', 'art. 17', 'art. 118', 'art. 581', 'art 118', 'Art. 118', 'art 119', 'art.18', 'art. 122', 'art. 121']

Catégories de travailleurs exclues : fonctionnaires; travailleurs agricoles
The LPA (which is the main piece of legislation on termination of employment) excludes from its scope public servants and State enterprise employees (art. 4 LPA).
Public servants and State employees are covered by the State Enterprise Labour Relations Act of 2000.
Similarly, the Labour Protection Act does not apply to agricultural and home workers (see Ministerial Regulation No. 9 (1998) B.E. 2451 issued under the Labour Protection Act).
- The LRA does not apply to the central administration, the provincial administration, the local administration (including the Bangkok Metropolitan and Pattaya City Administration), State enterprises (art. 4, LRA).
A new Act amending the Labour Protection Act [Labour Portection Act (No. 4)] was adopted in December 2010. Those changes which deal with health and safety at work issues do not relate to EPL.
The LPA does not regulate the duration of the probationary period.
See art. 118 LPA, art. 581 CCC and art. 17 LPA, as amended by LPA-No2 of 2008.
Fixed term contracts are defined in art. 118 LPA in connection with the right to severance pay which does not apply to employees with a fixed-term contract.
Pursuant to the same provision fixed term employment under is allowed for employment in specific projects which do not fall within not the normal activities of the employer's business or trade, and which required a definite to start and end the work, or for occasional work or for seasonal work. Such work must be completed within a period of not more than two years, and the employer shall enter into a written contract with the employee upon commencement of employment.
No limitation on the maximun number of FTCs.
According to art. 581 of the CCC, "if after the end of the agreed period the employee continues to render services and the employer knowing thereof does not object, the parties are presumed to have made a new contract on the same terms, but either party can terminate the contract by giving notice."
Durée cumulée maximum de CDD successifs: 2 année(s)
See art 118 LPA: Fixed term work must be completed within a period of not more than two years.
Art. 118 LPA
The amount of severance pay depends on the length of service, as follows:
- 120 days but less than 1 year: 30 days' wages
- 1 year but less than 3 years: 90 days' wages
- 3 years but less than 6 years: 180 days' wages
- 6 years but less than 10 years: 240 days' wages
- more than 10 years: 300 days' wages.
This does not apply to employees who have a fixed term contract of employment and whose employment is terminated in accordance at the end of the specified term.
In addition according to art 119 LPA, as amended by LPA-No2 of 2008 (art.18), severance shall not be paid by the employer if the dismissal was the result of a serious misconduct of the employee.
(The LPA lists the following cases:
"(1) performing his/her duty dishonestly or intentionally committing a criminal offence against the employer;
(2) willfully causing damage to the employer;
(3) committing negligent acts causing serious damage to the employer;
(4) violating work rule, regulation or order of the employer which is
lawful and just, and after written warning having been given by the employer, except for a serious case with no requirement for the Employer to give warning.
(5) absenting himself/herself from duty without justifiable reason for
three consecutive working days regardless of whether there is holiday in between;
(6) being sentenced to imprisonment by a final court judgment")
ancienneté ≥ 6 mois: 30 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 9 mois: 30 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 1 an: 90 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 2 ans: 90 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 4 ans: 180 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 5 ans: 180 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 20 ans: 300 jour(s)
See art. 122 LPA: In the event of termination for economic reasons (those listed in art. 121 LPA), an employee with at least 6 years of continuous service shall receive in addition to severance pay, a special compensation equal to 15 days' wages for every year of employment, with a maximum amount equal to 360 days' wages.
With respect to this additional payment, a period of work of more than 180 days is counted as 1 full year of service.
ancienneté ≥ 10 ans: 360 jour(s)
ancienneté ≥ 20 ans: 360 jour(s)
Courts ou tribunaux compétents : tribunal du travail ; autorité administative
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