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Labour and employment
A labour case involves several sums resting on different statutes. Severance and pay in lieu of notice require no finding of fault; damages for unfair dismissal must be established. Telling them apart at the outset is what gets the case framed correctly.
SCOPE
What this covers
- Calculation of entitlements by length of service and wage base
- Filing with the labour inspector, or suing in the Labour Court
- Review of the dismissal letter and anything you are asked to sign
- Advice to employers on dismissing lawfully
MATTERS
The matters this covers
Each has its own page setting out what the statute requires and what to prepare.
- Unfair dismissal
- Severance pay and special severance pay
- Pay in lieu of notice
- Unpaid wages, overtime and holiday pay
- Pay for untaken annual leave
- Work guarantees and deductions from wages
- Non-competition covenants
- Employer claims against employees for damages
- Appeals to the Labour Court against a labour inspector's order
- Workmen's compensation and social security disputes
- Drafting and reviewing work rules
LAW
The legislation
- Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998)
- Act on Establishment of Labour Courts and Labour Court Procedure B.E. 2522 (1979)
- Civil and Commercial Code
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