Bureau Update of 25 March
Ministry of Labour Today cabinet approves urgent measures to help employers and employees. Special residence permit extensions for migrant workers in Thailand, up to 30th June 2020 Employees enrolled in the Social Security system who have been laid off or asked to take leave without pay will receive compensation from Social Security at half their […]
Important update on Thai travel restrictions regarding COVID-19.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has announced that, from midnight 21 March 2020, passengers from all countries travelling to Thailand, including transit passengers, are required to present: 1. A health certificate certifying that the passenger “poses no risk of being infected by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)”, issued no more than 72 hours prior to […]
Important update on travel restrictions regarding COVID-19
While we know that many of you have been making every effort possible to return home, options to fly out of Thailand to Australia are becoming extremely limited. Please contact airlines directly to discuss your options. If you can’t leave or don’t want to leave Thailand, follow the advice of local authorities and minimise your […]
Announcement on COVID-19 for AustCham Members
Dear AustCham Members, I am writing to you on behalf of AustCham’s Board of Directors to update you on what the Chamber plans to do regarding our membership services including our event policy, as the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate around the world. First and foremost, our highest priority is the safety, […]
Feedback – what every employee wants and what every manager doesn’t know how to give
One of the hardest things for any manager to do in business is to give direct feedback to their team member/s regarding performance. It is hard enough for the manager to give feedback on how well someone is doing let alone informing an employee how well they are not doing. For a team member who […]
Thailand’s Private Sector Leads the Way, While Government Still Lags Behind Despite Minor Improvements
According to the National Statistical Office in Thailand, women made up almost half (46%) of the workforce in 2019. Although Thailand’s current progress towards workplace equality compares favourably to other parts of the world, an equitable distribution of leadership roles nevertheless remains an unmet goal. Grant Thornton’s Women in Business 2020 report reveals that Thailand […]
Taxing Times Ahead – The Removal of the CGT Main Residence Exemption for Australian Expats
By Florian Maier, Managing Director and Phi Ploenbannakit, Director ,Antares Advisory, part of Antares Group As employers are aware, under the Labor Protection Act (“LPA”), the annual working conditions report (Form KorRor. 11) must be submitted to the local labor office that has jurisdiction over the workplace. This mandatory reporting obligation is required if the number […]
Thank you for your donations to the Australian Bushfire Appeal
AustCham Thailand is proud to announce that the Chamber, together with our members and other parts of the Australian-Thai broader community, have conducted a number of events to raise funds for the Australian Bush Fire Appeal. These events together with direct donations received to the Chamber amounted to 1,279,051 THB; these funds will be donated to […]
Minimizing the Legal Exposures of Submitting the Mandatory Annual Working Conditions Form
By Florian Maier, Managing Director and Phi Ploenbannakit, Director ,Antares Advisory, part of Antares Group As employers are aware, under the Labor Protection Act (“LPA”), the annual working conditions report (Form KorRor. 11) must be submitted to the local labor office that has jurisdiction over the workplace. This mandatory reporting obligation is required if the […]
Chamber Business News: January 2020
27 January – Meeting with the Thai Minister of Education H.E. Mr. Nataphol Teepsuwan On Monday 27 January, 2020, AustCham Thailand President, Wayne Williams, Vice President, M.L. Laksasubha Kridakon, and Executive Director, Brendan Cunningham, attended a meeting with the Thai Minister of Education H.E. Mr. Nataphol Teepsuwan. The meeting was initiated as an opportunity to […]
