1 - 10 of 28 results for "wage"

  1. 1. learning | 03 Feb 2012

    300 baht minimum daily wage

    About business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 300 baht minimum daily wage policy starts on April 1st & with up to 40% wage increases many companies worry. Last ditch legal effort to stop policy.

  2. 2. learning | 09 Mar 2012

    Countdown to minimum wage hike

    About business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Such a huge jump in the minimum wage has never happened before & many are worried what will happen.

  3. 3. news | 30 Apr 2013

    Life 'the same' post-B300 daily wage

    » The majority of workers surveyed by Nida Poll say their lives were not changed by the introduction of the nationwide 300 baht daily minimum wage at the beginning of this year, because they were already earning more than...

  4. 4. learning | 14 Jul 2011

    Change minimum wage system?

    By Jon Fernquest

    » The tripartite minimum wage system began just before the 1973 political uprising, meets ILO standards but has an employer bias.

  5. 5. learning | 21 Mar 2012

    Search for loopholes: 300 baht min wage countdown

    About business & labour

    By Jon Fernquest

    » By treating service charges hotel guests pay as income, hotels hope to get out of paying the new 300 baht minimum wage starting April 1st.

  6. 6. learning | 14 May 2012

    Minimum wage: Employer dirty tricks to avoid it

    About labour & business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Pheu Thai party's flagship policy of raising minimum wage for whole country already stopped in its tracks by employer "dirty tricks."

  7. 7. opinion | 01 Apr 2013

    A bridge too long

    BREEZY MONDAY

    By Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Newspaper section: Life

    » I have confirmed proof that the increase in the minimum daily wage has had an adverse effect on business in Bangkok, leading as well to a lack of workforce.

  8. 8. learning | 28 Jul 2011

    Perfect storm ahead?

    About economics

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Government-enforced wage increases could wipe out export industries, reduce national income and stoke the flames of inflation.

  9. 9. learning | 06 Jul 2011

    Daily minimum wage rise to 300 baht

    About economics

    By Jon Fernquest

    » With 40% hike 9 million workers benefit but 6.7% mostly SMEs will go out of business plus reduced international competitiveness.

  10. 10. learning | 28 Feb 2012

    Post-flood: Unemployment double whammy?

    About work

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Govt paid companies to not layoff workers during floods but this ends in April exactly when minimum wage jumps to 300 baht.

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