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Published on December 21, 2007

President of the National Legislative Assembly Labour Committee, Manas Kosol, said yesterday the NLA approved a draft law on labour protection on Wednesday.

Business operators hiring short-term workers will now be required by law to provide the same payment rates and welfare currently enjoyed by full-time employees.

The new law would be announced in the Royal Gazette and implemented early next year, Manas said.

Other changes to employment laws included Article 75, which states that employers who suspend their business temporarily will now have to pay workers at 75 per cent of their pay, compared to the current rate of 50 per cent.

Employers will also be required to notify workers and the labour authority beforehand or face higher compensation claims.

Workers will now be able to terminate employment contracts within 30 days and still receive 100 per cent payment - current payment is 50 per cent- if they don't want to move to a new premises the company may have decided to shift to.

Employers were also required to notify workers about the move in advance, or make an extra round of payments within seven days after the employment contracts were ended, Manas said.

The Nation