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Make Social Security Fund sustainable
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2023
» Changing demographics and economic trouble threaten the Social Security Fund (SSF), the country's biggest pension fund.
Workers need real safety
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2022
» Labor Day on Sunday should have ended on a high note as the government was reportedly considering a demand by labour groups to raise daily wages.
Pension fund needs help
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2021
» The Social Security Office is seeking the cabinet's approval for its proposal to start paying out pension benefits to its subscribers once they reach the age of 60 -- as opposed to 55 -- drawing the ire of labour groups, which are the main subscribers to the fund.
Boost worker safety net
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2020
» Typically, the Labour Ministry is not a much sought-after portfolio among Thai politicians. When the cabinet is formed or reshuffled, labour seats are often given to newbies or MPs from smaller coalition parties.
Govt mustn't play with pension pot
News, Editorial, Published on 17/11/2019
» Although Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha meant well when he suggested extending Social Security Fund loans to subscribers, it was an idea that immediately triggered concerns that it might hurt the fund and put pension payments at risk.
Pensions need new vision
News, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2019
» Last week, the Social Security Office (SSO) came up with a fresh plan to increase contributions of members into the Social Security Fund (SSF) to shore it up ahead of the huge outflow of pension payments expected in the near future.
Birth rewards fail the test
News, Editorial, Published on 26/09/2018
» The government's plan to encourage more births by young couples, forlorn from the start, has produced nothing. It's a familiar scene. From Singapore and China, from Europe and now Thailand, planners have dreamed of reversing the ageing of their countries. While it may seem logical to some, it has failed everywhere it has been tried. Failure in Thailand seems certain as well.
Welfare blues as scheme proves a slog
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/06/2018
» As the Social Security Office (SSO) is proposing a plan for salaried workers and their employers to pay more to its scheme by raising the contribution cap of 750 baht a month to 1,000 baht, I thought it was time for me to claim the benefits that I have rarely used.
More needed in medicare
News, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2017
» The cabinet's decision this week to lift the ceiling on medical bills for private sector employees who suffer from vocational diseases and work-related accidents, as proposed by the Social Security Office (SSO) and the Labour Ministry, is commendable.
Postbag: Anand’s 'deal' likely?
News, Published on 11/02/2014
» Re: "Anand warns of recession", (BP, Feb 10).