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Panel weighs new minimum wage hike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/02/2024
» The tripartite wage committee is considering the factors used to calculate the daily minimum wage, following the government proposal to increase the rate for a second time this year, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
EV industry faces ‘critical’ worker shortage
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/09/2023
» Thailand faces a critical shortage of electric vehicle specialists and skilled workers needed to fuel the growth of the industry, which is struggling to fill more than 53,000 positions, says the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (Evat).
Employers urge new debt measures
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/09/2023
» The new government should speed up efforts to reduce high household debt and help middle-income earners, not only farmers, as the former are also shouldering huge financial burdens, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
Skills-based compensation mooted
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/07/2023
» Pledges to hike the daily minimum wage made by major political parties during their election campaigns raised the hopes of blue-collar workers, but sparked grave concerns among businesses.
EconThai backs easing of lockdown
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/08/2021
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) welcomes the government's easing of lockdown measures starting on Wednesday because relying on a lockdown alone will not flatten the Covid-19 infection curve.
EconThai: Jobs drag into Q1
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/10/2020
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) expects the country's employment to continue slowing until the first quarter of 2021.
Encon allots B2bn budget
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/08/2020
» The Energy Ministry has agreed to approve a 2-billion-baht budget to support 1,035 energy efficiency and renewable energy projects through the Energy Conservation Fund.
Crisis whittles firms to bare bones
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/07/2020
» The spread of the pandemic is reshaping the definition of lean business as companies struggle to survive.
EconThai warns of unemployment spike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/03/2020
» Widespread unemployment is expected in the industrial sector this year as the economy braces for continued fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, just as over 500,000 new graduates leave university this May, says the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
SMEs push back on wage hike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/12/2019
» Smaller firms may delay investment and recruitment next year because of the recent minimum wage increase of 5-6 baht per day, says the Federation of Thai SMEs.