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Countdown to minimum wage hike
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2012
» Such a huge jump in the minimum wage has never happened before & many are worried what will happen.
Minimum wage: Employer dirty tricks to avoid it
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/05/2012
» Pheu Thai party's flagship policy of raising minimum wage for whole country already stopped in its tracks by employer "dirty tricks."
300 baht minimum daily wage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2012
» 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.
Search for loopholes: 300 baht min wage countdown
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2012
» 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.
Change minimum wage system?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2011
» The tripartite minimum wage system began just before the 1973 political uprising, meets ILO standards but has an employer bias.
300 baht min wage: Not end of the world
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2012
» Business relocation won't happen because Thailand's neighbors all have higher costs in other areas, lack of skilled workforce & infrastructure, high interest rates.
Daily minimum wage rise to 300 baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2011
» With 40% hike 9 million workers benefit but 6.7% mostly SMEs will go out of business plus reduced international competitiveness.
Poor foreign workers: No minimum wage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/07/2011
» Employers get around minimum wages with workers from poorer countries which they pay less.
SMEs adapt or die
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/06/2013
» Continual change (strong baht, minimum wage hike, AEC in 2016) forces SMEs to change way they do business. Some survive, others don't.
Cheaper labour: Leave Thailand or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/10/2012
» Good reasons to stay in Thailand even though 300 baht minimum wage makes production more expensive here.