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Who needs a work permit? Making rules simpler creates complications
Aim-on Larpisal, Dej-Udom & Associates, Published on 24/12/2018
» The Foreigners' Working Management Emergency Decree Number 2, B.E. 2561 was issued in March 2018 and meant to clarify and simplify certain work permit practices and regulations. The intention was to make it easier and more attractive for foreigners to work in Thailand; unfortunately, the new Decree has created problems for the very foreigners supposed to gain advantages from the changes in the regulations.
Foreign worker regulation relaxations: cautious progress
Ms. Aim-on Larpisal, Dej-Udom & Associates, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigners B.E. 2561 (2018) (Chapter 2) came into effect on March 28, 2018 and consolidates the Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Foreigners B.E. 2560 (2017). In Chapter 2 of the Emergency Decree, the major changes to the penalties for non-compliance are stipulated and were reduced from the high levels previously specified. Chapter 2 also relaxes some restrictions in the work permit process and provides certain work permit exemptions. There are also significant changes in work permit amendments.