400 Million Baht Of Redundancy Money Not Paid To Workers

BANGKOK, 8 January 2015 (NNT)-The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare will propose to the cabinet a budget allocation of 130 million baht to help workers being laid off.

Many workers have reportedly been laid off without being paid the redundancy payment by their employers. The total amount of money the employers owe to their employees has now amounted to 400 million baht.

The department was obligated to spend the Employee Aid Fund to relieve hardship of those workers. The employers involved would be contacted later to repay the compensated amount.

The sum of 130 million baht will be sought from the cabinet to refill the Employee Aid Fund that only has 170 million baht left at present.BANGKOK, 7 January 2015 (NNT)-The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare will propose to the cabinet a budget allocation of 130 million baht to help workers being laid off.

Many workers have reportedly been laid off without being paid the redundancy payment by their employers. The total amount of money the employers owe to their employees has now amounted to 400 million baht.

The department was obligated to spend the Employee Aid Fund to relieve hardship of those workers. The employers involved would be contacted later to repay the compensated amount.

The sum of 130 million baht will be sought from the cabinet to refill the Employee Aid Fund that only has 170 million baht left at present.The additional sum will be spent on assisting more workers that could be laid off in the future.