Thanks for the replies guys.

Sorry if this has been asked before but finding it hard to use the search function. Is this visa ONLY for 

Savannakhet or can the same be done at Vientiane? Thanks in advance.

Thanks all for your comments, I think I'll just go spend it in Tescos, great idea wished I'd have thought of it, would have saved me about an hour in Kasikorn Bank on two occasions!

Thank you Pib.

It's the first point that I think made my request fail, honestly, for me, not worth getting a court order to get the few thousand bht I know is in the account, shit though, knowing the bank will just end up keeping it for nothing!

I don't know his PIN

My father recently passed away in Thailand and I have all documents from the British Embassy and Thai death certificates, bank books, passports etc.

Now I went to Kasikorn bank and they would not let me close his account, there is minimal money in there, that's not the point, I don't want to just give it to the bank though.

They were insistent I didn't have all the documents I required, these included house registration documents, to which I said how is this possible, as a Farang he couldn't own a house!

Does anyone have any experience or advice on how I can close his account?

Thank you in advance

Thank you dbrenn, for your clear advise based on actual circumstances. Appreciated

But to answer your question...yes they can lower your basic if they do it properly

Well that's contrary to what others have said, so I'm a little confused.

I was under the impression they couldn't force you to take a lower salary and if you refused they would have to sack you and pay severance, which is what others have stated here also This seems more likely the case under Thai law IMO

In this case there is no contract, just a letter of offer, with the salary on it.

It was my understanding that this was binding as a contract. Further reading I have found that a company that does not give a contract is bound by normal Thai laws.

I just want to know if it is legal to lower a salary, as BritTim states, it would seem it would be a way to get people to quit, or sack them for a lower severance pay.

Contract or not, they are still bound by labour laws and the employee is protected under the same labour laws.

You have a letter stating your offer ? Are you working for them ?...if you are... they "technically" cant pay you a lower salary without renegotating your current T&Cs, but with that being said, all they have to say is they cant pay you the original amount due to "ecomomic" conditions, but have made an alternative offer to keep you employed which is then your call take it or leave it

So to answer your question, is it legal ?...yes it is if they are doing it as part of a renegotation or your T&Cs

Yes I have a letter signed with my package on it, which has never been paid in full since day one. My basic yes but the promised comms, never

Hold on...your getting into something different now...you said reduce salary, they havent reduced your salary, this is a dispute over commission, so what is the reason they give ?...

The Labour Protection Act 1998, posted earlier by Ubonjoe, takes precedence over any contract that an employee may have signed. Contracts are always overruled by the Law, if they are not in agreement with it. An employer is not allowed to reduce salary or benefits, and the employee can go to the Labour Court and get a court order for reinstatement if this happens.

I manage a company that employs 50 people, and there are some lazy individuals that we would dearly like to impose reductions on, or demote, but it's not allowed. The only way to reduce a salary is for the employee to voluntarily resign, and then sign a new contract, but even that could be viewed by the Labour Court as a constructive dismissal should the employee claim that the decision to resign was made under duress.

Thanks, very clear

Thanks for all your replies people, appreciated!

I do not have an answer for the question. But have a good story about wages and contracts.

The local High school had 3 english teachers they wanted to get rid of. They were paying them 32,000 baht. The second year they paid them 25,000 baht. The third year they paid them 20,000 baht. The teachers said pay more or we quit. The school took their offer of quitting.

If they wanted to get rid of them, wouldn't it have been easier to simply not renew their contract after the 1st year?

Contracts in Thailand are ongoing unless otherwise stated.

The WP doesnt come into it

Its a contractual thing

If a company tried that on me, i would walk, not a reputable company to work for simple

Of course a company can reduce your salary. No matter your contract, you can be terminated. Offering to keep you on at a reduced recompense may be better than termination and allow them to legally reduce your salary.

This is the reason I started the thread. It was my understanding that a company cannot just lower your salary without both parties agreeing to it

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What does your contract say?

And why are they wanting to reduce your salary? If you don't disclose that information (absolutely your choice of course), then I don't see how anybody here can give you any focused comment.

By the law the Thai labor law covers all employment / labor matters, same for Thai and non-Thai employees.

1st question that comes to mind would be to ask you if the company has obtained the Work Visa AND Work Permit for you?

If these documents are not in place what they pay you is all hypothetical.

Yes, all permits are in place

What does your contract say?

And why are they wanting to reduce your salary? If you don't disclose that information (absolutely your choice of course), then I don't see how anybody here can give you any focused comment.

By the law the Thai labor law covers all employment / labor matters, same for Thai and non-Thai employees.

What is of course somewhere in this situation, the various requirements for approval / renewal of a work permit, but that's a different subject here.

They are letting people go left right and centre and replacing them with cheaper staff. Get the farang to set it up, then replace with a Thai... Forward thinking...

In this case there is no contract, just a letter of offer, with the salary on it.

It was my understanding that this was binding as a contract. Further reading I have found that a company that does not give a contract is bound by normal Thai laws.

I just want to know if it is legal to lower a salary, as BritTim states, it would seem it would be a way to get people to quit, or sack them for a lower severance pay.

How long did they paid you the higher salary?

A contract don't must be in written form. If you have an offer about that salary and the company paid it for a certain time then you have a contract with them. They cannot lower the salary without consent. But according to the labor laws they could perhaps quit your contract.

11 months to date

In this case there is no contract, just a letter of offer, with the salary on it.

It was my understanding that this was binding as a contract. Further reading I have found that a company that does not give a contract is bound by normal Thai laws.

I just want to know if it is legal to lower a salary, as BritTim states, it would seem it would be a way to get people to quit, or sack them for a lower severance pay.

Contract or not, they are still bound by labour laws and the employee is protected under the same labour laws.

You have a letter stating your offer ? Are you working for them ?...if you are... they "technically" cant pay you a lower salary without renegotating your current T&Cs, but with that being said, all they have to say is they cant pay you the original amount due to "ecomomic" conditions, but have made an alternative offer to keep you employed which is then your call take it or leave it

So to answer your question, is it legal ?...yes it is if they are doing it as part of a renegotation or your T&Cs

Yes I have a letter signed with my package on it, which has never been paid in full since day one. My basic yes but the promised comms, never

In this case there is no contract, just a letter of offer, with the salary on it.

It was my understanding that this was binding as a contract. Further reading I have found that a company that does not give a contract is bound by normal Thai laws.

I just want to know if it is legal to lower a salary, as BritTim states, it would seem it would be a way to get people to quit, or sack them for a lower severance pay.

Hi

I'm finding it difficult to find an answer to this one.

If a company decides can it legally lower a foreigners salary and force them to take it even if not agreed and not what has been paid to date?

I'm not meaning it would be under legal minimum for a work permit, just a drop in salary from what was agreed. say, from 100,000 a month to 60,000.

Thanks, I'll take it along to Honda I guess

I had the notorious tank rattle starting about 4,000 rpm, and fixed it by cutting 2mm off the bottom of the sleeve through which the bolt holding the tank to the frame runs. See photo.

Full disclosure: I got this idea from the CB 300 F Club Facebook page. It's in Thai but offers lots of good info on this bike.

How did you diagnose this? I have a very annoying buzz/rattle that has started at around 6000rmp. It's killing me trying to push and prod things trying to find out where it's coming from at the speed it starts, doesn't matter what gear, around 6000rpm it kicks in and it's loud, or relatively so.

If you haven't tried yet put your hand on the fuel filler cap when you get the noise.

Tried it last night, not from there unfortunately, any other ideas?

I had the notorious tank rattle starting about 4,000 rpm, and fixed it by cutting 2mm off the bottom of the sleeve through which the bolt holding the tank to the frame runs. See photo.

Full disclosure: I got this idea from the CB 300 F Club Facebook page. It's in Thai but offers lots of good info on this bike.

How did you diagnose this? I have a very annoying buzz/rattle that has started at around 6000rmp. It's killing me trying to push and prod things trying to find out where it's coming from at the speed it starts, doesn't matter what gear, around 6000rpm it kicks in and it's loud, or relatively so.

Thanks eeeya

Well... put on a set of Rosso 2, got completely different bike. Changed my mind on selling it out

Where did you get them from and how much?

Thanks macknife. I'll go take a look tomorrow.