Work permet needed for visa?

[jasonsamui55]

About 5 years ago I went to an accountant and said I want to get a visa for my Filipino nanny for my kids.  He said easy.  Just let us create a company and the company can sponsor her for the visa.  He did and it did.  Part of the whole process was the work permit. I always viewed that as a necessary evil.  Now the work permit requires too many hours of my time to waste to renew it so I'm probably just not going to do it.  All I really care about is that she has a visa to allow to her to stay in Thailand.  She's about 5-7 months per year in Thailand with my kids and the rest of the year in Hong Kong where I also employ her and sponsor her for a visa and pay her a salary or on summer holidays usually 3 months in Europe and America. So, the ultimate question is this: if I left the work permit lapse, would I have trouble getting her a new visa in 6 months or so when the visa will expire?  Or can I let it lapse for several months and then renew it again a month or two before the visa is to expire?  I just want a way that she can legally be in Thailand for 6+ months per year other than a tourist without all the paperwork and other BS. And, yes, I know about the elite visa, but we're probably going to move to europe in the next year or two and take her with us.

[AgMech Cowboy]

No clue. My wife use to take care for our Myanmar maid, but the maid said she could manage it better.  She does everything all by herself now. Been with us about 6 yrs now.