Almost a million receive Bt5.3 billion in unemployment benefits

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Almost a million receive Bt5.3 billion in unemployment benefits

By THE NATION

 

Chatu Mongol Sonakul

 

Some 984,005 people under social security have been paid Bt5.31 billion as of May 18 for being unemployed in force majeure conditions amid the Covid-19 crisis, Labour Minister Chatu Mongol Sonakul said today (May 19).

 

The Social Security Office has informed those who have not passed the requirements why they did not receive the benefit, he said.

 

Chatu Mongol also said that people can now receive 60 per cent of their daily wages for at most 90 days after force majeure is confirmed by their employers or the business has been affected by unforeseen circumstances.

 

Moreover, if businesses are forced to stop running by the government in order to prevent people from contracting any contagious disease, as in the case of the present Covid-19 crisis, employees stand to receive 60 per cent of their wages during the period that the businesses is closed, or for 90 days at most.

 

The specified 90 days mean the days that people are unemployed, he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388117

 

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[Thaiwrath]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

employees stand to receive 60 per cent of their wages during the period that the businesses is closed, or for 90 days at most.

What happens after the 90 days, or if their employer has closed the business altogether ?

The Labour minister seems to be portraying this as some sort of Government success, but millions will find themselves with no employment, and therefore no money to put food on the table ! 

 

[madmitch]

5,300 baht each on average.

 

Don't spend it all at once, guys!

[RichardColeman]

I wonder if this covers all the workers who's employers didn't pay their workers contributions ? 

[khaowong1]

On 5/19/2020 at 1:09 AM, Thaiwrath said:

What happens after the 90 days, or if their employer has closed the business altogether ?

The Labour minister seems to be portraying this as some sort of Government success, but millions will find themselves with no employment, and therefore no money to put food on the table ! 

 

Businesses open and close all the time.  You would have to go find a new job.  It happens all over the world.  No body can promise you a job for life.  The Japanese used to, look what happen to them.  I don't believe it's the Govt's job to pay you for not working.  Yes, this covid-19 thing is different.  If the Govt. closed your business, then yes they should pay you for your lost wages, then find you a new job.