Essilor Optical Laboratory (Thailand) Co., Ltd, located in the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chon Buri, has announced openings for new employees.

 

The announcement, posted on the Factory News page, describes the job as comfortable, with a good income, excellent benefits, excellent bonuses, and continuous overtime opportunities. The direct application process offers a wage of 361 baht per day, a shift allowance of 115 baht per day, a diligence allowance of 600 baht per month, and an annual diligence allowance of 3,000 baht.

 

The first applications were handed out on January 4, with the first queue forming at 10 to 11pm on January 3. The first queue for applications today, January 6, had formed at 6pm yesterday, January 5, with many individuals investing twelve hours of their time due to the limited availability of 50 applications per day.

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

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Pretty crappy.  An embarassment really.  I know some Thais who have worked in factories the best thing about it they have said is OT is usually plentiful.  Work a lot of hours and they can make 15k + a month.  Still, a lousy wage but at least livable. 

20 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Pretty crappy.  An embarassment really.  I know some Thais who have worked in factories the best thing about it they have said is OT is usually plentiful.  Work a lot of hours and they can make 15k + a month.  Still, a lousy wage but at least livable. 

The daily rate plus the shift allowance and the monthly diligence allowance is just under 13,000 baht per month. Not too bad for a six day week.

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

The daily rate plus the shift allowance and the monthly diligence allowance is just under 13,000 baht per month. Not too bad for a six day week.

If you're single.... 

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If you're single.... 

 

If you're not single then your partner has the chance to double that income, and make it even more liveable since you share certain overheads

8 minutes ago, BenStark said:

 

If you're not single then your partner has the chance to double that income, and make it even more liveable since you share certain overheads

 

If the partner can be bothered to work, as many don't.

 

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Pretty crappy.  An embarassment really.  I know some Thais who have worked in factories the best thing about it they have said is OT is usually plentiful.  Work a lot of hours and they can make 15k + a month.  Still, a lousy wage but at least livable. 

 

 

Agreed, but it's the going rate.

 

I remember my days of having the hotel in Pattaya, and we looked after our staff far better than Thai owned places.

 

We paid Christmas and New year's bonuses, annual leave and correct monthly days off, advances of wages when they were short, paid the government their dues in required taxes and social security (it was checked with foreign owned establishments but not so much with Thai owned ones).

 

However, there would still be foreigners asking staff members their salary and then reacting with scorn and sarcasm, then winding the staff up by stating slave labour by the management.

 

We paid over the going rate and staff seldom left us. There was a happy work environment.

 

It was these same foreigners moaning and up in arms and searching high and low around Pattaya for better deals, when we wanted to increase room rates by 50 baht or 100 baht a night.

11 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

The daily rate plus the shift allowance and the monthly diligence allowance is just under 13,000 baht per month. Not too bad for a six day week.

I would guess that the folk posting sad emoji's on my post do not have an understanding of wage rates for unskilled workers in urban areas.

Remember that unskilled construction workers receive 200 baht per day or less.

13,000 baht a month is an OK starting salary for staff that are covered by the labour laws, receive all of the government holidays, and they also need training. There are unlimited overtime opportunities.

That is why they were queueing for up to 12 hours for the opportunity.

Unskilled restaurant workers do not receive this much as well as lots of others here in Thailand.

I pay our staff this salary when I first hire them. Cleaners, gardeners, pool boys etc. They are VERY happy with this figure and we train them. I also pay their social security and their taxes. Some staff have been with me for 12 years! (Not on 13,000 baht - they all get regular increases as they become more experienced.)

Do not judge Thailand by western standards.

11 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Pretty crappy.  An embarassment really.  I know some Thais who have worked in factories the best thing about it they have said is OT is usually plentiful.  Work a lot of hours and they can make 15k + a month.  Still, a lousy wage but at least livable. 

Do you have any experience at hiring unskilled workers?

2 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

I would guess that the folk posting sad emoji's on my post do not have an understanding of wage rates for unskilled workers in urban areas.

 

After so many years on this forum you should know they have no idea about anything but which is the cheapest swill with the highest alcohol content.

 

 

5 minutes ago, BenStark said:

 

After so many years on this forum you should know they have no idea about anything but which is the cheapest swill with the highest alcohol content.

 

 

Respect sir. (I had forgotten.)