Popular Post bob smith Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 It seems more or less every week there is a holiday for Thais. And every year the government of the day adds another. Does anyone else feel this way? Are they aware that there are only 365 days in a year? Thailand must have more public holidays than any other nation on Earth. Perhaps someone can either confirm or deny that. Whilst I enjoy a good day off I personally think that too many holidays creates a lazy population. If Thai's want to seriously compete on the international stage, they need to work their socks off for the chance. Holidays don't put food on the table! bob. 2 3 5 2 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bert got kinky Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 Thailand has 16 public holidays per year but as with many Asian countries most companies work a six day week. 5 1 2 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 4 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said: Thailand has 16 public holidays per year but as with many Asian countries most companies work a six day week. Most companies also have very limited paid holidays. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 19 minutes ago, bob smith said: Holidays don't put food on the table! bob. They do let people post a lot though. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post digbeth Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 13 is the legal minimum holidays , and many only pay just that, while this might seem a lot compared to say the UK with only 8 bank holidays, Thai workers get much less paid annual leave, usually 6-10 days depending on tenure compared to westerners that got almost a month annual leave 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 (edited) Sure seems like a lot more then 13 or 16. Holidays and Observances in Thailand in 2024 Date Name Type 1 Jan Monday New Year's Day National holiday 13 Jan Saturday National Children's Day Observance 16 Jan Tuesday Teachers' Day Observance 10 Feb Saturday Lunar New Year's Day Observance 11 Feb Sunday Second Day of Lunar New Year Observance 12 Feb Monday Third Day of Lunar New Year Observance 14 Feb Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance 24 Feb Saturday Makha Bucha National holiday 26 Feb Monday Day off for Makha Bucha National holiday 20 Mar Wednesday March Equinox Season 6 Apr Saturday Chakri Day National holiday 8 Apr Monday Day off for Chakri Day National holiday 12 Apr Friday Songkran Holiday National holiday 13 Apr Saturday Songkran National holiday 14 Apr Sunday Songkran Holiday National holiday 15 Apr Monday Songkran Holiday National holiday 16 Apr Tuesday Songkran Observed National holiday 1 May Wednesday Labor Day Bank holiday 4 May Saturday Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Day off for Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (Tentative Date) Government Holiday 22 May Wednesday Visakha Bucha National holiday 3 Jun Monday Queen Suthida's Birthday National holiday 21 Jun Friday June Solstice Season 20 Jul Saturday Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 22 Jul Monday Day off for Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 28 Jul Sunday King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 29 Jul Monday Day off for King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 12 Aug Monday The Queen's Birthday National holiday 22 Sep Sunday September Equinox Season 13 Oct Sunday Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 14 Oct Monday Day off for Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 23 Oct Wednesday Chulalongkorn Day National holiday 31 Oct Thursday Halloween Observance 5 Dec Thursday King Bhumibol's Birthday/Father's Day National holiday 10 Dec Tuesday Constitution Day National holiday 21 Dec Saturday December Solstice Season 24 Dec Tuesday Christmas Eve Observance 25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day Observance 30 Dec Monday New Year Special Holiday National holiday 31 Dec Tuesday New Year's Eve National Edited May 7 by bkk6060 2 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 (edited) 26 in the above chart. All these holidays just add to lack of productivity and debt. Edited May 7 by bkk6060 2 1 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TroubleandGrumpy Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 Most Thais work 6 days a week - some 7 - and they attend/work long hours. Where in the west is a bank branch in a mall open to 7-8pm etc etc. There are some days all Thai workers have off (Songkran etc.), but only the public servants take every public holiday off work. What really annoys me is that the public servants who work at the Emabassies, take all the Thai days off, plus they take off the additional public holidays in the home country. 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomazbodner Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 (edited) 17 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: 26 in the above chart. All these holidays just add to lack of productivity and debt. There are a few mandatory ones in that list, but the rest are elective by the company. The companies usually provide 13 days of holidays (half of that list) usually focusing long holiday on their heritage - longer new year holidays for western companies, longer Chinese new year for Chinese and Songkran for Thai companies. Also some of those companies have company closure but force staff to take annual leave to cover that holiday. Usually 4-5 days. And with many companies only having 10-12 days of annual leave for employee, taking half of that off for mandatory holiday is quite cruel. On the flip side to @bob smith - Europeans have 20-30 days of annual leave. Thais have nearly none. Should we protest that they give up their annual leave as well? So unproductive, lazy population! Edited May 7 by tomazbodner 1 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 7 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said: Most Thais work 6 days a week - some 7 - do they? apart from mrs. smith who works her socks off, I don't know any Thais that work 7 days a week. bob. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 22 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: Sure seems like a lot more then 13 or 16. Holidays and Observances in Thailand in 2024 Date Name Type 1 Jan Monday New Year's Day National holiday 13 Jan Saturday National Children's Day Observance 16 Jan Tuesday Teachers' Day Observance 10 Feb Saturday Lunar New Year's Day Observance 11 Feb Sunday Second Day of Lunar New Year Observance 12 Feb Monday Third Day of Lunar New Year Observance 14 Feb Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance 24 Feb Saturday Makha Bucha National holiday 26 Feb Monday Day off for Makha Bucha National holiday 20 Mar Wednesday March Equinox Season 6 Apr Saturday Chakri Day National holiday 8 Apr Monday Day off for Chakri Day National holiday 12 Apr Friday Songkran Holiday National holiday 13 Apr Saturday Songkran National holiday 14 Apr Sunday Songkran Holiday National holiday 15 Apr Monday Songkran Holiday National holiday 16 Apr Tuesday Songkran Observed National holiday 1 May Wednesday Labor Day Bank holiday 4 May Saturday Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Day off for Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (Tentative Date) Government Holiday 22 May Wednesday Visakha Bucha National holiday 3 Jun Monday Queen Suthida's Birthday National holiday 21 Jun Friday June Solstice Season 20 Jul Saturday Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 22 Jul Monday Day off for Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 28 Jul Sunday King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 29 Jul Monday Day off for King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 12 Aug Monday The Queen's Birthday National holiday 22 Sep Sunday September Equinox Season 13 Oct Sunday Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 14 Oct Monday Day off for Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 23 Oct Wednesday Chulalongkorn Day National holiday 31 Oct Thursday Halloween Observance 5 Dec Thursday King Bhumibol's Birthday/Father's Day National holiday 10 Dec Tuesday Constitution Day National holiday 21 Dec Saturday December Solstice Season 24 Dec Tuesday Christmas Eve Observance 25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day Observance 30 Dec Monday New Year Special Holiday National holiday 31 Dec Tuesday New Year's Eve National Quite a few of these holidays are only for Government workers.. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 24 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: Sure seems like a lot more then 13 or 16. Holidays and Observances in Thailand in 2024 Date Name Type 1 Jan Monday New Year's Day National holiday 13 Jan Saturday National Children's Day Observance 16 Jan Tuesday Teachers' Day Observance 10 Feb Saturday Lunar New Year's Day Observance 11 Feb Sunday Second Day of Lunar New Year Observance 12 Feb Monday Third Day of Lunar New Year Observance 14 Feb Wednesday Valentine's Day Observance 24 Feb Saturday Makha Bucha National holiday 26 Feb Monday Day off for Makha Bucha National holiday 20 Mar Wednesday March Equinox Season 6 Apr Saturday Chakri Day National holiday 8 Apr Monday Day off for Chakri Day National holiday 12 Apr Friday Songkran Holiday National holiday 13 Apr Saturday Songkran National holiday 14 Apr Sunday Songkran Holiday National holiday 15 Apr Monday Songkran Holiday National holiday 16 Apr Tuesday Songkran Observed National holiday 1 May Wednesday Labor Day Bank holiday 4 May Saturday Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Day off for Coronation Day National holiday 6 May Monday Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (Tentative Date) Government Holiday 22 May Wednesday Visakha Bucha National holiday 3 Jun Monday Queen Suthida's Birthday National holiday 21 Jun Friday June Solstice Season 20 Jul Saturday Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 22 Jul Monday Day off for Buddhist Lent Day National holiday 28 Jul Sunday King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 29 Jul Monday Day off for King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday National holiday 12 Aug Monday The Queen's Birthday National holiday 22 Sep Sunday September Equinox Season 13 Oct Sunday Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 14 Oct Monday Day off for Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol National holiday 23 Oct Wednesday Chulalongkorn Day National holiday 31 Oct Thursday Halloween Observance 5 Dec Thursday King Bhumibol's Birthday/Father's Day National holiday 10 Dec Tuesday Constitution Day National holiday 21 Dec Saturday December Solstice Season 24 Dec Tuesday Christmas Eve Observance 25 Dec Wednesday Christmas Day Observance 30 Dec Monday New Year Special Holiday National holiday 31 Dec Tuesday New Year's Eve National way too many holidays. and i'm sure they will add more soon. thais love a day off. bob. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, bob smith said: do they? apart from mrs. smith who works her socks off, I don't know any Thais that work 7 days a week. bob. That you don't know them, doesn't say much. 1 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted May 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, FritsSikkink said: That you don't know them, doesn't say much. I personally know about 50 Thai people. First name terms, know where each other live etc. None of them work 7 days a week. A few work 5 days a week, some work part time, most drink and play cards. bob. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, bob smith said: most drink and play cards. Basically like you, then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted May 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 7 2 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: Basically like you, then? I am debt free with plenty money in the bank. I can do as I please. bob. 1 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweiloman Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I love public holidays, except for those that falls on a weekend. No off peak rates for those holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 43 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: 26 in the above chart. All these holidays just add to lack of productivity and debt. Yes! Isn't it great? It's the Thai way of making sure the knowitall farang squatters have something to gurn about. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) 46 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: 26 in the above chart. All these holidays just add to lack of productivity and debt. People don't get off work for them though. Govt & bank holiday (national) are the only real holidays. Rest fall in with 'world pizza day', and nobody cares. ex: Equinox, Solstice ... joking right, most don't even know they exist, or their meaning. To the title, only compared to Yanks in reality, as how many days off of work does the Eu give people. Now there's a silly amount, compared to Yank's national holidays of 10 maybe, I think. And that's if the employer even honors those 10, or gives them vacation time, maybe 1 or 2 weeks. Edited May 7 by KhunLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 19 minutes ago, bob smith said: I personally know about 50 Thai people. First name terms, know where each other live etc. None of them work 7 days a week. A few work 5 days a week, some work part time, most drink and play cards. bob. Another empirical Thai study brought to you by the letters b and s. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bob smith Posted May 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 7 3 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Another empirical Thai study brought to you by the letters b and s. it's my observation and it's as valid as anyone else's. bob smith. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 12 minutes ago, bob smith said: I am debt free with plenty money in the bank. I can do as I please. bob. Says you....I believe you about the same as the orange man , another post bashing Thai's , do you realise how many hours a week the average Thai works (not civil servants ) and the wages they pick up regards Worgeordie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) There are 13 days protected by law for all employees. Government employees get minimum 19, plus recently these 'special holidays' that come out of a magician's hat Depends what country you are from in terms of comparison. New Zealand: 11 public holidays, work on one and you get overtime rates plus an additional day's annual leave. Minimum 20 days paid annual leave per year, most companies increase this to 25 after five or seven years service, or in the case of my last employer there, 25 is the starting allowance for new employees. 36 paid total, add on minimum 10 sick (many companies higher or unlimited) - think that's more than Thai employment contracts. Edited May 7 by gomangosteen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 (edited) Another thing is the law states they get 30 days of sick leave a year. 30 days paid! So, take a holiday, call in sick a couple days a month, relax enjoy yourself. Also, the law states workers cannot work more then 48 hours a week. So, claims that they are forced to work many hours may be true. But, you would think there would be a lot of social media posts how their rights are being abused which is not the case. Edited May 7 by bkk6060 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 For those with children. On top of public holidays there's the school/teachers holidays. Add those to the list and you'll more likely know that children spend more days out of school than in it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 4 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: Another thing is the law states they get 30 days of sick leave a year. 30 days paid! So, take a holiday, call in sick a couple days a month, relax enjoy yourself. Also, the law states workers cannot work more then 48 hours a week. So, claims that they are forced to work many hours may be true. But, you would think there would be a lot of social media posts how their rights are being abused which is not the case. well said mate. bob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, IvorBiggun2 said: For those with children. On top of public holidays there's the school/teachers holidays. Add those to the list and you'll more likely know that children spend more days out of school than in it. kids never seem to be in school. always on some holiday or other. national pad thai day next. bob. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkokhatter Posted May 7 Popular Post Share Posted May 7 16 minutes ago, bob smith said: it's my observation and it's as valid as anyone else's. bob smith. Problem is your observation is incorrect, as many others have pointed out to you there is a big difference in public and private holiday allowances with 13 being the legal requirement. Very few companies will give more than this. If you add this to the legal requirement of 6 days personal leave then it's not much. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 4 hours ago, bob smith said: do they? apart from mrs. smith who works her socks off, I don't know any Thais that work 7 days a week. bob. She wears socks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 5 hours ago, bob smith said: Whilst I enjoy a good day off I personally think that too many holidays creates a lazy population. has created Id say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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