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Severance pay

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6 months salary and annual paid out.

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Just now, Ralf001 said:

6 months salary and annual paid out.

But is it counted on taxes I pay?

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8 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

6 months salary and annual paid out.

+2 months if they fire me without notice?

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

+2 months if they fire me without notice?

 

well yeah, if thats whats in your contract.

Given you have said they don’t pay holiday or sick pay - so are cleaerly happy to circumvent their legal obligations - your faith that they will pay severance is heartwarming. 
 

who or what is this employer?  A bar?  A school?  

On 12/17/2025 at 3:12 PM, PoorSucker said:

+2 months if they fire me without notice?


https://www.labour.go.th/attachments/article/47756/Labour_Protection_Act_BE2541.pdf

Sounds like it's 1 months pay without notice:
 

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where the Employer fails to inform an employee in advance under paragraph one, the Employer shall pay a special severance pay in lieu of advance notice in an amount equivalent to thirty days pay at the latest wages rate, or equivalent to the wages of the last thirty days for the employee who receives wages based on a piece rate

 

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6 hours ago, Larkin said:

Given you have said they don’t pay holiday or sick pay - so are cleaerly happy to circumvent their legal obligations - your faith that they will pay severance is heartwarming. 
 

who or what is this employer?  A bar?  A school?  


If they don't pay, take the matter to the Ministry of Labour.  The side favourably with the employee and you will get what is owed to you. 

On 12/17/2025 at 3:01 PM, Ralf001 said:

6 months salary and annual paid out.


What do you mean 'and annual paid out'?

 

8 hours ago, Millian said:


What do you mean 'and annual paid out'?

 

leave.

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On 12/18/2025 at 2:45 PM, Larkin said:

Given you have said they don’t pay holiday or sick pay - so are cleaerly happy to circumvent their legal obligations - your faith that they will pay severance is heartwarming. 
 

who or what is this employer?  A bar?  A school?  

An Swedish company, work on distance on phone with clients in Sweden.

2 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

An Swedish company, work on distance on phone with clients in Sweden.


A Swedish company that is registered in Thailand?

16 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Swedish company, work on distance on phone with clients in Sweden.


My first take was correct - you will get nothing. 
 

im assuming you are a remote worker and the Swedish company has no legal presence in Thailand - ie is not legally constituted, has no office and is not registered as an employer. 
 

As such the company is not subject to Thai labour laws. Given they give no annual leave or sick leave to you, surely you suspected that. 
 

Thai labour law generally does not apply to employees of a foreign company that has no legal presence in Thailand, even if the worker resides and performs the work physically in Thailand. Thai labour protections—including redundancy/severance rights—typically apply only if the employer has a Thai establishment or the contract is governed by Thai law.

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4 hours ago, Larkin said:

im assuming you are a remote worker and the Swedish company has no legal presence in Thailand - ie is not legally constituted, has no office and is not registered as an employer. 

Thai company, office in Thailand, BOI WP and extension of of stay by the EEC office in Chonburi. You assume to much.

Social security card, etc..

 

Been living in Thailand 20 years, fun when newbie calls me out

Hardly a newbie fella.  I lived there many years myself and worked in a law firm. 
 

In one post you say it’s a Swedish company. Now it’s a Thai company. 
 

perhaps when you have decided you might get some helpful information.  
 

 

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On 12/20/2025 at 8:56 PM, Larkin said:

In one post you say it’s a Swedish company. Now it’s a Thai company. 

It's a Thai company owned by Swedish man (and Thai wife) we only serve his Swedish Company, outsourcing...

6 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

It's a Thai company owned by Swedish man (and Thai wife) we only serve his Swedish Company, outsourcing...


thanks for clarifying.  
 

If that’s the case then of course you are legally entitled to severance, but what concerns me is that you state you never received sick pay or holiday pay.   Given that the company seems to not care much about employment law, and you seem to have accepted it, I’d be very surprised if they pay anything.  
 

good luck though. 
 

 

It’s worth making one more point. You would only be entitled to severance if they fire you WITHOUT CAUSE.   You haven’t mentioned their reasons: if they claim serious misconduct etc then that changes the scenario. 

6 minutes ago, Larkin said:


thanks for clarifying.  
 

If that’s the case then of course you are legally entitled to severance, but what concerns me is that you state you never received sick pay or holiday pay.   Given that the company seems to not care much about employment law, and you seem to have accepted it, I’d be very surprised if they pay anything.  
 

good luck though. 
 

 

 

I work for a Thai company, I do not receive sick pay persee, iam entilitled to 30 day sick leave per year.

 

Same same ?

16 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I work for a Thai company, I do not receive sick pay persee, iam entilitled to 30 day sick leave per year.

 

Same same ?

And I bet you take the whole lot right ....all with without medical certificates

Every Monday morning it's Ralfy calling in 

Shocking 

57 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

And I bet you take the whole lot right ....all with without medical certificates

Every Monday morning it's Ralfy calling in 

Shocking 

In 20+ years employed in Thailand only once have I used them all.... also had to use all 20 annual leave and 10 days personal leave too. 

2 months in ICU was not fun.

but thanks for your usual <deleted> reply.

On 12/18/2025 at 2:24 PM, Millian said:

The side favourably with the employee and you will get what is owed to you. 

Is that before, or after, he is shot dead over a pay dispute?  :smile:

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I work for a Thai company, I do not receive sick pay persee, iam entilitled to 30 day sick leave per year.

 

Same same ?


 

I don’t know.  When I worked there I had paid sick leave. 
 

It’s hard to tell what the OP’s exact working conditions were like. I get the impression it was more piecemeal work, paid for results or number of calls made or something, but that’s just a hunch. 
 

if so, it changes the nature of his employment status. 

6 minutes ago, Larkin said:


 

I don’t know.  When I worked there I had paid sick leave. 
 

It’s hard to tell what the OP’s exact working conditions were like. I get the impression it was more piecemeal work, paid for results or number of calls made or something, but that’s just a hunch. 
 

if so, it changes the nature of his employment status. 

sick leave is paid in that you call in sick and the day is paid provided employer requurments are met.

sick leave is not paid out upon cessation of employment is my understanding.

Just now, Ralf001 said:

sick leave is paid in that you call in sick and the day is paid provided employer requurments are met.

sick leave is not paid out upon cessation of emplyment.


yes. Of course. 
 

I think I recall saying the OP was never paid for any leave - including holidays. That’s what makes me think his employment was less than orthodox. 

7 minutes ago, Larkin said:


yes. Of course. 
 

I think I recall saying the OP was never paid for any leave - including holidays. That’s what makes me think his employment was less than orthodox. 

if there was no sick or annual....thats outside of Thai labour law requirements.

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