Hi All,

I have searched through all the info I Could find on THailand's labor laws however I can not find anything about the "legal" requirement of giving an employer a 30 day notice of resignation.

Plenty about the rights of the employees and obligation of the employer.

Can someone please confirm that this is the LAW?

and mabye whre it is stated?

Thank in advance.

MM

It is probably not written / stated anywhere because I don't believe there is any law specifically requiring 30 days of notice before resignation. You can resign from a job and walk out the door at any time you want. However, 30 days notice is considered a more gracious way to make your exit and a reasonable amount of time for a business to hire your replacement.

Furthermore, most businesses will not give you an employment reference if you walk out on them and leave them short-handed. So- if the reference is important to you for your future resume / CV, a reasonable and agreed notice period is the right thing to do.

Edited May 20, 200818 yr by bino

It is probably not written / stated anywhere because I don't believe there is any law specifically requiring 30 days of notice before resignation. You can resign from a job and walk out the door at any time you want. However, 30 days notice is considered a more gracious way to make your exit and a reasonable amount of time for a business to hire your replacement.

Furthermore, most businesses will not give you an employment reference if you walk out on them and leave them short-handed. So- if the reference is important to you for your future resume / CV, a reasonable and agreed notice period is the right thing to do.

The 30 day requirement, or other notice period would be part of your employment contract and would not be a legal requirement, as dependent on the employee type the contract notice period could vary...ie a senior manager may be required contractually to work 3 months notice, a lower down employee a 30 day notice and the bottom of the food chain employee, two weeks....

All depends on the employer and the employment contract in place...as the poster above has stated you can walk any time you want...

Strangely there was nothing in my contract about resigning, only terms for NOt renewing the contract but nothing about the employee breaking the contract. (only the employer being able to do it with no notice +severance).

What you have described concerning your contract is considered "at-will" employment in the US. It means that your employer can dismiss you for whatever reason, and similarly you can dismiss them as well (for whatever reason). Thus I wouldn't sweat it, because it probably means the same in Thailand for contractors (as opposed to permanent employees).

I would recommend that you give a 1-week notice for each 6-months on the job, or 2-weeks if you are feeling generous. Of course, this should only be done if you want to potentially get a good reference. One never knows though... you may not get the favorable reference sought even after giving due notice. In the end, the decision is up to you.

Once you tell your employer that you are leaving, chances are that they will require you to finish/hand over pending jobs and let you go any time soon. There is nothing more useless than an employee that has already resigned.

Isn't it usual that where not stated your notice period is related to your pay period?

So if you are paid monthly your notice period is 1 month, if you are paid weekly your notice period is 1 week, etc.