I have heard from some teachers that there are rules about the teaching loads in government schools and universities. Does anyone know if this is true and if so, what are the rules?

I ask because the government university were I work has slowly increased the teaching load from "12-15" hours per week to "minimum of 15 hours per week" and has in fact stated that some teachers will work 18 hours a week.

Also normal working hours are 8.30 to 16.30 but in the new TOR they have introduced they have added a clause "+ teaching outside normal working hours" , whatever that means.

What are the hours like at other government universities?

Not sure about rules but I do 22 x 50 min periods + 2 extra for extra pay per week. This is a private high school.

Typically most Uni jobs that I have had in the English departments both govenment and private were 4-5 classes a week and then overtime for extra classes. Classes meet 2 times a week for 1:15 min. Then there is usually a tonne of in house editing to be done.

I do know that when I started many Thai teacher's workload was only 3 classes a week and now it is the same 4-5. Around 2008, it was vamped up.

I still think anything under 20 hours is acceptable. If you are writing textbooks, and editing, that should count towards your TOR. I also know that if you teach Graduate and Post Graduate classes, those count as 1.5 hours for every hour.

I still wouldn't complain unless you are doing over 20 hours, editing, counceling, working nights and weekends.

At least you are not part time. At my last department the part time teachers weren't paid during the exam weeks but still had to proctor exams and were paid around 150 baht for 3 hours.