Thailand is a south-east Asian country that borders Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Located wholly within the tropics, Thailand encompasses diverse ecosystems, including the hilly forested areas of the northern frontier, the fertile rice fields of the central plains, the broad plateau of the northeast, and the rugged coasts along the narrow southern peninsula. The country’s main industries are tourism, agriculture, exports, and electronics.
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Thailand is a south-east Asian country that borders Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Located wholly within the tropics, Thailand encompasses diverse ecosystems, including the hilly forested areas of the northern frontier, the fertile rice fields of the central plains, the broad plateau of the northeast, and the rugged coasts along the narrow southern peninsula. The country’s main industries are tourism, agriculture, exports, and electronics.
The Public holidays are generally days of celebration like Coronation Day, the King’s Birthday, or Constitution Day. Some public holidays are established as religious celebrations like Visakha Bucha or Buddhist Lent Day. Employees in Thailand are entitled to at least one day off per week and a minimum of 13 public holidays per year must be granted.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | |
| February 12 | Makha Bucha Day | Movable - As per Buddhist Lunar Calendar |
| April 6-7 | Chakri Day | |
| April 13-15 | Songkran Festival | |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| May 4-5 | Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn | |
| May 11-12 | Visakha Bucha Day | Movable - As per Buddhist Lunar Calendar |
| June 3 | Queen Suthida’s birthday | |
| July 10 | Asahna Bucha Day | Movable - As per Buddhist Lunar Calendar |
| July 28 | King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday | |
| August 11 | Queen Mother Sirikit's Birthday Eve | Bridge holiday |
| August 12 | Queen Mother Sirikit's Birthday | |
| October 13 | Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej | |
| October 23 | Chulalongkorn Memorial Day | |
| December 5 | Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Birthday | |
| December 10 | Constitution Day | |
| December 31 | New Year’s Eve |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Thailand is 6 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
The Social Security Act is used to finance compensation paid to employees in the event of maternity, death, unemployment, accident, illness, and physical incapacity occurring outside the workplace.
The total monthly social security contribution rate is 12.5% of the salary (10% portion is equally shared between employee and employer, making the amount of contribution for each 5%). The contribution finances the following benefits:
| Category | Employer Contribution |
| Pension and child allowance | 3% |
| Health insurance (including disability, maternity, and death benefits) | 1.5% |
| Unemployment insurance | 0.5% |
| Workmen’s Compensation* | 0.2-1% |
*Varies as per nature of business.
Where the employer may not notify the commencing and ending time of daily work due to the nature or conditions of work, the working hours in each day should not exceed eight hours and the total working hours per week should not exceed 48 hours.
Overtime working hours and working hours on holidays should, in aggregate, not exceed 36 hours per week on aggregate. Where the employer and the employee agree to make up the remaining hours on other normal working days and the total working hours exceed eight hours per day, the employer should pay remuneration to the daily employee and the hourly employee at a rate of no less than one and a half times of the hourly wage rate on a working day for a number of exceeding working hours.
There is no mandatory minimum probationary period in Thailand. Most employers tend to set the probationary period as 119 days or less because the probationary employee’s employment can be terminated within the probationary period of 119 days without any severance pay.
The contract of employment expires upon completion of the period specified in the contract of employment with no requirement for advance notice. Where the period is not specified in the contract of employment, an employer or an employee may terminate the contract by giving advance notice in writing to the other party at or before any due date of wage payment in order to take effect on the following due date of wage payment, with no requirement for advance notice of more than three months. The employer should give written notice to the employee and the Labor Inspector in advance prior to the date of suspension of business for not less than three working days.
Where the employer may not notify the commencing and ending time of daily work due to the nature or conditions of work, the working hours in each day should not exceed eight hours and the total working hours per week should not exceed 48 hours.
Overtime working hours and working hours on holidays should, in aggregate, not exceed 36 hours per week on aggregate. Where the employer and the employee agree to make up the remaining hours on other normal working days and the total working hours exceed eight hours per day, the employer should pay remuneration to the daily employee and the hourly employee at a rate of no less than one and a half times of the hourly wage rate on a working day for a number of exceeding working hours.
There is no mandatory minimum probationary period in Thailand. Most employers tend to set the probationary period as 119 days or less because the probationary employee’s employment can be terminated within the probationary period of 119 days without any severance pay.
The contract of employment expires upon completion of the period specified in the contract of employment with no requirement for advance notice. Where the period is not specified in the contract of employment, an employer or an employee may terminate the contract by giving advance notice in writing to the other party at or before any due date of wage payment in order to take effect on the following due date of wage payment, with no requirement for advance notice of more than three months. The employer should give written notice to the employee and the Labor Inspector in advance prior to the date of suspension of business for not less than three working days.
The Social Security Act is used to finance compensation paid to employees in the event of maternity, death, unemployment, accident, illness, and physical incapacity occurring outside the workplace.
The total monthly social security contribution rate is 12.5% of the salary (10% portion is equally shared between employee and employer, making the amount of contribution for each 5%). The contribution finances the following benefits:
| Category | Employer Contribution |
| Pension and child allowance | 3% |
| Health insurance (including disability, maternity, and death benefits) | 1.5% |
| Unemployment insurance | 0.5% |
| Workmen’s Compensation* | 0.2-1% |
*Varies as per nature of business.
