The Board of Investment (‘BOI’) has issued an announcement dealing with the employment of unskilled labour by a BOI promoted company in order to alleviate a shortage of operational workers in the industrial sector.
08/12/2010
Keywords: Accounting standards, SME, IFRS, ASEAN, FAP
The main criteria for obtaining permission are as follows:
The proportion of unskilled labour employed on a promoted project will be capped at 15% of the project’s total work force.
Should permission be granted by the BOI, the promoted company must also apply for permission from the Labour Department and Immigration Bureau.
It is noted that based on the above criteria, very few companies will even be eligible for this promotion.
For all of the above, specific criteria must be met and certain conditions apply, see for more details.