You will find here a series of summaries providing an overview of useful legal regulations, processes and legal issues for Doing Business in Thailand.
Retirement and early retirement
Under Thai Labour Protection Act, employers can force their employees to retire at the age set out in work regulations, internal policies, or employment agreements. However, if a retirement age is not stipulated anywhere, the statutory retirement age is 60, and the employee must inform the employer of his intention to retire. The employee’s retirement will become effective 30 days after the date on which the employee informs his employer.
Many foreign digital nomads have entered Thailand under a tourist visa and begun working without obtaining a work permit, as there are no specific requirements for digital nomads to apply for a work permit set out in labour law.
Remove three businesses from the list of those businesses for which a foreign business licence is required
The decision of the Ministry of Commerce (“MoC”) to propose removing the following three businesses from the list was made to facilitate foreign investment in Thailand.
