PUBLISHED: 21 Aug 2024 at 04: 00
Before making any decisions, the labor ministry and company representatives are awaiting the new government’s plan to increase the normal minimum wage to 400 baht nationwide.
Continuous Secretary for Labour Pairoj Chotikasathien stated yesterday that the plan approved by the May-led Srettha Thavisin authorities administration could be put into action, but he was unable to comment further until the new government made its announcement regarding the minimum wage increase.
Because the committee in charge of reviewing the municipal minimum wage prices had already sent the minimum income figures for each state, according to Mr. Pairoj, the policy will be put into effect within the specified time frame.
He said the minimum wage commission conference, which was set for August, has been postponed to September.
On May 14, the government resolved to recognize the Labour Ministry’s plan to improve the regular minimum wage to 400 baht global, scheduled for October.
Atthayuth Leeyawanich, the company representative on the pay commission, said he would like to see the new administration’s stance on the issue but added that if it is announced that the income must increase to 400 baht this year, employers may not agree.
The climb remains uncertain as the joint income commission, comprising members from people, companies and the state, has yet to reach a conclusion. Within that, the firm side of the commission opposed the government’s program.
Raising the minimum wage is a vital coverage of the Pheu Thai-led state. Within its first month of power, the government hopes to increase it to 400 ringgit and to 600 baht by 2027.
Jan 1 saw a rise in the national normal minimum wage, with the fresh rates varying between provinces. Based on the agency’s determination, they ranged from 330 to 370 ringgit.
The rises ranged from 2 to 16 baht, averaging 2.37 %.
In April, the bilateral pay council approved an increase to 400 ringgit for tourism-related firms and four-star establishments with at least 50 employees in some areas of 10 provinces, including Phuket, Koh Samui in Surat Thani, Pattaya in Chon uri, Chiang Mai City in Chiang Mai and Pathumwan and Watthana districts in Bangkok.