Chanin discusses the situation of SMEs
PUBLISHED: 8 Mar 2024 at 05 :15
A Move Forward Party ( MPF ) labor welfare bill was turned down by the House of Representatives due to concerns that it could cause a 30 % increase in labor costs in the nation.
Nevertheless, the Bhumjaithai Party and the MFP both have a principled agreement in the House.
Stock list member Sia Jampathong, the draft’s artist, expressed his disappointment with the House’s decision to reject the bill.
According to him, the bill aimed to improve work conditions and work-life compromise for all employees.
The MFP has claimed that any expenses being proposed by the major opposition party has been shot down by government coalition parties.
But, Chanin Rungtanakiat, a Pheu Thai Party list-member and assistant party spokesman, claimed that because another labor-welfare costs proposed by the MFP was really passed on Wednesday, it is viewed as unfair.
According to him, this bill was passed during its first studying along with another costs that Worasit Liangprasit of the Bhumjaithai Party had suggested.
According to him, Mr. Sia’s bill only received 149 supporting votes, while 252 other MPs voted against it. As a result, the bill could adversely affect small- and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ), he said.
He claimed that labor costs would increase by 30 % if passed into law. Despite the advantages, he said, SMEs could experience adverse economic effects.
According to Mr. Sia’s review, companies are required to at least hire workers on regular deals, give them no less than the minimum wage, and provide the same benefits as their permanent rivals, he claimed.
Additionally, according to Mr. Chanin, the draft suggested a maximum workweek of 40 hours per week for all types of work, aside from those that are considered unsafe.
Nevertheless, the review of the Bhumjaithai MP’s proposal asks employers to give all employees on paternity leave for at least 49 days out of a complete of 98 days and grant male workers the right to paternity leave as well.
The other expenses, which MFP list-MP Wanvipa Maison has proposed, will require companies to pay employees who take no less than 90 paternity leave to increase the maximum number of paternity leave days from the latest 98 to 180.