Companies told to |follow wage hikeEmployers who fail to pay higher wages to workers after an approved hike in minimum daily pay will be punished, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare warned yesterday.05 Jan 11 The Nation The hike, due to take effect on January 1, means workers on minimum pay will earn from Bt8 to Bt17 more each day, depending on which province they work in. The department's director general Amporn Nitisiri said employers who fail to pay the higher minimum wage could face a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine up to Bt100,000. Amporn said 31 employers were found to have paid their workers less than the minimum daily wage between October 2009 and September 2010 - 15 of whom were prosecuted. More pay for teachers Cabinet yesterday approved extra monthly pay for teachers with private primary and secondary schools. The approval requires Bt267.4 million for back pay for 89,816 teachers from May to September last year, and another Bt641.7 million for pay from October 2010 to September 2011 |
