On December 16, 2021, at 11.00 hours, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s Deputy Director-General, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, received a letter from the representative employee group of Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Co., Ltd. to follow up on the progress of the amendment to the employee benefits payment regulations and the payment schedule for the compensation fund. The group had applied for government assistance as the company had closed the business. The issues presented included following up on the progress and the payment schedule for the Employee Welfare Fund and compensation amounting to 242,689,872.71 Baht. They had filed the request to the government for consideration in supporting the employees by asking the government to pay the employees first and get the money back from the employer later. The group also asked the officer to prosecute the employer to not set an example for other employers. They also followed up on the progress in considering the central budget to take care and employee benefits at 30 times the daily minimum wage before the new year. Approximately 50 people attended the rally at the Ministry of Labour’s Gate 3.
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Division of Public Relations
16 December 2021
