Siam Premier’s Employment and Labour Practice Group delivers practical, strategic, and commercially focused advice to Thai and international corporations on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment and labour-related issues and matters arising from their operations in Thailand.
We assist foreign corporates in navigating Thailand’s highly regulated employment and labour laws while also understanding the cultural and operational nuances of doing business locally. Clients value our proactive approach and rapid response, providing clear strategies that mitigate risk, prevent disputes, and protect business continuity.
However, where litigation or other formal dispute resolution procedures are unavoidable, we also have an excellent track record of representing corporations in achieving favourable negotiated or litigated outcomes in contentious matters in the Labour Court, domestic and international arbitrations, and other dispute resolution forums.
We are regularly involved in the employment and labour-related aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions, including those arising from M&A, insolvency and receivership, and strategic employment and human resource (HR) planning. Our work includes negotiating HR-related transaction matters and drafting various related agreements including employment agreements, transition services agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements.
Our recent experience spans industries including automotive, aviation, manufacturing, oil and gas, hospitality, and tourism.
In the field of labour relations, we focus exclusively on representing (employer) corporations and management.
We provide advice and representation on the full spectrum of labour and employment matters:
- Compliance with Labor Protection Act and employment-related legislation
- Business immigration and relocation
- Director and officer liability issues and fiduciary duties
- Discrimination and harassment in the workplace
- Drafting and enforcing confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition covenants
- Employee codes of conduct and procedures
- Employment contract and incentive plans and compensation issues
- Employment-related arbitration and litigation
- Executive compensation planning
- Unfair labour practices
- Wrongful and unfair dismissal
- Termination and severance practices and arrangements
- Reorganization and workforce reduction
- Discipline and termination of employment
- Strategic labour advice
- Strategic human resources planning
- Occupational health and safety
- Outsourcings and restructurings
- Privacy and access to information issues
- Redundancies and dismissals
- Retirement benefits
- Social Security
- Labour arbitration and dispute resolution
- Transition and retention programs
- Whistleblower claims and related investigations
- Collective agreement administration
- Collective bargaining
- Human rights law
- Industrial conflicts (strikes, lock-outs and picketing)
- Plant and facility closures
- Successor-employer proceedings
