Kittiratt rules out wage compensations to employers

FRIDAY, JANUARY 04, 2013
Kittiratt rules out wage compensations to employers

Finance Minister Kittiratt Na Ranong Friday ruled out the idea of setting up a fund to pay the difference between the old wage rate and the now Bt300 minimum daily wage for employers in 70 provinces.

 

“The implementation of this idea will take a massive budget. It’s not feasible,” Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap said. 
He was speaking after he had a meeting with Kittiratt to discuss measures on how to reduce adverse impacts from government’s policy to raise the daily minimum wage to Bt300 across the country.
The Nation