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Disciplinary Dismissal — Proportionality and Severance Forfeit
Dismissed Employee v Employer
Composite summary — not a single reported case. This entry distils a settled line of Thai Supreme Court (Dika / ฎีกา) authority for legal education. It is not a transcript of one reported judgment, and the heading is not a citable case number. Do not cite it as specific case law — consult a Thai-qualified lawyer for the authoritative Dika number and current application.
Facts
Employer dismissed employee for first-instance procedural breach without prior warnings; employee challenged dismissal as disproportionate.
Legal Issue
Whether dismissal without prior warning is justified, and whether the §119 severance-forfeit grounds were satisfied.
Holding
Supreme Court line requires proportionality between offence and dismissal; first-instance procedural breaches without prior warning generally do not satisfy §119 severance-forfeit grounds.
Reasoning
Labour Protection Act §119 enumerates dishonesty, gross negligence, and serious workplace rule violations as severance-forfeit grounds; minor breaches require progressive discipline.
Significance
Establishes progressive-discipline expectations under Thai law.
Practical Takeaway
Employers should document prior warnings; HR should align disciplinary process with §119 grounds.
Cited Statutes
- Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 §118, §119
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