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LPA Section 90 — Minimum wage — employer may not pay below the announced rate
Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) (พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองแรงงาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๑) — Section 90.
Plain-English Summary
Once a Wage Committee announcement fixing a minimum-wage rate (or a skill-standard rate) is in force, the employer may not pay an employee less than that rate. The labour inspector delivers the announcement to employers covered by it, and the employer must post it openly at the workplace while it is in force. The Act itself states no baht figure: the rate is fixed by a Wage Committee announcement approved by the Cabinet and published in the Royal Gazette, and may differ by business, occupation or locality. Under sections 87 and 88 the Wage Committee fixes the rate after considering the statutory economic factors, and may set it for particular businesses, occupations or localities; readers should check the current Wage Committee announcement that applies to the workplace.
Context
This section sits within Chapter 6 — Wage Committee of the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998). It should be read together with the surrounding provisions and any applicable Ministerial Regulations, Royal Decrees or Revenue Department / Police orders that elaborate the detail.
Official Text
Official Thai text at the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State. Translation summary only.
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Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998)
พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองแรงงาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๑ · B.E. 2541 (1998)
The Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) is the principal Thai employment statute governing the rights and duties of employers and employees in the private sector. It sets out working hours, leave, wages, severance pay, termination rules and protection of women and young workers. It is supplemented by the Labour Relations Act (collective bargaining and unions), the Social Security Act, the Workmen's Compensation Act and the Civil and Commercial Code (Sections 575–586) on contracts of hire of services.
The summary above is a plain-English educational paraphrase of Section 90 of the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998). It is not an authoritative translation. For the binding Thai text, consult the Royal Gazette or the Office of the Council of State. Educational use only — not a substitute for advice from a Thai-qualified lawyer.
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