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When is severance pay due to an employee in Thailand?
Short answer
Under the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998), severance is due when an employer terminates an employee who has completed at least 120 days of continuous service, unless a statutory exception applies. The amount is a fixed number of days of the last wage rate, stepped by length of service.
The statutory steps run: at least 120 days but under 1 year — 30 days' wages; 1 year to under 3 years — 90 days; 3 to under 6 years — 180 days; 6 to under 10 years — 240 days; 10 to under 20 years — 300 days; and 20 years or more — 400 days. Severance is separate from payment in lieu of advance notice, unused annual leave and any contractual package, so terminating cheaply by mislabelling the payment usually fails at the Labour Court.
The exceptions are narrow and must be documented at the time, not reconstructed later: dishonesty or an intentional criminal offence against the employer, intentional damage, gross negligence causing serious loss, a serious breach of lawful work rules after a written warning valid for one year, and unjustified absence for three consecutive working days. Fixed-term contracts are also narrowly defined and cannot be used to dress up ordinary permanent work. Have the file reviewed before the letter goes out. Scope, turnaround and fees are confirmed by IVC staff by phone, LINE or email — this site does not publish prices.
Reviewed as of 2026-08-04. General guidance only, not case-specific advice and not a guarantee of outcome. Government fees, conditions and processing times are set by the responsible authority and can change. This site does not publish prices — please ask our staff.
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