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Clarification and Guidelines for Remote Working
New Regulation or Official Guidance
Authors: Kraisorn Rueangkul, Partner, and Trin Ratanachand, Associate – DFDL (Thailand) Limited
On March 19, 2023, the Thai Labor Protection Act B.E 2541 of 1998 (LPA) was amended by adding Section 23/1 to provide the requirements for work-from-home or remote working arrangement, as well as recognizing the employees’ right to disconnect from work after working hours. Following the amendment, the Department of Labor Welfare and Protection prepared and published the clarification and guidelines on Section 23/1 as reference for the employers, employees and labor inspection officers, and has reported such progress to the Senate and the Cabinet in August 2023.
In addition, since the agreement on the work-from-home or remote working must be entered into between the employers and employees under the requirement of the amended LPA, the guideline template for this agreement was also provided (in any case, it is not mandatory for employers to use this type of template).