Easily manage employment in

Thailand
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Make employment in Thailand easy. Let us handle payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, and even stock options for your team in Thailand, all in one easy-to-use platform.

Services available in this country:
Employer of Record ProductContractor Management
  • Capital City

    Bangkok

  • Currency

    Thai baht (฿, THB)

  • Languages

    Thai

  • Population size

    66,558,935

Services available in this country:
Employer of Record ProductContractor Management
The grand palace in bangkok, thailand.

Facts & Stats

Thailand
  • Capital City

    Bangkok

  • Currency

    Thai baht (฿, THB)

  • Languages

    Thai

  • Population size

    66,558,935

  • Ease of doing business

    Medium

  • Cost of living index

    49.32 (2021)

  • Payroll frequency

    Monthly

  • VAT - standard rate

    7%

  • GDP - real growth rate

    2.4 (2019)

The Kingdom of Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy that’s recorded over a thousand years of rich cultural history.

Famous for its monasteries, temples, floating markets, some of the world’s best street food, and unparalleled biodiversity, Thailand boasts even more economically, with Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, advanced human development rankings, a fully diversified economy.

Grow your team in Thailand with Remote

Looking to hire employees in Thailand? Companies hiring in Thailand must either own a local legal entity or work with a global employment platform like Remote that can legally provide employment services in the country.

Remote can employ team members in Thailand and keep you compliant at all times. Remote can hire, onboard, and pay your Thailand team so you don't have to set up local HR services in the region. Remote also makes it easy to pay contractors in Thailand. now to get started or talk to an expert for more details.

Risks of misclassification

Thailand, like many other countries, treats self-employed individuals or contractors and full-time employees differently. Misclassification of contractors in Thailand may lead to fines and penalties for the offending company.

Boats docked on a beach in thailand.

Employing in Thailand

Thailand’s Labour Protection Act of 1998 spells out provisions for employee protections and workers’ rights designed to fight inequality and safeguard Thailand’s workforce of 38.4 million. Employees in Thailand enjoy protections against discrimination based on age, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, and race.

Common questions that could come up during the hiring process include minimum wage, overtime rates, and guaranteed paid time off. Remote can help you offer a complete, competitive, and compliant benefits package to your employees in Thailand.

Minimum Wage

The Thai minimum wage is fixed regionally, ranging from 331 THB to 336 THB per day ($10.13 – 10.28).

Payroll Cycle

For customers of Remote, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly instalments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.

Work Rules

Employers with 10 or more staff must have the work rules prepared in Thai language with a copy to be held at the place of business operations or the employer’s office.

Onboarding Time

We can help you get a new employee started in Thailand fast. The minimum onboarding time we need is only 20 working days.

Our team ensures your employees are onboarded and paid as quickly as possible while keeping your business compliant with all local employment legislation. The minimum onboarding time begins after the employee submits all required information onto the Remote platform. The onboarding timeline is also dependent upon registration with local authorities.

For all non-nationals of the country of employment, the Right to Work assessment (if applicable) will add three extra days to the total time to onboard. There may be extra time required if we need to follow-up on the right to work assessment.

Please note, payroll cut-off dates can impact the actual first day of employment. Remote has a payroll cut-off date of the 10th of the month unless otherwise specified.

21 Public holidays

Jan
Monday 1 January 20241New Year's Day (วันปีใหม่)
Tuesday 2 January 20242Substitution holiday for New Year’s Eve
Feb
Saturday 24 February 20243Makha Bucha Day (วันมาฆบูชา)
Monday 26 February 20244Substitution holiday for Makha Bucha Day
Apr
Saturday 6 April 20245Chakri Memorial Day (วันที่ระลึกจักรี)
Friday 12 April 20246Extra holiday for Songkran
Saturday 13 April 20247Songkran Festival (เทศกาลสงกรานต์)
Sunday 14 April 20248Second Day of the Songkran Festival (วันที่สองของเทศกาลสงกรานต์)
Monday 15 April 20249Third Day of the Songkran Festival (วันที่สามของเทศกาลสงกรานต์)
May
Wednesday 1 May 202410National Labor Day (วันแรงงานแห่งชาติ)
Saturday 4 May 202411Coronation Day (วันฉัตรมงคล)
Wednesday 22 May 202412Visakha Bucha Day (วันวิสาขบูชา)
Jun
Monday 3 June 202413Birth of Queen Suthida (กำเนิดของราชินีสุธิดา)
Jul
Saturday 20 July 202414Asahna Bucha Day (วันอาสาฬหบูชา)
Sunday 28 July 202415Birth of the King (กำเนิดของราชา)
Aug
Monday 12 August 202416Birth of the Queen Mother (กำเนิดของพระราชินี)
Oct
Sunday 13 October 202417King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day (วันรำลึกพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวภูมิพลอดุลยเดช)
Wednesday 23 October 202418Chulalongkorn Day (วันปิยมหาราช)
Dec
Thursday 5 December 202419Birth of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (กำเนิดของกษัตริย์ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช)
Tuesday 10 December 202420Constitution Day (วันรัฐธรรมนูญ)
Tuesday 31 December 202421New Year's Eve (วันส่งท้ายปีเก่า)

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Competitive benefits package in Thailand

At Remote, we’re obsessed with helping you craft the best possible employee experience for your team. We are leading the way in practising “fair equity”, which means making sure employees everywhere have access to both the required and supplemental benefits they need to thrive (and that will allow you to attract the best local talent).

We are still busy building our own entity in Thailand, but our benefits packages for all countries are tailored to fulfil the local needs of your employees. Typically, our packages contain some or all of the following benefits:

  • Health Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Mental Health Support

  • Pension or 401(K)

  • Life and Disability Insurance

Fair Pricing in Thailand

Employer of Record

Hire and pay your global team

Starting at €550/month

for annual plans

Top features

  • Satisfaction guaranteed

  • No deposits or hidden fees

  • Zero onboarding or offboarding fees

  • Compliant equity incentives support including withholding and reporting

  • Built-in security and compliance

  • Fast onboarding (average 2-3 days)

  • Flexible, localised benefits

Contractor Management

Compliantly onboard and pay contractors

€27

per contractor/month

Top features

  • Only pay for contractors you actively work with

  • Work with contractors in 200+ countries

  • Create, edit, and sign tailored, localised contracts

  • Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay

  • Transparent payments with complete visibility

Global Payroll

Consolidate your multi-country payroll

€27

per employee/month

Top features

  • Reduce costs by centralising payroll management

  • Direct support from in-house local payroll experts

  • Accurate, on-time, compliant payroll to level-up your employee experience

  • Ensure local compliance for every country

  • Tax and labour authority reporting handled for you

HRIS

Manage all of your employees in one place

Free

Top features

  • Guided onboarding and offboarding

  • Employee profile and document management

  • Time and attendance (time off and tracking)

  • Expense management and reimbursement

  • Employee self-serve on the platform and mobile app