Social security and veterans

The Social Security Office (SSO) will increase the contribution it pays to its affiliated hospitals by 16% in order to improve the quality of care provided at the facilities, said permanent labour secretary and SSO chairman Suthi Sukosol on Wednesday.Mr Suthi said the decision to ...

In a move to help the government cope with Thailand’s ageing society, the cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to let freelance workers up to 65 years of age register under the social security system.This decision will benefit the 4.36 million self-employed people aged 60 ...

A labour union has asked the govern­ment to return the 66 billion baht it owes the Social Security Fund (SSF) so it can be invested and managed for the best interests of all SSF members.President of the Automobile Labour Congress of Thailand, Manit Promkareekul, said ...

The Social Security Fund (SSF) is preparing to propose the fund’s board of directors increase the fund’s contribution rates in preparation for members’ long-term compensation as the population ages.SSF secretary-general Ananchai Utaipatanacheep said the current contribution rates are insufficient to compensate all members over the ...

Companies will face legal action and have their assets seized if they fail to make the mandatory contributions to the Social Security and Workmen’s Compensation funds, the Social Security Office has warned.Secretary-general Ananchai Uthaipattanacheep said on Thursday that penalties will be imposed on employers who ...

A new guideline approved by the Social Security Office yesterday has proposed a minimum of five years’, or 60 months, old-age benefits for members of the social security scheme.Keep reading ...