The average employee salary in Thailand is set to increase by 5% in 2025, equivalent to 2024, Thai media reported, citing a report of Mercer - a global leader in human resource consulting, outsourcing and investment services.
Up to 82% of companies in Vietnam, which joined a recent survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, said that they have plans to raise salary in 2025.
Thai Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has revealed that the country’s move to raise the minimum wage nationwide to 400 THB (11.7 USD) a day will be started from Oct. 1 despite concerns that the rise will harm businesses.
The average income of Vietnamese workers in the first half of 2024 was 7.5 million VND (nearly 300 USD) per month, up 7.4% or 519,000 VND compared to the same period last year, said Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.
Thailand’s cabinet on November 28 approved the Civil Service Commission (OCSC)’s proposal to raise salaries of junior level government officials and state employees by 10% for two years to offset rising living costs.
Enterprises have managed to give Tet (Lunar New Year) bonuses equal to at least one-month salary to employees amid a sharp drop in orders for exports and suspension of production, the Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation said.
Some legislators have pointed out the need to pay due attention to income and the working environment for civil servants and public employees amid a recent wave of worker resignations.
A collective labour agreement was signed at six woodworking enterprises operating in the Tam Phuoc industrial park in the southern province of Dong Nai at a ceremony held by the provincial Labour Federation on November 19.
The Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has directed the arrangement of jobs for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory’s dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on April 28.
A survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) conducted in March and April on 2,500 workers revealed that labourers work overtime for the extra money, not because they want to.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has petitioned the municipal People’s Council to increase salary and allowances to raise incomes for kindergarten teachers in order to encourage them to continue working as the city has seen a year-by-year increase of kindergarten teachers quitting their jobs.
Minimum compensation for foreign workers in Singapore who unfortunately have accidents will be 60,000 SGD (nearly 43,000 USD), up from the previous 40,000 SGD (28,500 USD) from October 1, according to recent changes announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Commercial bank employees received an average monthly wage last year of 13-23 million VND (590-1,045 USD), up 1-4 million VND against 2014, thanks to banks’ better performance.
Governmental bodies have been asked to balance their budget estimates to generate fund for basic salary increase in 2016 according to the Prime Minister’s decision 2100/QD-TTg.
