Employment
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
Band 2
Email address
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+66 2 126 9100About
Provided by SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited
SCL Nishimura & Asahi has a strong and experienced Employment and Labour practice group in Thailand.
Our team was trained by, and worked under, a former senior partner who had served as labour court judge; thus, we have particularly in-depth expertise in the practical side of the legislative system. Our strategy is to provide detailed, accurate advice and flexible solutions, adapted to meet our clients’ needs.
We regularly engage in both advisory work and litigation, as well as drafting and reviewing legal documents, negotiating settlements, interviewing employees (particularly those accused of wrongdoing), managing whistleblowing hotlines and processes, providing general employment law advice, and representing clients in numerous court cases and in hearings before the labour authorities. We excel at simplifying complex matters and equipping our clients to make the right decisions. We receive consistently strong feedback from clients regarding the quality of our work.
We keep up to-date with legal developments and new laws, and update clients accordingly, to ensure their businesses remain in compliance with Thai Employment law. For example, we now provide advice to clients concerning compliance with Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act BE 2562 (2019) (expected to enter into force on 1 June 2022), a very new law which is not widely understood.
Chambers Review
SCL Nishimura & Asahi is well placed to advise on such employment law issues as employee transfers and terminations, as well as litigation and investigations. The team covers a wide scope of advisory work including data protection, severance payments and preparation of employment contracts. It represents Thai and international clients in several sectors, including manufacturing and technology.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"SCL Nishimura & Asahi offers actionable insights. The team blends its litigation expertise with its business acumen for informed decision-making."
"Their comments considering our specific situations are practical enough for us to move onto the next step."
"SCL Nishimura & Asahi offers actionable insights. The team blends its litigation expertise with its business acumen for informed decision-making."
"Their comments considering our specific situations are practical enough for us to move onto the next step."
Notable Practitioners
Chanakarn Boonyasith has an extensive Thai employment law practice, including both advisory and litigation matters.
"She is a dependable and knowledgeable source of guidance in labour and safety dispute matters."
Ranked Lawyers at
SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited
Thailand
Clients
Provided by SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited
Energy company
Hotels
Japanese electric company
Industries
Provided by SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited
Energy
Hospitality
Intelligent locks and security solutions
Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical
Semiconductor manufacturers