The Ministry of Labor reveals good news: State enterprise employees receive 98 days of paid maternity leave.

"Pipat" Minister of Labor reveals good news that state enterprise employees are preparing to receive additional benefits. Paid maternity leave of 98 days - extra holidays added according to Cabinet resolution. Mr. Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Labor, revealed good news, increasing benefits for state enterprise employees to 98 days of paid maternity leave, adding extra holidays according to Cabinet resolution to become legal holidays. Ready to improve COVID treatment to be consistent with the Ministry of Public Health after the Cabinet approved two draft announcements of the State Enterprise Labor Relations Committee as proposed by the Ministry of Labor, expected to come into force this May. Mr. Pipat revealed that on March 26, 2024, the Cabinet resolved to approve two draft announcements of the State Enterprise Labor Relations Committee (CDC), namely, Minimum Standards of Employment Conditions in State Enterprises (No. ..), which is Amends female employees to have the right to paid maternity leave fr om 90 days to 98 days. Adds the definition of holiday to include special holidays as approved by the Cabinet as special public holidays. It's a legal holiday. And if the employee works on such holiday, the employee has the right to receive wages as well. and the draft announcement of the NCPO on criteria and rates for medical treatment in the case of critical emergency illness. (In the case of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19) It is an improvement in medical treatment for COVID-19 patients. By specifying the type of critical emergency patient Only yellow patients and red people who have the right to receive treatment costs as determined by the Ministry of Public Health. Mrs. Sopa Kiatniracha, Director-General of the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare (DLA), added that Steps after the Cabinet has approved both draft announcements: Cabinet Secretariat The draft announcement will be sent to the Ministry of Labor. To propose to the Minister of Labor to sign and will be announced in the Royal Gazette. In this regard, the draft announcement of the NCPO regarding minimum standards of employment conditions in state enterprises (No. ..) will come into effect from the day following the date of its announcement in the Royal Gazette onwards. For the draft announcement of the NCPO on criteria and rates for medical treatment in the case of critical emergency illness. (In the case of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19) will be effective retroactively. From March 16, 2022 onwards, it is expected that the process will be completed and come into force by May 2024. Source: Thai News Agency