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Philippines Call Centres Show How Asean Economic Community Will Work

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:09:04 +0700

Latest Call centres are one way the Philippines is using the good English-speaking skills of its people to earn business in the prelude to the arrival of the Asean Economic Community.

Phuket Skills Gap Grows Wider as Pay Laws Bite

Prasit Tarnsirisin — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:13:16 +0700

Latest Most workers on Phuket were from other countries or other provinces, and Phuket employers could use twice the number of Burmese workers who are registered, new figures reveal.

Phuket Workers Poorly Prepared for Shock of Jobs Competition

Prasit Tarnsirisin — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:31:44 +0700

Latest Workers on Phuket were ill equipped to deal with the sudden influx of foreign workers in tourism and the upgrading in skills needed for Thais to compete for jobs.

More Phuket Resorts Apply Five-Day Week, Survey Finds

Phuketwan Reporter — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:02:43 +0700

Latest A survey of 100 resorts on Phuket shows the industry is moving more rapidly than ever before towards the five-day working week for all staff.

Phuket's Rising Prices Pile Concern on Labor, Costs

Rattanawan Vatcharasorat and Chutima Sidasathian — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:36:56 +0700

Latest Prices continue to soar on Phuket with high costs affecting the labor market and likely to limit tourism prospects, according to latest figures following a meeting of employers.

Phuket Jobs Fair Has 5000 Vacancies on Offer

Phuketwan Reporter — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:03:56 +0700

Latest A jobs fair to be held on Phuket this month is said to have 5000 vacancies on offer with 15 skilled jobs in focus. The e-fair has also forsaken paper.

Phuket Resorts Fear Investors May Seize the Moment and Sack Staff

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:36:07 +0700

Latest A wave of Phuket resorts are due for major renovations that are likely to mean big changes and in many cases staff redundancies, one union official fears.

Phuket Workers Expecting to See Daily Pay Rise on Monday

Chutima Sidasathian — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:38:09 +0700

Latest Illegal and legal workers on Phuket may be anticipating their pay on Monday to reflect the new minimum daily rate of 300 baht but no trouble is being forecast.

Laguna Phuket Resort To Lose 350 Staff in Major Renovation

Nuansiri Chirunkamolwut — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:43:37 +0700

Latest Union representatives on Phuket have asked for help from a Phuket Vice Governor as a well-known Phuket resort prepares to close its doors for renovation and lay off its staff.

Phuket's Wage Rise Likely to Deliver Labor Shortage, Prices Pressure

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:48:22 +0700

News Analysis Sunday marks important events in Burma and on Phuket that combine to accelerate the holiday island's shortage of labor and apply more pressure on already-high prices.

Phuket Snub as Discord Looms on 300 Baht Wage Push

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:30:10 +0700

Latest A snub to the tourism industry and other Phuket employers has come with the island on the verge of pioneering the new and highly controversial 300 baht minimum wage.

Here Comes Phuket's 300 Baht Minimum Pay Rise, Ready or Not

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:44:53 +0700

Latest The minimum pay rise from 221 baht to 300 baht for Phuket from April 1 now has the Governor's formal approval, so the pressure on keeping prices down will increase.

Phuket Has 1000 Resort Jobs Going: Floods Students Wanted, Too

Sert Tongdee — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:53:29 +0700

Latest Phuket resorts have vacancies for about 1000 staff, a leading tourism industry official said today after a survey of resorts. And there are study opportunities for floods victims.

Phuket's 300 Baht Wage Boost Delayed for Three Months

Pathomporn Kaenkrachang — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:38:45 +0700

Latest The increase in Phuket's daily minimum wage to 300 baht that was to have taken place on January 1 has been postponed for three months because of the floods.

Phuket Resorts Win National Award for Worker Relations

Phuketwan Reporter — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:15:05 +0700

Latest Two Phket resorts have joined some well-known retail brands as winners in the annual relationship awards by the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare.

Phuket Poachers Will Lose Market Without Skills, Seminar Hears

Chutima Sidasathian — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:10:17 +0700

Latest Learning real skills is essential as Phuket faces increased competition from other Asean nations for jobs and tourists from 2015, a seminar on Phuket hears.

Phuket Jobs Galore: Show Us Your Talent

Pathomporn Kaenkrachang — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:39:11 +0700

Latest Are you a high-kicking can-can dancer or a can-do scene shifter? If so there's probably a job to suit you as Phuket gets set for a burst of entertainment openings.

Phuket Resort's Staff Told to Take Compulsory Leave

Alan Morison — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:11:05 +0700

Latest One prominent resort tells its better paid staff to take unpaid leave that will increase to seven days a month from July as Phuket's tourism suffers from election anxiety.

Patong Resorts, Restaurants Gain a Skills School

Chutima Sidasathian — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:12:14 +0700

Latest Patong has a new skills centre that aims to lift English standards at resorts and restaurants and eventually teach tourism workers other languages, plus service skills.

Phuket's Newest Hospital Lifts Demand for Nurses

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:38:46 +0700

Latest Nurses are more in demand than ever on Phuket as the island's seventh hospital opens for outpatients and promises competitive low cost admissions shortly.