Phuket Wan - Jobs

'World Citizen' Office Aims to Make Burmese Legal

Chutima Sidasathian — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:46:21 +0700

Labor Innovation A new recruitment office in Phuket aims to help legalise the status of the thousands of illegal Burmese working on the island, Phuket's governor has been told.

'Leaner' Laguna Phuket Looks Beyond Thailand Troubles

Alan Morison — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:07:53 +0700

Jobs Go in Makeover Laguna Phuket's MD says travel alerts have needlessly damaged Phuket. Fulltime jobs are being reduced as the Phuket icon looks to future growth outside Thailand.

Phuket's Thaisarco Shakes 80 Jobs in Restructure

Alan Morison — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:13:47 +0700

Latest Eighty jobs have gone for workers on Phuket at Thaisarco, one of the island's most unusual businesses. The job losses pare costs to make the company more competitive.

Phuket Jobs Crunch: Short Working Month Looms

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:10:23 +0700

Latest Resorts are expected to rapidly reduce working hours for staff in the face of reduced low season bookings. Government grants may provide a safety net for some.

Phuket Guides Aim to Outperform Expats

Chutima Sidasathian — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:50:51 +0700

Latest More than 100 Thai guides are being trained on Phuket to replace guides from other nations who are seen as keeping Thais out of jobs. That is changing.

Phuket Scam 'Offered Women Jobs for 200,000 Baht'

Chutima Sidasathian — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:36:37 +0700

PHOTO ALBUM Phuket police and Immigration officers have cracked a scam that lured young Korean women to Phuket for up to 200,000 baht on the promise of teaching jobs.

Phuket Caddies Sacked: More Talks Monday

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:49:30 +0700

Latest Three caddies have been singled out and sacked in the Phuket golf course dispute and management plans to meet with all 260 women to explain its actions on Monday.

Phuket Caddies End Blockade, Return to Course

Chutima Sidasathian — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:18:31 +0700

Latest Phuket's striking caddies at the Loch Palm course returned to work today at the conclusion of a dispute about conditions and a change in management.

Phuket Jobs Safer Now But Recovery is an Illusion

Alan Morison — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:24:06 +0700

Latest Record traffic through Phuket airport is a sign that crisis marketing and discounts are working. But the big spenders may not be back for another season and Phuket's excesses remain a turn-off.

Laguna Phuket Swaps Barricades for Bonuses

Alan Morison — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:28:20 +0700

Jobs Model Changes If Phuket tourism has a spiritual leader, then it's Laguna Phuket. And the industry jobs paradigm is shifting under the pressures of new economic priorities and concerns.

Phuket's Dive Industry in Economic Distress

Alan Morison — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:25:27 +0700

Latest Phuket is a world class dive destination but the global economic downturn and an oversupply of unregulated competition has left many businesses short on air.

Phuket's New ibis, High on Tec but Low on Jobs

Alan Morison — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:36:39 +0700

Latest Phuket gains a new resort on December 1 but only 80 jobs come with it. Why? Because dynamic pricing offers better value online and also greater billing efficiency, requiring fewer staff.

Layoffs Loom as Pay Pressures Mount on Phuket

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:22 +0700

Latest A high season filled with low expectations is predicted to bring layoffs in the new year. The cycle that enables resorts to retain staff through good and bad seasons no longer works.

Hunt on For Phuket TV Presenter

Phuketwan Reporter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:29:34 +0700

Latest Job A television production company has chosen to begin its hunt for a local TV presenter and asked Phuketwan for help. The going rate: 4000 baht a day, plus expenses.

Phuket's New Worker ID System a Fearful Failure

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:32:18 +0700

Latest Efforts to register all 100,000 Burmese workers on Phuket are doomed to failure because most of them are actually ethnic Mon, who live in fear of officials.

Phuket Work Permit Crackdown Starts Next Week

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:33:43 +0700

Latest Work permits and ID cards should be kept handy from November 1 as Phuket officials check for illegal workers. The crackdown applies to all non Thai workers, skilled and unskilled.

Phuket Art Gallery Expats in Work Permit Arrests

Chutima Sidasathian — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:14:33 +0700

Latest News Two expat Phuket art gallery employees were arrested in a police check for work permits and later fined for not having their permits with them.

Phuket Push to Crack Down on 'Working Tourists'

Chutima Sidasathian — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:03:54 +0700

Latest Tourists who come to Phuket then work will be among those being pursued under a crackdown from the end of the month, Phuket's Governor announces.

Phuket Tuk-Tuk Crisis Talks Review Fares, Safety

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:12:18 +0700

Latest Phuket tuk tuk drivers, police and local authorities are reviewing aspects of the tuk tuk tourism turnoff at the direction of Phuket's governor. Suggestions on fares and safety are expected shortly.

Great Holiday Job for Couples in Thailand

Phuketwan Reporter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:29:34 +0700

Latest Back in May Phuketwan suggested the Australian 'best job in the world' campaign would be great for Phuket and now Thailand's tourism chiefs have taken up the idea.