Section 586
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าลูกจ้างเป็นผู้ซึ่งนายจ้างได้จ้างเอามาแต่ต่างถิ่นโดยนายจ้างออกเงินค่าเดินทางให้ไซร้ เมื่อการจ้างแรงงานสุดสิ้นลง และถ้ามิได้กำหนดกันไว้เป็นอย่างอื่นในสัญญาแล้ว ท่านว่านายจ้างจำต้องใช้เงินค่าเดินทางขากลับให้ แต่จะต้องเป็นดังต่อไปนี้ คือ(๑) สัญญามิได้เลิกหรือระงับเพราะการกระทำหรือความผิดของลูกจ้าง และ(๒) ลูกจ้างกลับไปยังถิ่นที่ได้จ้างเอามาภายในเวลาอันสมควร
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the employee has been brought from elsewhere at the expense of the employer, the employer is bound, when the hire of service comes to an end, unless otherwise provided in the contract, to pay the cost of the return journey, provided that: (1) The contract has not been terminated or extinguished by reason of the act or fault of the employee, and (2)The employee returns within a reasonable time to the place from which he has been brought.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 586 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 4 Supreme Court decisions (1993 to 2020)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3100/2563 (2020)
- Decision 3534/2536 (1993)
- Decision 6231-6250/2559 (2016)
- Decision 4749/2541 (1998)
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 586 -
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