New Graduate Subsidy Draws Doubts

The private sector has raised concerns about the government co-payment scheme to support hiring, saying there are flaws that make the plan unfeasible.

The Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday approved the scheme to support 260,000 new graduates’ employment by subsidising 50% of their wages for 12 months, but capped the maximum subsidy at 7,500 a month per person.

The Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) agree with the policy in part. Read more…..

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