Any info on severance?
I have been working at a university in south Thailand for 23 years, all on one-year contracts, teaching English and editing medical papers. I have learned my contract won't be renewed again. I have also recently learned about something called 'severance pay' which is supposed to be paid to all Thai workers, including foreigners. I have also been told that since I am on one-year contracts I will only get severance based on one year rather than 23 - but I have also been told that an employer cannot use a series of one-year contracts to avoid proper long-term severance so I should be entitled to severance based on 23 years. And I've also been told that all this is true but there are special provisions for foreign teachers so the employer can use one-year contracts as the basis for severance. I've done a lot of googling with limited success - can anyone direct me to something online (sort of 'official' not just more opinions) that clarifies this? I am 74 years old, which is above the normal 'must retire!!' age, but have been getting special exemptions because I do high quality work a Thai national could not.
Dave P
