Criminal penalty in business law under the Labor Protection Act, B.E. 2541

Abstract

This article focuses on criminal penalties in business law. In accordance with the Labor Protection Act, B.E. 2541 provided in chapter 16 Penalties ranging from section 144 to section 159, Which is one of the relevant laws in the business operations of entrepreneurs in Thailand. The penalty under the Labor Protection Act, B.E. 2541, Shall include both fines and imprisonment in which criminal penalties are imposed in business operations, and the enforcement of these laws would have a negative impact on the economy, Criminal justice system and Thai society very much. Therefore, there may be measures to determine the appropriate penalty which may be set to comply with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560, Section 77, paragraph three, final section Which states that the state should impose criminal punishment only for serious offenses The Labor Protection Act 2541 is considered as a two-part law. Is the private or business law (Civil and Commercial Code) and the public law (Labor Protection Law), which in some offenses in this Act may be reduced to just one fine at a higher rate in some offenses with finding guidelines for determining the penalty for employers or entrepreneurs. So that the employee is properly healed and does not adversely affect employers or entrepreneurs too much and does not affect the economy, society, as well as to ensure good results for the standards of criminal punishment.