The Issue of Interpreting the Term “Other Money” in Accordance with Section 42/1 of the Cooperative Act B.E. 2542, as well as the Entitlement to Payment under the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541

Abstract

        This article aims to examine the interpretation of the term “other money” as defined in Section 42/1 of the Cooperative Act B.E. 2542, in connection with the entitlement to payment under the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541. Upon examining the provisions of both the Cooperative Act B.E. 2542 and the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541, two primary legal difficulties have been identified: 1) Legal issues which arise when an employer terminates employee and uses the last month's wages that the employer is required to pay to the employees to pay off debts owed to the cooperative of which the employee is members of, as the cooperative notified the employer under section 42/1 of the Cooperative Act B.E. 2542, and the employer's actions under section 76 of the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541. 2) Legal issues that arise when an employer uses the compensation that the employer is required to pay the worker as specified in sections 118 and 119 in the event that employment is terminated without a specific violation of the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 to settle the debt owed to the cooperative under Section 42/1 of the Cooperative Act B.E. 2542 as well as the employer's conduct in accordance with sections 119 and 3 of the  Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541.