It’s a tough day to be a Thai civil servant. Following close on the heels of this morning’s news that most civil servants carry a debt load equal to 22-times their income, the Nation is now reporting that civil servants will soon be putting their jobs at risk if they take excessive sick leave.
Of course, in this case, when they say “excessive” they really do mean “excessive.” According to a freshly suggested regulation proposed by the Office of the Civil Service Commission, civil servants can be fired if they take upwards of 120 sick days within a single year.
Supervisors (models of selfless dedication that they are) would be limited to 60 sick days under the new plan.
