webfact Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Phuket international school dodges charges for illegally hiring British teachers By The Phuket News Chalong Police Station. Photo: The Phuket News / file PHUKET: An international school in Rawai will not face any charges for illegally hiring two British teachers arrested at the school for working without a work permit, Chalong Police have confirmed. “The case of the two foreign teachers working illegally has already been submitted to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, two weeks ago,” Chalong Police Chief Col Sarawut Chuprasit told The Phuket News. Col Sarawut declined to give any more information regarding the two teachers arrested, both British nationals, arrested at the Palm House International School in a raid by Phuket Immigration officers acting on a tip-off on Nov 4 last year. The case, and the two foreigners arrested, were handed over to Chalong Police to process. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-international-school-dodges-charges-for-illegally-hiring-british-teachers-78667.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-01-15 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 Brown envelope must have been a BIG 1.???? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just now, colinneil said: Brown envelope must have been a BIG 1.???? I've just come up with Bluesofa's law of sarcasm: The size of the brown envelope is inversely proportional to the speed of justice. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 That's right, arrest the foreign teachers, not the school that hired them! 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natai Beach Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think the brown envelope has gone the way of the telephone book. I have paid smoothing over money 4 times in Thailand. Cash once and just transferred the money over the other three times. Personally I prefer transferring as you have a record of it being paid. So easy to pay these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I bet the brown envelope was delivered with a Caterpillar 797F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Something stinks here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Something stinks here Probably the underwear of the two foreign teachers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Who is liable for the WP? the school or the teachers, or both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Something stinks here Yes it does, it is not possible to get a work permit without the cooperation of the school which clearly wasn't coming. The school planned and executed this scam on the people who have now been arrested. Thailand should be on a special list of scamming, lying, cheating countries where citizens of the world are warned by their governments that companies will act illegally and against your interests in the name of saving a couple of dollars each day by employing people illegally. Chances are these poor saps had no idea they were acting illegally - most likely based on what I've read in the past they were told that their work permits were being processed. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 hours ago, colinneil said: Brown envelope must have been a BIG 1.???? No chance of a brown envelope in this case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, ukrules said: <snip> Chances are these poor saps had no idea they were acting illegally - most likely based on what I've read in the past they were told that their work permits were being processed. They are experienced Thailand teachers and were on tourist visa. No chance at all they had no idea they were acting illegally. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Dangerous precedent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The original article is pretty disturbing... Worth a read. https://www.thephuketnews.com/brits-arrested-in-phuket-international-school-immigration-raid-77900.php Looks like a game of hot potato between the police, the prosecutor and immigration. I especially like the Facebook post by the school, along with the Phuket News allegations that the school owes them back pay. Getting them deported probably cuts the school's expenses, I guess. On another note, the article says WP scofflaws can be banged up for up to 5 years. I thought the changes in 2017 eliminated the custodial penalty for foreigners working without a WP (while leaving that nuclear option in place for employers of illegals)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 17 hours ago, colinneil said: Brown envelope must have been a BIG 1.???? British teachers arrested but school gets off scott-free... Thai justice? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 The police won't disclose any information. Yep there is something fishy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangyai Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 9:18 PM, webfact said: acting on a tip-off Probably dobbed in by an over zealous colleague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 17 hours ago, ChipButty said: Who is liable for the WP? the school or the teachers, or both Both 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I think the most pertinent thing we can all take from this is: would you want to send you kids to a school that operates like this, especially if it's a fee paying school? Plenty of other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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