The Labour Ministry will open job placement centres for the elderly to help them increase their typically low incomes. The centres would open registers for elderly people seeking employment, and compile their profiles for matching with interested employers. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)The Labour Ministry will open job placement centres early next month for elderly people willing to work, in a bid to cope with the ageing society, labour permanent secretary Puntrik Smiti said on Monday. The percentage would rise to 30% over the next two decades and the government had an obligation to take care of the elderly, ML Puntrik said. As an incentive, businesses that hire elderly workers will be able to claim a double tax deduction based on the costs incurred in providing employment, ML Puntrik said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2016 07:07 UTC