Disciplinary Punishment Standard for Government Officers in Autonomous Universities

Abstract

Changing the status to the autonomous university gives freedom in management by The University Council which has the power to issue a secondary law on personnel management including the penalty and take disciplinary action. Therefore, discrimination occurred This research aims to study, analyze and compare laws on personnel administration in disciplinary action, including disciplinary action according to the disciplinary standards of civil servants, civil servants in higher education institutions and state-owned university employees to propose amendments to the law on personnel administration in the disciplinary action; and preparing a standard to punish university employees under state supervision. Using qualitative research methods by employing legal information inclusive of Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand National Education Law, Law on personnel administration of all three types of government officials. Laws relating to good governance and the secondary law on imposition of penalties and disciplinary action. The study area covers 3 autonomous universities. The research found the secondary law of the university as a study area imposing punishment and disciplinary action differently and did not appear to have a standard of disciplinary action for the exercise of discretion to order disciplinary action. Therefore amendments to the relevant laws to provide punishment and the disciplinary action proposal is more fair and ready to prepare a standard of disciplinary action to be used as an operating guideline.