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.