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Panjawattana Plastic Public Company Limited

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- 18 -PANJAWATTANA PLASTIC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONT.)DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 20113.12 Impairment of assetsThe <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries reviews the impairment of assets for property, plant andequipment and other assets whenever events indicate that the carrying value of an asset exceeds itsrecoverable amount. The review is made for individual assets or for the cash-generating unit.In case that the carrying value of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, the <strong>Company</strong> andits subsidiaries will recognize the impairment losses in the statements of comprehensive income.And this impairment losses shall be reversed to be an other income, when impairment indicationsmoved or declined.3.13 Employee BenefitsShort-term employment benefitsThe <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries recognize salary, wage, bonus and contributions to socialsecurity fund and provident fund as expenses when incurred.Post-employment benefits (Defined contribution plans)The <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries have jointed with its employees to establish a providentfund. The fund is monthly contributed by employees and by the <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries. Thefund’s assets are held in a separate trust fund and the <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries contributionsare recognized as expenses when incurred.Post-employment benefits (Defined benefit plans)The <strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries have obligations in respect of the severance payments that itmust pay to the employees upon retirement under the labor law and other employee benefit plans. The<strong>Company</strong> and its subsidiaries treat these severance payment obligations as a defined benefit plan.The obligation under the defined benefit plan is calculated based on the actuarial principlesby a qualified independent actuary using the projected unit credit method. Such estimates are madebased on various assumptions, including discount rate, future salary increase rate, staff turnoverrate, mortality rate, and inflation rate.Actuarial gains and losses for post-employment benefits of the employees are recognizedimmediately in profit or loss.91

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