The footage, which surfaced on social media late last week, sparked criticism over foreigners allegedly “stealing jobs from Thais”.
Officers arrived at the shop around 12:30pm on Friday (Feb 7) to investigate the foreign man performing work at the salon.
The shop’s owner, Ms Supawadi (surname withheld), 54, identified the man in the video as her husband, Mr Robert (surname withheld), a 63-year-old Dutch national.
She clarified that the incident occurred on Feb 4 at about 10:58pm and that she was unaware the video had been recorded.
Ms Supawadi asserted that her husband is not an employee of the shop and was not hired to perform any work that would take away jobs from Thai workers.
Further investigation confirmed that Mr. Robert is in Thailand on a legal retirement visa, has sufficient financial means, and does not require employment.
Officials reviewed the situation and determined that he was apparently not in violation of employment regulations.
However, officers warned him to avoid actions that might create public misunderstandings.
They also reminded the establishment to comply with all legal regulations, including refraining from employing underage workers, hiring unauthorized foreign employees or engaging in illicit activities.
Officials from the Ministry of Public Health and the Provincial Police had inspected the shop on Feb 6 and found no evidence of illegal activity, Immigration officers confirmed.