The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many employees to stay home from work to treat their illnesses. Because this is a disease that is regulated by the sickness regime – a policy to support employees in Vietnam, employees, when infected with Covid-19, can submit a request for social insurance benefits to the Vietnam Social Security Administration…
Due to the difficulties in life, mainly because of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, many employees have chosen the methods of receiving lump-sum social insurance in Vietnam, instead of worrying about 10, 20 years ahead in the future. Although taking a huge bundle of money at a moment might seem like a great deal, however, the…
When in a working environment, it’s critical that everybody involved in the labor relations trusts each other so that the relationship can last a long time in harmony. This applies to both sides, the employee and the employer. However, it’s especially important for the employer’s side to fully discloses all the necessary information so that…
When employees reach retirement age, they will often pay attention to remuneration regimes and welfare regimes such as pensions, sickness care for the elderly, allowances, support from social groups like the Vietnam Elderly Association, etc. In addition, due to old age, suffering from many underlying diseases, and an increased risk of death, pensioners often pay…
As an employer, there will be many cases when you want to fire an employee. This might be due to their poor performance in their position, or the business is coming across a huge change in its corporate structure or forced to cut some unimportant positions to relieve the burden due to the Covid-19 pandemic,…
As the Covid-19 pandemic is getting worse, the employees are trying their best to provide for their families. Accordingly, some employees have taken on the night shift or worked overtime. Some, on the other hand, try to find a new job to work simultaneously with their current job. So, what are the regulations on entering…
When the employee meets a transitional period in their career, they will have 2 circumstances, either working for another company immediately or in the position of jobless, out of job. However, these statuses can vary because the employee might be out of a job for a while, applying for the unemployment benefits but then he/she…
The Covid-19 has created many heavy impacts on society. If the employees are forced to quit to treat their disease, first they would have to use their sickness regime. If the maximum days on the sickness regime are over, they would have to use the remaining paid leaves, normally 12 days a year. However, if…
Personal income tax is a very special type of tax in Vietnam. This tax is mostly ignored by the entire population of Vietnam as they are not subject to it. Rather, it is only the rich class in society that has a headache over it. So, what are the notes on personal income tax in…