There are quite a number of complicated procedures involved in the termination of employment by the employer in Vietnam. Therefore, the following article will clarify the procedures that need to be followed to ensure that the termination of employment is not challenged in court, as well as the obligation of the employer to state the…
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused many employers and employers to close their businesses and lay off employees in Vietnam. Thus, when being asked to quit, can the employees raise a claim to stop the lay-off and if so, in which circumstances? Firstly, the employer allows the employee to stop working for a reasonable…
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam caused many employers to close their businesses and lay off employees. As such, do the laid-off employees have the right of first refusal under local law when the Company reopens for business after Covid-19 containment? If so, is that under law or best practice? This question can…
In the current epidemic, many companies have had to close due to many senior employees have been transferred to other companies in Vietnam of the same owner. At this time, these employees are transferred to a workplace, which is different from the workplace in the employment contract signed between the employee and the employer. Thus,…
Currently, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam has caused many employers to close their businesses and lay off employees. Thus, when dismissing an employee, does the employer have to pay severance payments, payments in lieu of notice, etc., and/or any other types of payment will be due and payable to employees? Firstly, in…
(Vietnam) Currently, because of the outbreak of the disease, many companies are facing a lot of difficulties due to travel bans or employees suspected of being infected or positive for covid (nCOV) causing the company to stop operation. Faced with the above situation, the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has issued…
The City People’s Committee has just issued Official Letter No. 3615/UBND-SXD dated June 14, 2021, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 49/2021/ND-CP dated April 1, 2021, of the Vietnam Government amending and supplementing some Article of Decree No. 100/2015/ND-CP dated October 20, 2015, of the Government on the development and management of social housing. Accordingly,…
Abstract Alongside the development of the franchise in Vietnam for the past 20 years, the legal frame regulating these activities has been established and improved day by day. Originated as the spine of the law on intellectual property in terms of the commercial law, the law on franchise and the law on intellectual property have…
(Published on Vietnam Law Magazine). As one of the countries successful in the control of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam is considered one of the safe environments for foreigners to consider their investment. Taking advantage of that opportunity, Vietnam has changed and improved its policies to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, typically…
Currently, due to the complication of the Covid-19 epidemic, the domestic capital mobilization is becoming more and more difficult for Vietnamese enterprises. In addition, borrowing money from credit institutions in Vietnam remains the high interest rates and lending standards. Thus, borrowing bonds to foreign markets, especially healthy markets such as Singapore, is becoming an effective…