The National Assembly Standing Committee has just unanimously approved Resolution 17/2022/UBTVQH15 on increasing the number of overtime hours of employees. So, what are the detailed regulations on increasing overtime for employees from April 1, 2022, in Vietnam? Resolution 17/2022/UBTVQH15 was issued to increase the speedy recovery of the economy of Vietnam, in the context of…
In the working relations between the employee and the employer, sometimes there will be serious conflicts that require all parties to come together and negotiate. However, as we have already known, not all of these negotiations end in peace. As the result of these negotiations, we will seldomly hear the term ‘failed collective bargaining.’ So,…
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…
(Vietnam) Over the past year at least, enterprises have faced serious issues in business development and production, especially those in the seafood, footwear, or textile industries. Realising these problems, the Vietnamese government has proposed to increase overtime hours for employees, which could contribute to stabilising production and business, as well as creating momentum for development….
The Ministry of Finance is gathering feedback on proposed changes to the Personal Income Tax Law. Experts have suggested raising the taxable income to VND 15-20 million, lowering the highest tax rate to 25-30 percent, simplifying the tax schedule from 7 to 3 or 4 levels, adjusting the tax rate paid by year, and so…
Covid-19 has created many heavy impacts on society. If an employee is forced to take time off work for the treatment of an illness, they must first take sick leave. If the maximum number of sick leave days is exhausted, they need to use the remaining full paid leave days, normally 12 days per year….
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…