The recent complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, combined with the general difficulties of the world such as the Ukraine-Russia conflict, has pushed Vietnamese employees into extreme difficulties. Consequently, many employees could not bear the pressure and decided to choose the lump sum withdrawals of their social insurance to cover the immediate difficulties. This situation…
There has been a recent agreement by the National Wage Council to increase the minimum wage by 6% from July 1, or 180,000-260,000 VND more according to the current regional minimum wage. This proposal will be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration and promulgation. However, although the employees will be happy to hear the…
Salary is a highly sensitive topic in the market in Vietnam. In the working life, many employees are tired of the scenario of working for the same companies for years but don’t have a raise in salary. They thought that they have been loyal to the company, contributing their youth to the company but don’t…
Recently, on April 21, 2022, the Department of Trade and Industry Philippines concluded the investigation of applying safeguard measures against low-density plastic (LLDPE). The HS code of the case is 3901.10.12; 3901.10.92; 3901.40.00; 3901.90.90. After a thorough investigation, the Philippines has come to the conclusion that there has been no increase in imports of the…
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the delay of the deadline for announcing a final conclusion in the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duty evasion investigation on hardwood plywood from Vietnam. Specifically, the expected deadline for issuing the DOC’s final conclusion on April 20, 2022, will be extended to October 17, 2022. This is the…
If an error or violation of the agreement occurs during the performance of the labor contract, the employee may be required to compensate the company. The following are four instances in which employees may be held accountable for damages. Breach of confidentiality and technology agreements in Vietnam When entering into a labor contract, the employer…
The Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) proposed that the addition of regulations related to digital transformation content includes a number of procedures that need to be done online. including provisions on digital transformation in the draft amendments to the Law on Intellectual Property in Vietnam Commenting on the Draft Law amending and supplementing…
Recently, Decision No. 706/QD-BCT applying temporary anti-dumping duty on a number of welding material products originating from Malaysia, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the People’s Republic of China was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 15, 2022. According to the details of the decision, the temporary anti-dumping duty rate that is…