Employment law Vietnam
Question: We are USA company would like to enquire about the consultation of the employment law - Vietnam. We have an Representative office in Ho Chi Minh City.
Professional Advice
Employee Resignation/ termination issue
Preparation letter for resignation letter in both language (Vietnam/ English).
Please provide us a quote for the consultation.
Answer: This...
Holiday & Tet Leave
According to Article 115 of the Code, the employee shall be entitled to the following public holidays and the same shall be fully paid leave[...]
Employment Law Lawyer in Vietnam
BLAW advises many foreign invested companies, branches and representative of foreign companies on all aspects of labor matters including recruitment, employment relations advice, labor restructuring and redundancy advices, award policy advice, social, healthcare and unemployment insurance and implementation, drafting of labor contracts, labor collective agreements, acting on behalf of clients in relation to in-courts or out-of court settlement of labor disputes.
Working hours under Vietnam Labor Code
The normal working hours prescribed under law is a maximum of 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week and the employer shall have the right to determine.
The working hours at night shall commence at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. of the following day. An employee can be...
Social insurance for foreign employees working in Hanoi
Hanoi Social Insurance Authority has just issued a Dispatch Letter No.5251/BHXH-QLT 2018 dated 3rd December 2018, temporarily guiding on Compulsory Insurance under the Decree No. 143/2018/ND-CP.
Accordingly, from 1st December 2018, foreign employees having been granted Work Permit/ Practice License and entered into Employment Contract with definite term of 1...
Required document for work permit in Vietnam
No.
Document
Who to provide
Language
Remarks
Application from Client for the Work Permit
Form to be provided by SBLAW, filled out by Client.
English & Vietnamese
02 copies are required.To be signed by Client in both languages.
2.
Certificate of Business Registration/ Establishment License of Client
To be provided by Client
02 notarized copies are required.
3.
Clean Criminal record issued by...
Human Resources and Employment Law
We would like to provide some information about human resources and employment law of Vietnam for you as follows[...]
Maternity Leave under Labor Code
The female employee is entitled to take leave before and after birth, collectively of six months.
The rights of employees under Labor Code
The Labor Code 2012 of Vietnam, which is the prescribed law in the territory of Vietnam, specifies the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the employers and the employees. This Code is applicable to the following[...]
Vacation, holiday & leaves
Annual Leave
According to Article 111 any employee who has completed 12 months in full to work for an employer is entitled to leave twelve (12) working days fully paid. If the period of employment is less than twelve (12) months then the employee shall be entitled to annual leave...















