Seeking private sector involvement in investment in railway infrastructure
With the target to gradually reduce the burden on the state budget, and meet the target of socio-economic development, industrialization - modernization of the country; to restructure the railway sector investment, enhance private sector involvement investment ratio in the railway infrastructure commensuration with other transport fields; the Minister of...
Late salary payment for 15 days or more shall be paid interest
Under the Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP dated January 12, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number of the Labor Code’s contents, an employee enjoying monthly salary shall be paid on monthly or semi-monthly basis.
In case natural disaster, conflagration or other force majeure events take place, and employers...
Must supervise employment status of employees after recommending jobs
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs promulgated the Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated February 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs stipulating a number of Articles of the Decree No. 196/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 of the Government defining on establishment and...
Temporary import of animal feeds for re-expor is exempted from quality inspection
December 24, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the Circular No. 50/2014/TT-BNNPTNT amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 66/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated October 10, 2011 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development detailing a number of articles of Decree No.08/2010/ND-CP dated 05/02/2010...
Male employees whose wives give birth to children are entitled to a maternity leave of 5-7 working days
This new content is formally regulated in the Insurance Law No. 58/2014/QH13 passed by the National Assembly on November 20, 2014. Accordingly, from 2016, male employees currently paying social insurance premiums whose wives give birth to children are entitled to a maternity leave of 5 working days; 7 working...
Not use money in other capital contribution
On January 29, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 09/2015/TT-BTC dated January 29, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance guiding financial transactions of enterprise prescribed in the Article 6 of the Decree No. 222/2013/ND-CP dated December 31, 2013 of the Government providing for cash payment.
At this...
Increase the import tax for petroleum to 35% from january 07
The Ministry of Finance has just issued the Circular No. 03/2015/TT-BTC dated January 6, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance amending the preferential import tax rate for some petroleum commodities in the Heading 27.10 in the Preferential Import Tariff, decide to increase the preferential import tax for leaded or...
Restricting the new establishment of timber processing and trading establishments
On December 11, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 2242/QD-TTg approving the Scheme for strengthening the management of natural forest’s timber exploitation in 2014 – 2020 in order to improve quality of natural forest and develop the production forests with high quality eligible for sustainable exploitation...
Agriculture company suffers a loss for three consecutive years shall be dissolved
This is the content prescribed at the Decree No. 118/2014/ND-CP dated December 17, 2014 of the Government on restructuring, developing and improving the agriculture and forestry companies.
In particular. an agriculture company shall be dissolved if it suffers a loss for three consecutive years because of subjective reasons with cumulative...
Allowed to use foreign languages in teaching
The Prime Minister has just signed the Decision No. 72/2014/QD-TTg dated December 17, 2014 of the Prime Minister on teaching and learning in foreign language at schools and other educational institutions, any foreign language may be used partially or entirely to teach learners at general education level in Vietnam...
