Q&A on Vietnam Labor code
SBLAW would like to provide the foreign invested company (FIC) in Vietnam some information on Vietnam Labor Code through Q&A form:
Q: In which currency the salaries should be paid?
A: Under Vietnam Law on foreign exchange, all transactions made within territory of Vietnam must be made by VND. Thus, currencies...
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[...]
Establishment of 100% foreign invested company in Vietnam Service
This is reference to your requirement, from which, we understand that currently you (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is looking for a professional law firm to support setting up a 100% foreign invested company in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) . Therefore, we are grateful to set our...
Employee working in household
Articles 179 to 183 of the Vietnam Labor Code deals with the provisions related to employees working in the household[...]
Labour law query
Client: I am contacting you from a London based company with a labour law query.
My query relates to the validity/ acceptance of an Independent Contractor operating for GSM in Vietnam.
Would you be able to assist with this type of query ?
If you are able to provide advice, please confirm...
Leave Category details of Vietnam Labor Code
Foreign investor: Before setting up company in Vietnam, we would like to know regulation of leave category details of Vietnam Labor Code:
-How to decide leave – 12 days annual leave?
-How to apply annual leave?
Accident , Medical , Personal leave (as below) – Proof document required?
Personally Paid Leaves
- Three days for...
Process of applying for Working permit
Question: I'm Peter from UK, I'm trying to solve an issue with the process of applying for Working permit - since november 13th all teaching certificates must be legalized but the UK Embassy does not legalize , they told me to legalize in UK but now i am in...
Labor contract under labor code 2012
The employer and employee have to enter into a labor contract for the work which is the agreement regarding the work conditions, rights and obligations of each party[...]
Annual leave under Labour Code
Question: We are a FDI company and would like to know the regulation on Annual leave under Labour Code of Vietnam.
Now, under the regulation of our company, the firm applies an annual leave policy of 20 days for the employees who sign labor contracts with a term of 1 year or...
Draft of international trade contract service
This is reference to your requirement, from which, we understand that currently you (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is looking for a professional law firm to support the Draft of international trade contract. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review and consideration as...
















