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...
Labor regulation and employee benefit under Vietnam Law
SBLAW would like to brief on labor regulation and employee benefit under Vietnam Law as follows:
Labor Contract
Labor Contract shall be entered with the Employee directly, unless the employee is from 15-18 years old. Labor contract for a period more than 3 months, must be executed in writing...
BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE UPON TERMINATION OF THE LABOUR CONTRACT DUE TO DEATH
The Client is an foreign Embassy in Vietnam. On 16th August 2016, the Embassy and the Employee signed the undefined labour contract and the Employee started work for Embassy from 16th August 2016. The regimes and benefits that the Employee is entitled to under the labour contract including:
a) The...
New salary policy to come into force from August 2021
According to the provisions of Resolution 50/NQ-CP dated May 20, 2021 on the Action Program to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, the Government has officially assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to carry out the task "Building and implementing a new salary regime";...
Establishment of association operating in the field of medical device Service
We understand that you are seeking legal assistance on the establishment of association operating in the field of medical device (the “Association”). We therefore are grateful to present you our Legal Services Proposal for your review and consideration.
Overview
1.1. Conditions for establishing an association
To establish an association...
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[...]
Registration of a science and technology enterprise Service
We understand that currently you is looking for a professional law firm to carry out the registration procedure of a science and technology enterprise. Therefore, we are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review and consideration as follows:
Scope of works
Our scope of work shall be...
Procedure for recruiting local citizen in Vietnam to work for foreign employer.
Question: We are foreign company and just want to know if we want to employ a local people, do we need to find recruiting agency or can we just post recruiting message on local newspaper?
I have found Decree 75/2014/ND-CP (article 6?) somewhere states the procedure for recruiting local citizen...
Legal Advice on Bankruptcy Law
SBLaw has the in-depth legal experience to consult cases like: Enterprise Bankruptcy, Losing of Ability-to-pay and Reconstruction.
In order to help the debtors to apply some debt collection measures and to assist the debtees to plan for repayment and reconstruction of the Enterprise in the most effective and eligible way.
SBLaw...
Employer’s responsibility on paying social insurance for employee
We understand that you requires us to advise on whether the Employer's responsibility on paying social insurance for employee.
According to the Article No. 2 of Vietnam Law on Social Insurance, it is stipulated that:
- Employee working under the seasonal labor contract or labor contract for specificic works having terms...















