Employment contract review in Vietnam

Client: Good day! I just received a update from my client and they have the following queries w.r.t employment contract and legal advice provided, 1.       The employee is recruited at executive level relating to sales and some time need to liason with company employees from different time regions . We would not...

We need work visa, business visa in Vietnam

Question: We need work visa,Business visa in Vietnam, please advise. Answer: I was entrusted to provide you legal advice regarding to obtainment of work permit for foreign employee. Under Vietnam Law, foreigners who enter into Vietnam for working shall be required to obtain work permit. In order to obtain work permit, such...
Vietnam Labor Consult

Q&A: Vietnam Labor Consult

Q: We are a Foreign invested company in Vietnam and a local person who work for us was dead from car accident, now we want to know whether our company should indemnify his family or not, and how much will our company pay according to Vietnam Law if we are obligated to pay. A: Under Vietnam...
Tet leaver and holiday

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[...]

Probation period under Vietnam Labor Law.

Question: I’m reaching out to seek your advice on the policy for probation period. At present we have 2 months’ probation policy being followed in Vietnam. However, we intend to increase the probation period to 6 months owing to the fact that we likely would be hiring employees with deep solution...

Inquiry into establishing a trade union organization within six months of operation

Question: I read your article regarding trade union. My understanding based on your article is that in accordance with "Decree  No. 98/2014/ND-CP dated October 24, 2014" which takes effect from the 10th of December 2014: 1. Enterprises need to establish a trade union within 6 months from its operation. 2. If an enterprise...
Rest hours under Labor Code in Vietnam

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[...]

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...

Representative office issues

Question: Our company want to employ one people in Vietnam for liaison/ seeking business opportunity. Is it necessary for us to set up a RO for this purpose? What are the details we need to beware if we need to set up a RO/hiring people(i.e. employment contract(MOLISA), tax issues (Personal Income...
Land Tax for Foreign Contractor in Vietnam

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...