Labor code

Q: We are a foreign invested company in Vietnam and would like to find a labor lawyer in Vietnam. Could you please provide us quotation of below questions: Local Employee: 1.    In agreement between employee and employer, could employer pay severance allowance to employee now (before termination LB)? 2.    If employer pay severance allowance now,...

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...

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...

On July 15, 2016, the Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 23/2016/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the adjustment of pensions, social insurance allowances and monthly   allowances   according   to    the    Decree   No. 55/2016/ND-CP dated June 15, 2016 of the Government. In accordance with the regulations in this Circular, to increase...

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...

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[...]

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[...]

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...

The salary of the employee includes the salary rate based on the work, allowance and other additions, if any[...]

Question: Dear lawyers, currently, my company has employees who are foreign workers. However, I still haven't fully understood the social insurance and health insurance benefits that foreign workers are entitled to. Specifically: sickness, retirement, social insurance for the elderly and occupational accidents, what are the benefits and compensations? Hope you...