WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WHEN EMPLOYMENT IS SUSPENDED?

Question: If my unemployment allowance has been suspended, what must I do to resume receiving that allowance? Answer: Pursuant to Article 18 of Decree No. 374/2025/ND-CP, the continuation of unemployment allowance is regulated as follows: “An employee whose receipt of unemployment allowance has been suspended shall, provided that the remaining entitlement period still exists and […]

IS AN EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO INCREASE EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ANNUALLY?

Question: Do I have to increase salaries for employees every year? Answer: Based on Clause 6, Article 3 of Circular 10/2020/TT-BLĐTBXH, it stipulates that: “Main contents of the labor contract ... Regime for promotion and salary increase: according to the agreement of both parties on conditions, time, salary level after promotion, salary increase or implementation […]

IS OVERTIME PAY SUBJECT TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX?

Question: I plan to work overtime during the Tet Nguyen Dan 2026 holiday, will the salary for those days be subject to personal income tax? Answer: Based on the provisions in Clause 8, Article 4 of the Personal Income Tax Law 2025, there are specific regulations on income exempt from personal income tax as follows: […]

Tax consultation

Question: I have one child who, as of 2026, is 19 years old and is currently studying vocational training. Can this child be considered a dependent for family circumstance deduction purposes when calculating personal income tax ? Answer: Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 10 of the Law on Personal Income Tax 2025 (Law No. 109/2025/QH15), […]

Employment In Vietnam

Employment In Vietnam

Question: We may have the opportunities later this year to have expatriates working in Vietnam or hire local people there. However, we don’t have a company

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Vietnam Labor Consult

Question: Simply saying, a local person who work for us was dead from car accident, now we want to know whether your company should indemnify his family or not, and

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New points of Labor Code 2019

On 20 November 2019, Vietnam National Assembly XIV passed the new Labor Code on Session 8 which shall become effective from 1st January 2021. SBLAW

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