Legal Advisory on Social Welfare Schemes: Social Insurance and Health Insurance

Question: I am 56 years old. I started working at Company X in September 1995 and, in 2003, I transferred to Chemical Enterprise Y, where my work regularly involved exposure to chemicals. In June 2021, during a break in my work shift, I tested a newly imported chemical production device and suffered an accident, resulting […]

Advisory on Executing Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements (NDA) Following Termination of Employment Contracts

Question: My Company is collaborating with an Enterprise from the United States. In the cooperation agreement between the two parties, the US Enterprise has included a clause requiring "When an employee leaves the company, the employee shall execute a commitment with my Company that they will not work for competitors". Under Vietnamese law, may my […]

Consultation on determining an employment contract

Question: I and Company A signed a Personal Service Contract in 2023. After the contract came into effect, I worked for Company A, received salary, and had insurance contributions during the entire time under the supervision and management of Company A. At the beginning of 2025, the Company dismissed me on the grounds that I […]

Advisory on Staff Reduction in Cases of Structural, Technological Changes, or Economic Reasons

Question: I am a salesperson at a fashion store in Hanoi, working under a 12-month definite-term labor contract. After 6 months, the company suddenly terminated me without prior notice, citing "staff reduction due to business difficulties." However, they did not pay my last month's salary or provide unemployment support, despite me not violating any disciplinary […]

Consultation on the case of revoking the Certificate of non-work permit issuance.

Question: Our company has employed a foreign national who is married to a Vietnamese citizen and is residing in Vietnam. During his/her employment with the company, this person was granted a Certificate of exemption from work permit requirement. Now that the employee has resigned and terminated the labor contract with the company, is our company […]

Draft Law on Employment

On March 15, 2024, the Parliament issued 2nd Draft Law on Employment to meet the needs of socio-economic development, in line with international commitments, and

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