Can a Company Sign a Service Contract Directly with an Individual for IT Maintenance Without It Being Considered an Employment Contract?

Question: I would like to seek your advice on the following matter: Our company is currently under a system maintenance service contract with an IT company. However, as this company is now being dissolved, we are planning to sign a technical consulting service contract directly with an individual to continue the system maintenance services. The […]

Legal Consultation on Overtime Pay Arrangement?

Question: Currently, our company operates in the logistics sector, where the workload is highly dependent on customer demand and varies significantly depending on the season or specific time periods. As a result, some departments have exceeded the statutory overtime limit under the Labor Code, with approximately 30% of employees having worked over 200 overtime hours […]

Procedure for Obtaining a Work Permit for a Foreigner in Vietnam

Question: We are a foreign company that has established a Representative Office in Vietnam. We are currently seeking to apply for a Work Permit for a new foreign Chief Representative in order to legalize her employment in Vietnam. Please advise us on the procedure, required documents, and relevant legal requirements. Answer: Based on the information […]

LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE COMPENSATION

Currently, our company is encountering a situation involving an employee's liability for property damage compensation. Specifically, during the performance of work duties, an employee inadvertently caused damage to company property, resulting in an estimated loss of approximately VND 20,000,000. So in the event that an employee causes damage to the company's property, what are the […]

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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Inquiry about payslip

Inquiry about payslip

Question: I am Peter, a member of personnel department of a company in Vietnam. I read your website's Faq and  have a question about payslip

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Quotation of labour case

Question: Our company is looking for a professional law firm to support settlement of labour dispute between our company and Employee in the first instance

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Work permit in Vietnam

Question: I am from Korean but currently working as a teacher in Hanoi ,with 3 months working visa ,pls I wanted a work permit and

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