Ms. T is my sister, who has been working at a cosmetics company as a Sales Executive since May 2024. From May 2025 onwards, due to health issues requiring treatment, Ms. T submitted an application for extended leave, lasting approximately two (02) consecutive weeks. However, the Company refused to approve it, claiming that the extended […]

Question: I intend to establish a company engaging in the business of freight transport. Please advise whether an enterprise that employs workers in Vietnam is required to pay trade union dues. If so, on what basis are such trade union dues calculated, from what point in time do they arise, and what legal consequences may occur […]

My husband is a sales employee at Company B. He signed two (02) fixed-term labor contracts, each for a 02-year term, commencing on 01 March 2020. The second contract expired on 29 February 2024. However, he continued to work normally after that date without signing a new contract. On 10 October 2025, the company suddenly […]

Question: Our company’s working days are from Monday to Friday. We have an employee who will resign on February 17, 2025. In February, this employee worked full-time. I would like to ask whether the company is required to pay social insurance for this employee?  Answer: According to the provisions of Article 42 of the Procedure […]

Question: According to Decree No. 158/2024/ND-CP, from July 1, 2025, the State will abolish the base salary and replace it with a reference salary as the basis for calculating and receiving social insurance (SI). However, from July until now, we have still been applying mandatory SI contribution rates according to the current regulation, specifically: the […]