Question: Is an employer required to withhold 10% personal income tax (PIT) when paying salary to an employee after the employment contract has been terminated?     Answer: Under Clause 2, Article 50 of Decree No. 253/2026/ND-CP, where an employer pays salary, wages, or other income to an employee after the employment contract has been […]

Question: What procedures must an employer follow when terminating employment contracts due to organizational restructuring, technological changes, or economic reasons?   Answer: Under Article 42 of the Labor Code 2019, an employer may terminate employment contracts in cases of organizational restructuring, technological changes, or economic reasons. However, such termination is only lawful if the employer […]

Question: I am an enterprise owner who regularly enters into commercial contracts with partners. Our contracts normally prioritize the use of dispute resolution clauses by arbitration. Please advise us on the latest administrative procedures recently amended by the Ministry of Justice, the legal risks if contracts incorrectly refer to arbitration institutions’ information, and the review […]

Question: “Our enterprise is implementing a raft and cage aquaculture project in a marine area bordering multiple provinces and preparing to expand the scale. I am informed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has just issued Decision 1763/QĐ-BNNMT amending administrative procedures in this sector. May the expert provide clear consultation on the new […]

Question: “I am a representative of a goods quality certification and inspection organization. Grasping the export trend to the Islamic market, our company wishes to register the operations of providing Halal certification services for manufacturing enterprises. May I ask, under the new regulations of the Ministry of Science and Technology, what procedures we need to […]