MANAGING
CHANGE
LABOUR LAW IN VIETNAM
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MANAGING
CHANGE
LABOUR LAW IN VIETNAM
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Content
1. Introduction
2. Law on Labour Contracts
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2.1. Labour Contract 7
2.2. Terms of Labour Contracts 8
2.3. Foreign employees 8
2.3.1. Visa 9
2.3.2 Temporary Redidence Card (TRC) 10
2.3.3. Foreigners requiring a work permit
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2.3.4. Application process for a work permit
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2.3.5. Exemptions for foreigners
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2.3.6. The 30 / 90 Rule and the 3-month category 13
2.4. Probation
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2.5. Working hours, rest hours, holidays, overtime
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2.6. Minimum wages
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2.7. Salary during sickness and maternity / paternity leave
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2.8. Potential bonus schemes 16
3. Internal Labour Rules (ILR’s)
4. Labour discipline
4.1. Health and safety obligations
5. Trade Union
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6. Strikes
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7. Termination of Employment 19
7.1 Unilateral termination
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7.2 Bilateral termination
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8. Taxes and duties
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8.1 Personal income tax (PIT)
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8.2 Compulsory social insurance, health insurance,
unemployment insurance, and trade union fees
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9. Penalties
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9.1 Work permit violations
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9.2 Penalties for employers for violations in Trade
Union Contributions
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1. Introduction
he following provides a short overview over the regulatory and pracT
tical requirements on labour laws of Vietnam.
Vietnam’s population is over 91 million and expected to grow at an
annual rate of 1.3 %. Around 60 % of the population is under 23 years
of age. Approximately 15 % of the population is considered to be trained or skilled.
As one might expect, the position of employees is rather well protected compared to other countries. Protectionwise there is no distinction between foreigners with a local labour contract and Vietnamese
employees. The Labour Code, however, grants certain protections to
particular groups of employees (women, disabled, elderly, etc.)
Vietnam’s labour legislation and its implementation in practice are
well developed. It covers almost all aspects of labour relations in the
work place from the right to work to the right to organize of workers,
from labour contracts to collective bargaining agreements, from minimum working ages to minimum wages, etc.
The new Law on social security has introduced some wide-ranging
changes which are considered to be good for international investors.
As a member of the WTO and FTA’s being initiated, Vietnam is in urgent domestic and international demand for the incorporation and
implementation of international labour standards. Vietnam will receive legal, political and economic benefits from the implementation of
FTA’s with the region and beyond. Those agreements will increase
trust, legal certainty and therefore be beneficial for foreign investors
in Vietnam.
2. Law on Labour Contracts
The main law regulating employment relationships in Vietnam is the
2012 Labour Code. For foreign nationals, there is also a set of implementing regulations, including Decree 11/2016/ND-CP (Decree 11),
which mainly provides guidance on matters related to work permits
for foreign workers in Vietnam.
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Although, strictly speaking, this is not required by law, it is recommended
to use the standard labour contract issued by MOLISA as a template in order to avoid possible problems. This applies also to multinational companies
that prefer to have their own standard contracts for all jurisdictions they do
business in.
The Vietnamese Labour regulations provide the legal options of probation,
seasonal, indefinite and definite labour contracts.
2.1. LABOUR CONTRACT
The labour contract must be written in Vietnamese. If one of the parties is
a foreigner (this includes foreign-invested enterprises), the contract may be
bilingual (Vietnamese, followed by a translation into the foreign language),
but the Vietnamese version prevails in case of inconsistencies between the
2 versions.
As a general rule, an employment contract is effective from the date stated
in the contract and there are no filing requirements to effectuate the labour
relationship. An employer has to declare its use of employees to the labour
authority within 30 days from the date of its commencement of operation.
Further reports on changes have to be made every 6 months.
Salary paid to Vietnamese employees must be paid in Vietnamese Dong
(VND). Within the territory of Vietnam all transactions in contracts and agreements are required to be conducted in foreign currency. The law provides
several exceptions to this general rule. Foreign employees (whether they are
residents or non-resident) are permitted to receive salaries, bonuses and allowances in a foreign currency. Therefore, the salary may be stated and paid
in any tradable currency.
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2.2. TERMS OF LABOUR CONTRACTS
Probation Period
Probation in Vietnam can be 6 to 60 days depending on
the qualification and eduction of the new employee.
Definite Term
Labour Contract
Definite labour contracts can be agreed upon for 12 to
36 months and twice in a row. 12 months is common
after probation.
Indefinite Term
Labour Contracts
After 2 definite term contracts, the labour contract will
automatically become an indefinite term contract.
Seasonal and
Project Contracts
For seasonal works as well as on project base, a labour
contract can be for less than 12 months.
Foreigner
Locally employed foreigner will in pracitce always have
a maximum of 24 months contracts due to work permit
reduglations.
2.3. FOREIGN EMPLOYEES
The Labour Code explicitly states that it applies to foreign nationals
working in Vietnam, and the general rule is, that foreigners working
in Vietnam must comply with the Vietnamese Labour laws, unless an
international treaty to which Vietnam is a party objects. Foreigners
can either have a local employment contract or be seconded from
the parent company (internal transfer). If an employment contract is
signed with a Vietnam-based entity, the law of Vietnam must apply
regardless of the choice of law by the parties.
In Vietnam, a visa and a work permit are 2 separate documents that
are used for different purposes. A visa is an official endorsement
allowing a foreigner to enter and to remain within Vietnam, while a
work permit is the permission for a foreign worker to take a job in
Vietnam. A visa can be replaced by a temporary residence card (TRC)
which grants a foreign worker the right to stay in Vietnam for a certain
length of time. If a foreigner wants to stay and to work in Vietnam, a
work permit and a visa or a TRC will be required.
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2.3.1. Visa
The following visas are relevant in terms of employment and business activities:
Forms of
visa
Object
Recipient
Business
visa
This type of visa is for foreigners attempting to enter Vietnam for business
purpose. The common validity of a multiple-entry business visa is 3 months.
Overseas Vietnamese
embassy / consulate
Family visa
–– This type of visa is for direct family
member of a foreigner working in Vietnam. The family members must have
the adequate evidence of dependency.
–– The maximum validity of a multiple-entry family visa is 12 months on a case
by case basis.
Overseas Vietnamese
embassies or overseas
Vietnamese consulate
Working
visa
–– This type of visa is issued when an
foreigner obtains a work permit.
–– The validity of a multipleentry working visa is the same as the
validity of the work permit (maximum 2
years on a case by case basis).
Overseas Vietnamese
embassy / consulate
Investment
visa
–– This type of visa is for foreign investors mentioned in the Enterprise Registration Certificate and the Investment Registration Certificate, or for
lawyers having the Foreign Registered Lawyer Licenses.
–– The maximum validity of a multiple-entry investment visa is 5 years
on a case by case basis.
Overseas Vietnamese
embassy / consulate
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For the Visa application (except for tourist visa) the following points have to
be considered:
Required documents
–– Application
forms
–– Enterprise Registration Certificate
–– Copy of passport
Timeline
Application Result
5 working
days
A Visa approval for employee to
receive the visa at overseas Vietnamese embassy / consulate
Note: In practice, the authorities only issue visas with the maximum validity of 1 year. To stay in Vietnam for
more than 1 year, a foreigner must have a TRC.
2.3.2 Temporary Residence Card
The Temporary Residence Card (TRC) replace a visa and it can be issued if
a foreigner has a work permit, a Law Practice Registration or an Investment
Certificate. The family can get the TRC along wwith the employee as long as
they have dependency evidence.
The TRC can be renewed if the foreigner and his / her family do not need to
leave Vietnam provided that the foreigner must work for the same company
sponsoring his/her visa at the first time.
2.3.3 Foreigners requiring a work permit
The initial principle is, that all foreign individuals (i.e. non-Vietnamese Citizens) require a Work Permit issued by the Department of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs (DOLISA) before they commence and undertake any employment in Vietnam, exceptions apply.
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Manager / CEOs
Specialists
Technicians
–– Managerial position
that is entitled to enter into the company‘s transactions
which is mentioned in
the company‘s
license / Charter.
–– CEO‘s appointed (if
registered in the license, manager definition above applies).
–– Confirmation as a
specialist in writing
by a foreign organization (Guidance on
this to be expected)
–– Bachelor‘s degree (or
higher) and at least 3
years of work experience in area relevant with proposed
position.
Technical training or other specialized training
at least 1 year and at
least 3 years of work experience in trained field.
Work permits are issued by the local DOLISA where the foreign employee
is working. They are issued for a maximum period of 2 years and may be
renewed. Before employing a foreigner on the basis of a local employment
contract, the employer must apply for a need of foreign labour at the local
labour authorities. In case of internal transfer the parent company has to
confirm that the employee worked for the parent company for at least 1 year.
2.3.4. Application process for a work permit
For the application process the following points have to be considered:
Application process
Required documents
Timeline
Result
Step 1
Registration of the
need of using foreigner
Report on the need
of using foreigner
10 working
days
Approval on the
need of using
foreigner
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Step 2
Application for work
permit
Application form
Approval on the
need of using foreigner
Criminal record from
overseas / OR in
Vietnam
Health check from
overseas/ OR in
Vietnam
Experience confirmation/AND Educational Qualification
7 working
days
Work permit with
the limitation of 2
years
Step 3
Submission of labor
contract (recruitment
case)
Copy of signed labor
contract
The signed labor contract
must be submitted to the
labor authority
within 5 working days upon
the date of signing the labor
contract
2.3.5. Exemptions for foreigners
There are various Exemption Categories available for foreign individuals seeking to undertake employment in Vietnam without a Work Permit.
Short term assignment
30 / 90 Rule
–– <= 30 days per time
–– <= 90 days per year
–– Exempted from applying a confirmation on work
permit
exemption
Internal transfer in 11
service
industries
–– Working for the mother company at least 12
–– CPC code detail stipulated in the relevant guidance
–– Required to apply for Confirmation on work permit
exemption
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Investor / member of
Board of
Directors
–– Individual Investor (mentioned in the License)
–– Member of the BoD in the Vietnamese entity
–– Required to apply for confirmation on work permit
exemption
Lawyer
–– Foreign Registered Lawyer License
–– Required to apply for confirmation on work permit
exemption
Traineeship
–– Currently studying overseas
–– Previous limitation 3 months, currently waiting for
guidance
–– Exempted from applying a confirmation on work permit exemption
Each of the Exemption Categories requires an Exemption Certificate issued
in advance by DOLISA before a foreign individual can commence employment in Vietnam.
2.3.6. The 30 / 90 Rule and the 3-month category
The 30 / 90 Rule and the 3-month category do not require an Exemption Certificate and are available to employers / foreign individuals without prior approval from authorities. Provisions require the foreign individual to come to
Vietnam for a period of less than 3 months to offer services. That provision
is not available to a foreign individual if it:
–– Is intending to work for longer than 3 months in Vietnam without leaving.
–– Is already in Vietnam providing services (either under a work permit, or a
previous 3-month Rule), and therefore has not come to Vietnam to offer
services for less than 3 months.
–– If not entering Vietnam prima facie to offer services, but for tourism purposes
There are no specific guidelines indicating whether this 3-month time period
for working commences immediately when someone arrives to Vietnam or
if the 3 months are starting when first providing services; it is also unclear
how long a foreigner has to stay outside of Vietnam before being allowed to
re-enter under the 30 / 90 rule.
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2.4. PROBATION
It is common practice to arrange a probation period in Vietnam when engaging new employees. The parties may agree on the following probationary
periods:
–– up to 60 days for jobs requiring professional or technical college qualification or above;
–– up to 30 days for jobs requiring an intermediate-level qualification, or for
trained staff;
–– up to 6 days for any other position that require no training.
Presently, a probationary period can be included in either the labour contract
or in a separate offer letter. The offer letter is a notification by the employer
to the employee stating that the employer wishes the employee to commence a job and specifying the conditions under which the employee is to work.
If the probationary period is included in the offer letter, there is no obligation
to pay social security contributions during the probationary period.
During the probationary period, the employer must pay a salary that corresponds to at least 85 % of the ordinary salary for the job. Either party may
terminate the employment relationship during the probationary period without observing a notice period or paying compensation.
2.5. WORKING HOURS, REST HOURS, HOLIDAYS, OVERTIME
The following is an overview over working hours, leave and overtime regulations in Vietnam.
Maximum Working Hours
–– 8 hours a day (including 30 minutes break; 45 minutes
break during night time)
–– 48 hours per week
Paid Leave (annual leave)
–– 12 days paid leave; 1 additional day for every 5 years of employment
–– 10 public holidays; foreign employees are additionally entitled to a day off with pay on 1 traditional holiday
–– additional days off to special occasions (marriage, death,
etc.)
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Overtime
Not more than 12 hours work / day, 30 hours overtime / month
and 200 hours overtime / year (in some sectors 300 hours / year
or with permission from DOLISA)
Overtime payment
The overtime pay is at least 150 % of actual hourly wage on a
normal working day, at least 200 % on a weekly day off and at
least 300 % on a public holiday or paid days off (exclusive of
wages of public holidays and paid days off prescribed by the
Labour Code).
2.6. MINIMUM WAGES
Vietnam’s National Wage Council has decided upon a modest 6.5 % average
increase in monthly regional minimum wages across the country for 2018.
From January, workers must be compensated between minimums of 2.76
million VND (121 US-Dollar) to 3.98 million VND (175 US-Dollar), graded in 4
regions:
Region
Cities
Minimum Wage
Region I
Parts of Hanoi and HCMC, Dong Nai Province, Vung Tau Province, Binh Duong Province, …*
3.980.000 VND / month
Region II
Remaining districts of Hanoi and HCMC,
Da Nang, Hung Yen Province, Hue province, Can Tho, Rach Gia, …*
3.530.000 VND / month
Region III
The remaining provincial cities, …*
3.090.000 VND / month
Region IV
Covers the remaining administrative divisions
2.760.000 VND / month
*For more detailed information cf. appendix Decree No. 141/2017/ND-CP; defined as per December 7th 2017
The so called common minimum wage is at 1.390.000 VND (2018) and is the
base for the calculation for the cap of Social Insurance and Health Insurance.
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2.7. SALARY DURING SICKNESS AND MATERNITY / PATERNITY LEAVE
An employer is not required to pay salary to an employee who is ill or on maternity leave. Salary during this period is paid by the compulsory social insurance. Maternity leave is 6 months. A female employee who is pregnant, on
maternity leave or has a child below 12 months of age can only be dismissed
if the enter- prise ceases operation; no other causes for dismissal are recognized. Paternity leave is also statured with 5 – 14 working days, depending on
the number of children born and the circumstances of the birth.
2.8. POTENTIAL BONUS SCHEMES
It is common to pay a 13th month salary (Tet bonus). Such bonus can be depending on the performance of the employee and / or the enterprise.
International Investors commonly provide an additional private health insurance. Team outings and company trips are commonly expected by the employees and are considered a bonus. In a country with high staff fluctuation,
such team events shall be considered important.
3. Internal Labour Rules (ILR’s)
An enterprise with 10 employees or more must have written internal labour
rules covering all important items of the working environment. The ILR’s
come into effect through registration. The employer must consult the employees’ representative, namely the internal labour union. If the company
has no such union, the grassroots union has to be involved in the decision
process.
Carefully worded internal labour rules are important in order for the employer to be able to take disciplinary action against an employee, or to terminate
a labour contract in case of poor performance. It is difficult for an enterprise
to dismiss an employee for an offense if this offense is not specified in the
internal labour rules, or if the enterprise does not have duly registered internal labour rules.
An employee who breaches labour rules may, depending on the seriousness of the breach, be disciplined. Disciplinary actions should be performed
promptly as they are time-barred after 3 months (6 months in special cases).
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4. Labour discipline
There are various types of labor disciplinary measures which depend on the
seriousness of the breach of labor rules committed by an employee, which are:
–– reprimand,
–– extension of the period for wage increase or transfer to another position
with a lower wage (both for a maximum period of 6 months),
–– removal from position or demotion,
–– dismissal (special procedures with different steps must be followed)
The procedures for handling a violation of labour discipline are:
–– A meeting must be organized, wherein the employer will bear the burden
of proving fault of the employee.
–– Representatives from grassroots unions have to attend.
–– The employee must be present for defending himself or ask for a defense
lawyer.
It is prohibited to impose more than one form of labour discipline for a single
violation. For an employee who simultaneously commits more than one violation of labour discipline, only the strongest form of discipline corresponding to the most serious violation can be applied. Exemptions of the application of labour discipline apply to employees that are sick, pregnant or on
maternity and / or are mentally disordered.
Prohibited acts when handling violations of labour discipline include:
–– Infringing upon the body or dignity of the employee;
–– Applying a fine or wage reduction, instead of a disciplinary measure;
–– Disciplining an employee who has committed a violation that is not defined in the
internal working regulations.
4.1. HEALTH AND SAFETY OBLIGATIONS
An employer must comply with the law on occupational safety and hygiene. The employer must rely on standards, national technical regulations and
local technical regulations on occupational safety and hygiene in order to
formulate their own internal rules and working procedures to ensure occupational safety and hygiene as appropriate for each type of machinery, equipment and workplace. The Labour Code also regulates in detail the employer‘s obliga- tions for work-related accidents and occupational diseases and
the prevention of these.
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Employers provide health insurance by law for their employees, and must
provide regular annual health checks. It is common in international companies to provide an additional private health insurance in order to cover the
employee better than the compulsory health insurance.
5. Trade Union
There is a multilevel system of trade unions in Vietnam, which ranges from
the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) as an umbrella organization to the unions at enterprise level. Apart from collective negotiations,
trade unions fulfill such tasks at company level, which are taken over by the
works council in other countries. Unlike in some European countries, unions
are not entitled to participate in management decisions and presently have
no right to be informed about the economic performance of the enterprise.
Employers are not obliged to establish a trade union, but they are supposed
to create a favorable environment for their establishment. In order for a trade
union at enterprise level to be established, five or more employees have to
unite and request recognition by the grassroots union. An employer cannot
hinder representatives from grassroots unions from visiting the enterprise in
order to persuade employees to establish a union. Employers must provide
the union in their enterprise with a suitable workplace and adequate facilities. Union officers are entitled to certain time off with pay in order to fulfill
their functions.
The compulsory Trade Union fee equals 2 % of total Social Insurance salary
of all employees per month and has to be paid to the grassroots union. If there is a union within the enterprise, 65 % of the deducted fee to the grassroots
union will be returned by the grassroots union directly to the union within
the enterprise.
6. Strikes
If there is a strike, this is presently usually a wildcat strike, i.e. a strike that
is not initiated by any union. Reasons for strikes to occur include the desire
on the part of the employees to negotiate a higher salary, or benefits. Such
strikes are illegal as the law provides that strikes must be led by a union and
are allowed only after dispute resolution mechanisms have failed. The best
precaution against illegal strikes is the creation of a friendly atmosphere at
the workplace and to treat the employee in a fair and reasonable manner.
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7. Termination of Employment
The rights employees have when their employment contract is terminated
depend upon the reason of dismissal and the employment contract. This
has effects on the notice period and possible severance payments. The Vietnamese labor law is largely oriented to the needs of the workforce and, in
particular in the case of labor disputes, is usually interpreted in favor of the
employer.
The employment relationship ends in the following cases:
Reason for Termination
Prior notice
Payments to employee
Expiry of the labour
contract
No notice requirement
Severance allowance of
1/2 months’ worth of
salary for each year of
employment (*)
Tasks stated in the
labour contract have been
completed
Both parties agree to
terminate the labour
Employee is sentenced
to serve a prison term or
is prevented from performing his / her former job
by a judgment or decision
of a court
Employee dies or is
declared missing by a
court
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Lawful unilateral
termination by
the employee
Definite term labour
contract: 3 or 30 working days, depending
on the reasons for termination
Indefinite term labour contract: 45
working days. If termination due to prolonged illness: 3 working
days
unilateral termination by the
employer
Only possible in very few cases after a long an burdensome
process of termination that includes the different grass
roots unions.
Severance allowance of 1/2
months’ worth of salary for each
year of employment (*)
*No severance allowance or job-loss allowance has to be paid for years in which contributions to compulsory unemployment insurance were made. Compulsory unemployment insurance was introduced with effect as
from 1 January 2009 and applies to businesses with 10 or more employees.
7.1. UNILATERAL TERMINATION
An employer can unilaterally terminate a labour contract (independent of
whether its term is definite or indefinite) only for the following reasons:
Reason for unilateral termination by the employer
Consent of trade
union / notification to DOLISA?
The employee repeatedly fails to perform the work in accordance with the terms of the labour contract (2 warning
letters within one month required)
Yes
Disciplinary dismissal (see "Labour Discipline")
Yes
Prolonged illness (12 months or more in case of an indefinite term contract; 6 months or more in case of a definite
term contract)
Yes
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Production is reduced due to force majeure
No
Organizational restructuring or technological changes
Yes
Termination due to merger, consolidation, division, separation, transfer of ownership of assets
Yes
Enterprise ceases operation
No
7.2. BILATERAL TERMINATION
The employment relationship can be terminated by a termination agreement.
In contrast to dismissal, the termination contract is the most common and
most viable option for terminating the employment relationship.
In practice, termination is often not easy. A mutual termination agreement between the employer and the employee is often used. This helps to avoid any
dispute that may arise or any shortcoming of the termination procedure. The
employer and employees may reach agreements on the date of termination,
severance payments, etc. The time required to comply with termination procedures is reduced significantly when resolved through mutual agreement.
8. Taxes and duties
8.1. PERSONAL INCOME TAX (PIT)
Vietnamese and foreigners working in Vietnam are subject to pay personal
income tax (PIT) on their salary. The duration of a foreign employees stay
determines his tax status.
Tax residents are those individuals meeting one of the following criteria:
–– Residing in Vietnam for 183 days or more in either the calendar year or
the period of 12
consecutive months from the date of first arrival
–– Having a permanent residence in Vietnam and are unable to prove tax
residence in another country
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Tax residents are subject to Vietnamese PIT on their world income at a progressive tax rate of 0 - 35 %.
Individuals not meeting the conditions for being tax resident are considered
tax non-residents. Tax non-residents are subject to PIT at a flat tax rate of
20 % on their Vietnam related employment income.
8.2. COMPULSORY SOCIAL INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE, AND TRADE UNION FEES
Vietnam has a compulsory social, health and unemployment insurance scheme.
Contributions are to be borne by both the employer and the employee. The basis
for calculating the contributions is the monthly salary as stipulated in the labour
contract (capped at 20 times common minimum wage for SI / HI and 20 times
minimum regional wage for UI). Compulsory unemployment insurance only applies to enterprises with 10 or more employees. Foreigners with a local employment contract only have to pay contributions to the health insurance.
They do not have to pay towards the social and the unemployment insurance. An employer is obliged to withhold the employee’s portion of the insurance contribution from the salary of the employee and transfer the amount
together with the employer’s portion to the insurance carrier.
The contribution rate to trade union funds is set at 2 % of the salary fund
for Social Insurance contributions for employees. This fee must be paid into
Trade Union funds once per month.
Employee
Employer
Foreign Employee
Social insurance
8%
17.5 %
8%
Health insurance
1.5 %
3%
1.5 %
Unemployment
insurance
1%
1%
-
Union Fee
-
2%
-
Total
10.5 %
23.5 %
9.5 %
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9. Penalties
9.1. WORK PERMIT VIOLATIONS
Penalties for employers for failure to apply for work permits and/or exemption thereof is a fine of up to 150 million VND (7.000 US-Dollar) or deportation.
There is also a possible suspension of the employer‘s operation for a period
of one to 3 months in serious cases.
9.2. PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS FOR VIOLATIONS IN TRADE
UNION CONTRIBUTIONS
Failure to fully contribute trade union fees or to do so in a timely manner: fine
of from 24 % to 30 % of the total union fees due (capped at 150 million VND
7.000 US-Dollar) and interest for late payment.
Failure to contribute trade union fees for all employees: fine from 36 % to
40 % of the total union fees due (capped at 150 million VND 7.000 US-Dollar)
and interest for late payment.
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