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Handling Violations Of Regulations On Labor Leasing
- 05 August 2024
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- by Vania Van
Emerging from growing lab demand by enterprises in recent years, the trend of labor leasing has become a vital part of the economy. This solution helps businesses manage their personnel for upcoming production plans in urgent, short-term situations, or when recruitment is inconvenient. Labor leasing fills this role by creating opportunities for both employees and employers to connect easily. This solution has many advantages due to its proactive and flexible nature, allowing for the easy acquisition...
An Introduction to Employment Law in Vietnam
- 02 August 2024
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- by Stephen Le
Stay ahead in HR and legal compliance with this guide to Employment Law with our legal experts Lê Hoàng Chương (Stephen), Hannah Huynh and Vu Nguyen. Stay in the know on contract types, employee status, and minimum wage requirements and ensure compliance with Vietnam’s 2019 Labour Code.
Adjustment Of Minimum Wage And Key Points For Businesses When Creating Salary Scales
- 22 July 2024
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- by Vania Van
In recent years, the manufacturing and business market has continued its recovery trend. The labor market remains stable, with wages and incomes of workers continuing to rise. These are positive signals for the socio-economic situation in Vietnam. In response to this positive trend, on July 1, 2024, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs adjusted the regional minimum wage. This wage adjustment is viewed as crucial to ensure the rights of workers, increase employee satisfaction...
Employment Discrimination
- 04 July 2024
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- by Stephen Le
To illustrate this topic, let’s see the following cases which relate to gender discrimination (which is the most common type of discrimination): Case 1: Female employee A was selected to participate in an upcoming training course. However, since said female employee recently discovered that she was pregnant, the company decided instead to send another employee to that training course. The reason being that it would not be beneficial for the company if said female employee finishes...
Vietnam Labor Relations in the Context of Digital Transformation
- 02 July 2024
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- by Vania Van
The objective in the context of Vietnam’s phenomenal digital transformation in recent years is to build progressive, harmonious, and stable labor relations for businesses and workers at the national and regional levels. Promoting a positive cooperative spirit in resolving issues helps companies achieve profits while fulfilling the needs of workers and minimizing conflicts leading to conflicts of interest between parties. In addition, the developing social context and economic situation generate new issues in labor relations, requiring...
The Foundation for Establishing Stable and Developed Labor Relations
- 02 July 2024
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- by Vania Van
Vietnam is continuing to adapt to meet the challenges of integrating into the global economy. As such, compliance with international labor standards requires Vietnam to adopt an appropriate labor relations model. For enterprises, building harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations is one of the key factors contributing to a stable investment environment, ensuring sustainable economic growth, and achieving social progress and equity. Not only are Labor relations a critical aspect of social and professional life, but...
Noteworthy Issues regarding Foreign Workers in Vietnam
- 22 April 2024
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- by Hannah Huynh
Can an Indefinite-term Labor Contract be Signed with a Foreign Employee? From January 01, 2021, Article 151 of the 2019 Labor Code specifies that only a definite-term labor contract can be signed with a foreign employee with the term not exceeding the work permit term, and the parties may agree to enter into several definite-term labor contracts. The provision of signing an indefinite-term labor contract after two occasions of signing a definite-term labor contract (Article 20...
Decision No. 755/QD-PQTT: Request for Annulment of Arbitral Award in Dispute Violating Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreement
- 10 April 2024
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- by Vania Van
Decision No: 755/2018/QD-PQTT Requesting party: Ms. Do Thi Mai T. Party with related rights and obligations: X LLC Regarding: Request for annulment of arbitral award in dispute violating confidentiality and non-compete agreement Facts of the Case X LLC and Ms. Do Thi Mai T. entered into a fixed-term employment contract for 12 months, from October 10, 2015, to October 31, 2016. The position on offer was Head of the Recruitment Department. On October 21, 2015, X...
Statute Of Limitations For Requesting Resolution Of Labor Disputes According To The Provisions Of Law
- 22 December 2023
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- by Vania Van
The labor relationship between employees and employers frequently has certain potential conflicts. Unresolved conflicts have the potential to become conflicts, resulting in significant disputes. Any labor dispute has an inherently capitalist or market influenced character. These disputes are complicated, and the resolution time can be long because most of the issues are tied to the rights and interests of the respective parties. When a labor dispute occurs, both sides always want to completely resolve the problem to stabilize...
Navigating Legal Boundaries: Understanding Representation Scope and it’s Ramifications
- 20 December 2023
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- by Stephen Le
Need help navigating civil transactions and representation boundaries? Dive into the nuances of exceeding the scope of representation and learn how to safeguard interests within legal bounds with this article: https://letranlaw.com/insights/exceeding-the-scope-of-representation-and-regulatory-treatment/
Labor Subleasing – Flexible Human Resources Solution
- 12 December 2023
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- by Vania Van
In the context of economic recovery, the production and practices of most businesses are still not completely stable. Many businesses cannot effectively anticipate the scale of human resources in forward planning. The question arises: when do circumstances require personnel for unexpected production and forward business planning? Moreover, when a business’s workload unexpectedly increases in a short period of time, what course of action should businesses take? Outsourcing labor is the solution chosen by many businesses in this situation. This...
4 Ways to Make Work More Meaningful
- 01 December 2023
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- by Harvard Business Review
Intrinsically, we all want to do meaningful work and find meaning in our work. Is this possible? The short answer is yes and the key ingredient to begin on this journey is curiosity. Living with greater curiosity at work can help us to craft jobs and professional environments that help us and others flourish. Read the full article here: https://hbr.org/2023/10/4-ways-to-make-work-more-meaningful
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