MOLISA PROPOSES RAISING RETIREMENT AGE
MoLISA proposed raising the retirement age by the maximum of five years. At the meeting on May 19, 2017 between the prime minister (PM)’s working gro…
MINISTRY DRAFTS DECREE ON COMPULSORY SOCIAL INSURANCE FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN VN
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drafting a Decree to guide the implementation of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory s…
BINH DUONG NEEDS 22,700 LABOURERS IN EARLY 2017
Enterprises in Bình Dương’s southern industrial hub are seeking 22,700 workers to participate in a job fair held on Sunday. According to Nguyễn Thanh Phươ…
SALARY RAISES LOWER THAN LAST YEAR, BUT EXPECTED TO RISE IN 2017
[07-10-2017] Both multinationals and local companies have given lower salary increases this year compared to 2015, a survey by Mercer, a leading global provider of human resource services, and Talentnet Corp, its associate in Viet Nam, has found.
MINIMUM REGIONAL WAGE TO INCREASE FROM 2016
[23-11-2015] Since January 1, 2016, monthly minimum wage for employees will surge from VND 2.4 million (US$114) to VND 3.5 million (US$166), accordin…
LABOUR QUALITY SHOULD BE IMPROVED TO SHARPEN COMPETITIVENESS
[23-11-2015] In the newsletter on Labour market published by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in collaboration with the Vietnam…
WAGES TO GO UP 5% NEXT MAY
[13-11-2015] The National Assembly (NA) has assigned the Government to increase the minimum monthly salary of public servants by around 5% to VND1.…
FOREIGN LABOURERS’ INTERNAL MOVEMENT WITHIN ENTERPRISES: OBSTACLES REMAIN
[12-11-2015] Circular 41/2014/TT-BCT issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade dated November 5, 2014 stipulates foundations and procedures to define foreign labourers’ internal movement in enterprises operating in 11 service sectors specified in Vietnam’s commitments schedule to the WTO not subject to labour licensing.
