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Employment & Termination
Key rules and practical considerations for employers.
Labour contracts in Vietnam: the legal structure and the contents most often got wrong
The two types of labour contract, the rule allowing only one further fixed-term contract, probation periods by category of position, the minimum probation salary of 85%, contracts with foreign employees and the sanctions under Decree No.
Internal labour regulations and the system of internal rules of an enterprise
The threshold of 10 employees, the change of the registering authority for internal labour regulations to the home affairs authority, the effective date 15 days later, why salary scales and payrolls no longer have to be registered, and why an enterprise without valid internal labour regulations cannot dismiss an employee.
Terminating the employment relationship: grounds, procedures and legal consequences
The lawful grounds for termination, notice periods, the procedure for dismissal as a form of labour discipline, the limitation periods of 6 and 12 months, severance allowance and job-loss allowance, together with the financial consequences of unlawful termination under Article 41 of the Labour Code 2019.
Work permits for foreign nationals: what has changed under Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP
The decree merges procedures, eases the expert-experience test and expands exemptions, while retaining important filing and reporting obligations.
New policies on foreign worker in Decree 70/2023/ND-CP
On September 18, 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP amending Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP dated December 30, 2020 regulates foreign workers in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in V…
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