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Pursuant to labour law, Employers are obliged to ensure that the salary paid to Employees must not be lower than the area minimum wage prescribed by the Government. The area minimum wage is differently applied in each area based on where Employees work. Specifically, Article 4.1 of Decree 141/2017/NĐ-CP determines the principle of applying the…

Pursuant to labour law, the lowest salary of a job or title requiring traineeship (including enterprise-trained Employees) must be at least 7% higher than the area minimum wage as regulated by the Government[1]. In particular, the Employees who have undergone vocational training or education include[2]: Persons who have been granted a vocational certificate, vocational diploma,…

As prescribed by labour law, for Employees who have worked for full 6 months and over, the salary serving as the basis to pay for the annual leave days that Employees have not taken is the average contract salary of the 6 preceding consecutive months prior to calculation of the payment for the Employees’ unused…

Annual adjustment to increase the salary scale applied to Employees Pursuant to the labour law[1], Employers are required to periodically review to amend and supplement wage scales and payrolls in line with: (i) actual conditions for technological innovation; (ii) production and labour organisation; (iii) salary levels in the labour market; and (iv) ensuring compliance with…

The labour law on salaries only stipulates the minimum wage level in the salary scale and payroll, namely the lowest salary of the job or the simplest title under normal working conditions must not be lower than the area minimum wage prescribed by the Government; and the lowest salary of a job or title requiring…