Production and business activities increased quite well, so salaries and Tet bonuses for workers also increased.

Excited about Tet bonus

Le Thi Nhan, a worker at a frozen food processing company in Phong Dien Industrial Park, excitedly boasted: "My Tet bonus is higher than last year. This year I got a bonus of 1.5 months' salary, equivalent to over 10 million VND." Sharing the joy, Ms. Tran Thi Luy, a garment worker at a large garment company in Phong Dien Industrial Park, was also excited because this year's Tet bonus is several million VND higher than last year. "The company is doing well this year, so workers like us are happy. On this occasion, I got a Tet bonus and a 13th-month salary, so I have enough to cover shopping expenses for my family to celebrate the new year," Luy said.

At this time, many businesses in industrial parks are competing to recruit workers to ensure order fulfillment and stable production and business activities. To attract and retain workers, many businesses apply preferential policies, performance bonuses for workers, attractive bonuses according to each job level... In addition, businesses that need to recruit workers also offer benefits such as: Free meals, free shuttle bus, fuel cost support, free housing...

According to the report received by the Management Board of Hue City Economic and Industrial Zones (EZZ, CN) from 36 enterprises with more than 30,660 employees out of a total of 114 enterprises operating in economic zones and industrial parks in the area, the salary situation in 2024, New Year and Lunar New Year bonuses in 2025 are more positive, increasing compared to the previous year.

According to data compiled from enterprises, the average salary in 2024 of employees working at enterprises in the area is 7.86 million VND/person/month. Of which, the average salary of employees working in the private enterprise sector is 8.904 million VND/person/month; the average salary of employees working in the foreign-invested enterprise (FDI) sector is 7.296 million VND/person/month; the average salary of employees working in enterprises with State-controlled shares and capital contributions is 10.195 million VND/person/month. The highest salary of an employee is more than 657 million VND/person/month (at Laguna Vietnam Co., Ltd.); the lowest salary of an employee is 3.987 million VND/person/month (basic salary of an ordinary worker, no overtime).

At enterprises in the city's economic zones and industrial parks, the average Lunar New Year bonus for employees is 337,000 VND/person. The highest Lunar New Year bonus is 27.1 million VND (at a unit belonging to a company with shares and capital contributions dominated by the State) and the lowest Lunar New Year bonus is 100,000 VND. According to the report of enterprises on the Lunar New Year bonus plan for 2025, most enterprises will give a minimum Lunar New Year bonus of 1 month's salary for employees who have worked for more than 12 months; the average Lunar New Year bonus for employees is 7.168 million VND/person. The highest Lunar New Year bonus is 200 million VND (at a private enterprise), the lowest Lunar New Year bonus is 128,000 VND (for those who have just started working at a private enterprise).

Many businesses operate effectively so this year's Tet bonus is more generous.

Stable salary and bonus

Recently, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has also received reports from 145 enterprises with 46,510 employees in the city on the situation of wages, unpaid wages in 2024 and Tet bonuses in 2025 for employees. Enterprises in the area have proactively implemented policies for employees in accordance with the provisions of law, agreements in labor contracts, collective labor agreements, regulations in labor regulations, and regulations of enterprises, especially salary and bonus regimes.

Last year, the highest New Year bonus was 45 million VND/person and the average Lunar New Year bonus in 2024 was nearly 7.7 million VND/person. In 2025, among the four business sectors, the highest New Year bonus of nearly 43 million VND/person and the highest Lunar New Year bonus of 303.35 million VND/person both belonged to businesses in the FDI sector.

This year, the sector of LLCs with 100% state capital has an average New Year bonus for employees of VND9.05 million and the highest is VND24.1 million; the average Lunar New Year bonus is VND4.87 million and the highest is VND21.5 million. Companies with shares and capital contributions controlled by the State have the highest New Year bonus of VND15 million/person and the highest Lunar New Year bonus of VND110.4 million/person out of the total average bonus of VND6.75 million/person. Private enterprises have the highest New Year bonus of VND4.8 million and the highest Lunar New Year bonus of VND200 million/person. FDI enterprises have the highest New Year bonus of VND42.72 million and the highest Lunar New Year bonus of VND303.35 million/person, above the average bonus of VND5.689 million/person.

According to the report on the salary situation in 2024, the average salary in the regions ranges from 7.465 million VND/person/month to 9.35 million VND/person/month. In which, the highest salary in the group of LLCs with 100% charter capital held by the State is 17 million VND/person/month; the group of companies with shares and capital contributions dominated by the State is 48.67 million VND/person/month; the group of private enterprises is 200 million VND/person/month and the group of FDI enterprises is more than 657 million VND/person/month.

Last year, 300 enterprises organized regular dialogues; 6 enterprises organized dialogues upon request of one or more parties and 15 enterprises organized dialogues on incidents. Thanks to good work in labor relations between the parties, in 2024, there were no labor disputes or strikes in the area and no enterprises owed wages to employees.

Article and photos: HOAI THUONG