The National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Employment (amended)
The Law on Employment (amended) consists of 8 chapters and 55 articles; stipulating policies to support job creation, labor registration, labor market information system, vocational skills development, employment services, unemployment insurance and state management of employment.
The law stipulates that workers are Vietnamese citizens aged 15 years or older who are capable of working and have the need to work. In the case of minor workers, they must ensure the conditions according to the provisions of the Labor Code.
The principles of employment are to ensure the right to work, freedom to choose work and workplace; equality in employment opportunities, wages and income; and to ensure work in safe and hygienic working conditions.
The Law strictly prohibits discrimination in employment; fraud and falsification of records in the implementation of employment policies, employment services, assessment and issuance of national vocational skills certificates; taking advantage of employment service activities to infringe upon national sovereignty , national defense, security, national and ethnic interests, social order and safety, public interests, and the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals; exploiting, sharing, buying, selling, exchanging, appropriating and illegally using information and data in the database on workers and information on the labor market.
Employees have the right to have their labor registration information protected in accordance with the provisions of the law on personal data protection and other relevant legal provisions; to have their information exploited in the employee database; to have their labor registration information adjusted and updated by competent authorities in the employee database; to use their information in the employee database in transactions, access and enjoy policies to support job creation, assessment, granting of national vocational skills certificates, and job consultation and referral in accordance with the provisions of the Law.
Employees are obliged to carry out labor registration in accordance with the provisions of the Law; provide complete, accurate, honest and timely labor registration information to competent state agencies and employers and be responsible for the information provided; promptly adjust information in the employee database when there is a change in information specified in Point c, Clause 1, Article 17 of this Law.
According to the provisions of the Law recently passed by the National Assembly, unemployment insurance regimes include: job counseling and referral; support for employees to participate in training and improve vocational skills; unemployment benefits; support for employers to train, foster and improve vocational skills to maintain employment for employees.
In case of crisis, economic recession, natural disaster, fire, war or dangerous epidemic, based on the actual situation and the balance of the Unemployment Insurance Fund, the Government shall prescribe a reduction in unemployment insurance premiums, and provide cash or other support.
The level of contribution and responsibility for unemployment insurance contribution are stipulated as follows: employees contribute a maximum of 1% of monthly salary; employers contribute a maximum of 1% of the monthly salary fund of employees participating in unemployment insurance; the State supports a maximum of 1% of the monthly salary fund for unemployment insurance contribution of employees participating in unemployment insurance and is guaranteed by the central budget.
Nguyen Hoang
Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/quoc-hoi-thong-qua-luat-viec-lam-sua-doi-102250616103819072.htm
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