Employee Termination in Vietnam: Legal Grounds and Compliance Risks for Foreign Employers
Vietnam Labor Code 2019 Article 36 limits employer-initiated termination to 7 specific grounds—use the wrong one, skip a procedural step, or miscalcul...
Practical guidance on work permits, social insurance, labor law, and payroll compliance in Vietnam.
Vietnam Labor Code 2019 Article 36 limits employer-initiated termination to 7 specific grounds—use the wrong one, skip a procedural step, or miscalcul...
Foreign-invested enterprises hiring in Vietnam must execute written labor contracts per Labor Code 2019 (Law 45/2019/QH14), comply with probation peri...
Labor disputes arise from wage calculation errors, improper termination procedures, and documentation gaps—issues FDI accounting and HR teams prevent ...
Employer payroll costs in Vietnam typically run about 21.5% above gross salary for Vietnamese employees (around 20.5% for foreign staff) due to mandat...
Personal Income Tax (PIT) finalization is the annual tax reconciliation process that foreign employees in Vietnam must complete by March 31 (employer-...
Vietnam mandates 11 paid public holidays under Labor Code 2019, and when employees work on these days, you must pay at least 300% of their normal dail...
Employers in Vietnam must contribute 2% of the salary fund used for compulsory social insurance (SI) contributions, effective July 1, 2025, under the ...
Labor Code 2019 and Social Insurance Law 2024 govern all FDI employment relationships in Vietnam, with mandatory social insurance, health insurance, a...
Vietnam's regional minimum wage increases 7.2% effective January 1, 2026, under Decree 293/2025/ND-CP. If you operate in Region I (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh ...
Total social insurance burden hits 32% of gross salary in Vietnam—you pay 21.5% as the employer, employees contribute 10.5%—under the 2024 Social Insu...
Foreign workers in Vietnam move through three mandatory stages—Job Position Approval, Work Permit issuance, and Temporary Residence Card (TRC)—with st...
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Expert analysis on CIT, VAT, PIT, transfer pricing, and tax incentives for FDI enterprises in Vietna...
VAS standards, financial reporting, statutory audit, and e-invoicing compliance for foreign enterpri...
FDI trends, economic indicators, sector analysis, and regional investment insights across Vietnam....
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