What are the rules for providing financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
- What are the rules for providing financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
- What are the conditions for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
- What is the level of financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
- What is the application for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
What are the rules for providing financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
The rules for providing financial assistance in occupational safety and health training according to Article 33 of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP are as follows:
- Persons entitled to assistance in training as prescribed in Point d Clause 2 Article 56 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene include managers responsible for occupational safety and health; employees responsible for occupational safety and health work; health workers; occupational safety and health officers and employees doing work subject to strict occupational safety and health requirements.
- If the employee works for multiple employers, each employer participating in occupational accident and disease insurance is entitled to receive financial assistance in provision of training to the employee.
- The financial assistance shall be only provided for the training activities completed before the time of the request for assistance and not more than 01 year before the year of the request for assistance, and the employer has continuously paid occupational accident and disease insurance premiums for the employees from the time of training up to the time of the request for assistance.
What are the rules for providing financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
What are the conditions for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 32 of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP, an employer shall be provided with financial assistance in occupational safety and health training if the following conditions are satisfied:
- The employer has continuously paid occupational accident and disease insurance premiums for employees for whom training assistance is requested for at least 12 months up to the month of request for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training.
- The employer hires a qualified training organization as prescribed to provide occupational safety and health training or itself provides the training to employees for whom training assistance is requested for the first time or provides periodical training in accordance with applicable regulations of law.
- The employer has submitted periodic reports on occupational safety and health work and reports on occurrences of occupational accidents of the year preceding the year of request to the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in accordance with law.
What is the level of financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
The level of financial support for occupational safety and health training according to Article 34 of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP is as follows:
An employer is entitled to a maximum lump sum financial assistance within 24 months at a rate of 70% of the actual costs of training for each employee eligible for training assistance, but not exceeding the following:
- Assistance in initial training:
+ Not exceeding VND 150,000 per person, for the person to be trained who is a safety and health officer;
+ Not exceeding VND 300,000 per person, for the person to be trained who is a manager responsible for occupational safety and health or a health worker;
+ Not exceeding VND 600,000 per person, for the person to be trained who does work subject to strict occupational safety and health requirements;
+ Not exceeding VND 700,000 per person, for the person to be trained who is a person responsible for doing occupational safety and health work.
- The financial assistance in periodic training shall not exceed 50% of that in initial training prescribed in Clause 1 Article 34 of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP.
What is the application for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training in Vietnam?
Application for financial assistance in occupational safety and health training according to Article 35 of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP includes:
- An application form for financial assistance in training, which is made using the Form No. 11 in the Appendix of Decree 88/2020/ND-CP.
- Copies of files and documents proving the provision of training in accordance with law and actual costs incurred in connection with the occupational safety and health training for persons for whom training assistance is requested.
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