Vietnam: How many days do employees fail to go to work in a month that they may be dismissed for disciplinary reasons?
Vietnam: How many days do employees fail to go to work in a month that they may be dismissed for disciplinary reasons?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 125 of the Labor Code 2019, it is stipulated as follows:
Dismissal for disciplinary reasons
An employer may dismiss an employee for disciplinary reasons in the following circumstances:
1. The employee commits an act of theft, embezzlement, gambling, deliberate infliction of injuries or uses drug at the workplace;
2. The employee discloses technological or business secrets or infringing the intellectual property rights of the employer, or commits acts which are seriously detrimental or posing seriously detrimental threat to the assets or interests of the employer, or commits sexual harassment in the workplace against the internal labor regulations;
3. The employee repeats a violation which was disciplined by deferment of pay rise or demotion and has not been absolved. A repeated violation means a violation which was disciplined and is repeated before it is absolved in accordance with Article 126 of this Code.
4. The employee fails to go to work for a total period of 05 days in 30 days, or for a total period of 20 days in 365 days from the first day he/she fails to go to work without acceptable excuses.
Justified reasons include natural disasters, fires; the employee or his/her family member suffers from illness with a certification by a competent health facility; and other reasons as stipulated in the internal labor regulations.
Thus, based on the above regulations, if the employee fails to go to work for a total period of 05 days in 30 days, or for a total period of 20 days in 365 days from the first day he/she fails to go to work without acceptable excuses, he/she may be dismissed for disciplinary reasons.
Vietnam: How many days do employees fail to go to work in a month that they may be dismissed for disciplinary reasons?
What are the procedures for handling labor discipline in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 70 of Decree 145/2020/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Disciplinary procedures
Disciplinary procedures prescribed in Clause 6 Article 122 of the Labor Code are specified below:
1. In case an employee’s violation is discovered when it is committed, the employer shall prepare a violation record and inform the internal employee representative organization of which the employee is a member, the employee’s legal representative if the employee is under 15. In case an employee’s violation is discovered after it is committed, evidence of such violation must be gathered.
2. Within the time limit for disciplinary procedures specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 123 of the Labor Code, the employer shall hold a disciplinary hearing as follows:
a) At least 05 working days before the disciplinary hearing is held, the employer shall notify the mandatory participants prescribed in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 122 of the contents, time and location of the hearing, full name of the employee facing disciplinary procedure and his/her violations. Make sure the participants receive the notification before the hearing takes place;
b) Upon receipt of the employer’s notification, the mandatory participants prescribed in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 122 of the Labor Code shall send the employer confirmation of their participation. In case any of the mandatory participants cannot participate in the hearing, the employee and the employer shall reach an agreement on change of time and/or location of the hearing. In case such n agreement cannot be reached, the employer shall make the final decision;
c) The employer shall conduct the disciplinary hearing at the time and location mentioned in Point a and Point b of this Clause. In case any of the mandatory participants mentioned in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 122 does not confirm his/her participation or is not present, the employer shall still conduct the hearing.
3. Minutes of the disciplinary hearing shall be taken and ratified before the end of the hearing. The minutes shall bear the signatures of the participants as prescribed in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 122 of the Labor Code. In case a person refuses to sign the minutes, the minutes taker shall specify his/her full name and reasons for refusal in the minutes.
4. Within the time limit for disciplinary procedures specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 123 of the Labor Code, the person having the power to initiate disciplinary procedure shall issue a disciplinary decision and send it to the mandatory participants specified in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 122 of the Labor Code.
Thus, the procedures for handling labor discipline in Vietnam are carried out according to the above regulations.
How long is the time limit for taking disciplinary measures at work in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 123 of the Labor Code 2019, the regulations are as follows:
Time limit for taking disciplinary measures at work
1. The time limit for taking disciplinary measures against a violation is 06 months from the date of the occurrence of the violation. The time limit for dealing with violations directly relating to finance, assets and disclosure of technological or business secrets shall be 12 months.
2. In case the time limit stipulated in this Article has expired or is shorter than 60 days when the period stipulated in Clause 4 Article 122 of this Labor Code expires, the former may be extended for up to 60 more days.
3. The employer shall issue a disciplinary decision within the period specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.
Thus, the time limit for taking disciplinary measures against a violation is 06 months from the date of the occurrence of the violation.
The time limit for dealing with violations directly relating to finance, assets and disclosure of technological or business secrets shall be 12 months
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