What is April 22nd in Vietnam? What is the significance of Earth Day? What were the themes of Earth Day throughout the years?
- What is April 22nd in Vietnam? What is the significance of Earth Day?
- How are Earth Hour and Earth Day different?
- What were the themes of Earth Day throughout the years?
- Do Vietnamese employers have the right to unilaterally terminate the employment contracts in case their employees take unauthorized leave on Earth Day?
What is April 22nd in Vietnam? What is the significance of Earth Day?
April 22nd is Earth Day, celebrated annually on the Gregorian calendar.
In 2024, April 22nd will fall on a Monday
Earth Day is a day for people to raise awareness and take action in environmental movements worldwide. It was initiated by the United Nations and is held on April 22nd every year to prevent climate change disasters and protect the environment.
Significance of Earth Day
Earth Day is a day for everyone to come together, raise awareness, and take action to protect the value of the global natural environment. It encourages collective efforts to protect the living environment, plant trees, collect waste, and maintain a clean and beautiful environment.
It is considered a day when individuals set aside their personal matters to participate in meaningful campaigns to protect the environment and promote a green, clean, and beautiful environment.
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How are Earth Hour and Earth Day different?
Earth Hour is an annual international event encouraged by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) where people are encouraged to switch off lights and unnecessary devices for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 PM (local time) on the last Saturday of March each year.
On the other hand, Earth Day is a day for people to come together, raise awareness, and take action to protect the value of the global natural environment. It is celebrated on April 22nd every year.
What were the themes of Earth Day throughout the years?
2024: To be updated...
2023: Invest in Our Planet.
2022: Invest in Our Planet.
2021: Restore Our Earth.
2020: Climate Action.
2019: Protect Our Species.
2018: End Plastic Pollution.
2017: Environmental and Climate Literacy.
2016: Trees for the Earth.
2015: Water, the Core of Sustainable Development.
2014: Green Cities.
2013: Take Action on Water Pollution.
2012: Mobilize the Earth.
Do Vietnamese employers have the right to unilaterally terminate the employment contracts in case their employees take unauthorized leave on Earth Day?
Pursuant to Article 36 of the 2019 Labor Code on the right of Vietnamese employers to unilaterally terminate the employment contracts as follows:
The right of an employer to unilaterally terminate the employment contract
1. An employer shall have the right to unilaterally terminate an employment contract in one of the following circumstances:
a) The employee repeatedly fails to perform his/her work according to the criteria for assessment of employees’ fulfillment of duties established by the employer. The criteria for assessment of employees’ fulfillment of duties shall be established by the employer with consideration taken of opinions offered by the representative organization of employees (if any);
b) The employee is sick or has an accident and remains unable to work after having received treatment for a period of 12 consecutive months in the case of an indefinite-term employment contract, for 06 consecutive months in the case of an employment contract with a fixed term of 12 – 36 months, or more than half the duration of the contract in case of an employment contract with a fixed term of less than 12 months.
Upon recovery, the employer may consider concluding another employment contract with the employee;
c) In the event of a natural disaster, fire, major epidemic, hostility, relocation or downsizing requested by a competent authority, the employer has to lay off employees after all possibilities have been exhausted;
d) The employee is not present at the workplace after the time limit specified in Article 31 of this Labor Code;
dd) The employee reaches the retirement age specified in Article 169 of this Labor Code, unless otherwise agreed by the parties;
e) The employee is not present at work without acceptable excuses for at least 05 consecutive working days;
g) The employee fails to provide truthful information during the conclusion of the employment contract in accordance with Clause 2 Article 16 of this Labor Code in a manner that affects the recruitment.
2. When unilaterally terminating the employment contract in any of the cases specified in Point a, b, c, dd and g Clause 1 of this Article, the employer shall inform the employee in advance:
a) at least 45 days in case of an indefinite-term employment contract;
b) at least 30 days in case of an employment contract with a fixed term of 12 – 36 months;
c) at least 03 working days in the case of an employment contract with a fixed term of less than 12 months and in the cases stipulated in Point b Clause 1 of this Article;
d) The notice period in certain fields and jobs shall be specified by the government.
3. When unilaterally terminating the employment contract in the cases mentioned in Point d and Point e Clause 1 of this Article, the employer is not required to inform the employee in advance.
Thus, if employees are not present at work without acceptable excuses for at least 05 consecutive working days, Vietnamese employers have the right to unilaterally terminate the employment contracts.
If an employee is not present at work on Earth Day after taking 4 consecutive days off without acceptable excuses, or the total number of consecutive days off (including Earth Day) is 5 days, the termination of this employee's employment would not be in violation of the law.
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