Which Union Members and Employees Are Eligible for Allowances When Their Working Hours Are Reduced or They Are Suspended from Work in 2023?
Which union members and workers are eligible for allowances if their working hours are reduced or stopped in 2023?
According to Article 5 of the Regulations on implementing support policies for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated due to the reduction of company orders, issued together with Decision 6696/QD-TLD of 2023 and amended by Clause 5, Article 1 of Decision 7785/QD-TLD of 2023, the recipients of support are specified as follows:
Support Recipients
Union members and workers working under labor contracts at enterprises that have been paying union dues before April 1, 2023, and have had their working hours reduced or have stopped working due to the reduction of company orders.
Thus, if their working hours are reduced or stopped, union members and workers working under labor contracts at enterprises that have been paying union dues before April 1, 2023, will receive an allowance in 2023.
What are the conditions for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or who stop working to receive allowances in 2023?
According to Article 6 of the Regulations on implementing support policies for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated due to the reduction of company orders, issued together with Decision 6696/QD-TLD of 2023 and amended by Clause 6, Article 1 of Decision 7785/QD-TLD of 2023, the conditions for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or who stop working to receive allowances in 2023 are as follows:
- Working hours are reduced daily or the number of working days is reduced weekly or monthly (excluding overtime reduction); or
Stopped working due to power or water failures not caused by the employer or due to natural disasters, fires, dangerous epidemics, enemy attacks, relocation of operational locations as requested by competent state agencies, or economic reasons for 14 days or more.
- Monthly income (not yet deducted mandatory monthly payments) of any month is equal to or less than the regional minimum wage as prescribed in Decree 38/2022/ND-CP.
- The period of reduced working hours or stopped work from April 1, 2023, to the end of December 31, 2023.
Which union members and workers are eligible for allowances if their working hours are reduced or stopped in 2023?
How much is the support for union members and workers who have their working hours reduced or stopped in 2023?
According to Article 7 of the Regulations on implementing support policies for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated due to the reduction of company orders, issued together with Decision 6696/QD-TLD of 2023 specifies the support level and payment methods for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or stopped in 2023 as follows:
Support Level and Payment Methods
1. Support Level
a) Workers who are union members; workers who are not union members but are female 35 years old or older, pregnant women, workers raising biological children or adopted children, or looking after substitute children under 6 years old (support for 01 person, either mother, father, or substitute caregiver): 1,000,000 VND/person.
b) Workers who are not union members: 700,000 VND/person.
2. Payment method: One-time payment, in cash or by bank transfer.
Thus, the support levels for union members and workers who have their working hours reduced or stopped in 2023 are:
- 1,000,000 VND/person for workers who are union members or not union members but are female 35 years old or older, pregnant women, raising biological children or adopted children, or looking after substitute children under 6 years old.
- 700,000 VND/person for workers who are not union members.
What documents are required for the support application for union members and workers who have their working hours reduced or stopped in 2023?
According to Article 8 of the Regulations on implementing support policies for union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated due to the reduction of company orders, issued together with Decision 6696/QD-TLD of 2023 and amended by Clause 7, Article 1 of Decision 7785/QD-TLD of 2023, the application documents for support for union members and workers who have their working hours reduced or stopped in 2023 include:
- List of union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or stopped due to the reduction of company orders, verified by the grassroots trade union and the employer.
The payroll (or salary statement) listing union members and workers whose working hours are reduced or stopped for at least one continuous month before the start date of the reduced working hours or stopped work, duly verified by the grassroots trade union and the employer.
- Copies of documents, plans, and decisions on rearranging working hours, production and business operations, reducing daily, weekly, or monthly working hours due to the reduction of company orders.
- In case workers are not union members but are pregnant women or workers raising biological children or adopted children, or looking after substitute children under 6 years old, additional copies of one of the following documents are required:
+ Document proving the worker is pregnant;
+ Birth certificate or birth record of the child;
+ Adoption certificate;
+ Decision on the assignment or receipt of substitute care for the child by a competent authority.
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