What are regulations on eligible entities and eligibility criteria for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam?
What are regulations on eligible entities and eligibility criteria for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam? What are regulations on amount, duration, and method for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam?
What are regulations on eligible entities and eligibility criteria for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision 08/2022/QD-TTg stipulating eligible entities and eligibility criteria for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam as follows:
An employee who is working for an enterprise in an industrial zone (IZ), export processing zone (IPZ), or key economic zone (KEZ) will be eligible for support if he/she fully satisfies the following criteria:
1. He/she has rented a room or a house from February 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
2. He/she has an indefinite-term employment contract or a fixed-term employment contract with a duration of at least 1 month which was concluded and executed before April 01, 2022.
3. He/she has participated in the compulsory social insurance (included in the list of participants in compulsory social insurance of social insurance agency) in the month preceding the month in which the enterprise makes the list of employees applying for rent support.
In case the employee is not required to participate in compulsory social insurance as specified in Clause 4 Article 2 of Decree No. 115/2015/ND-CP dated November 11, 2015 of the Government elaborating a number of Articles of the Law on Social Insurance regarding compulsory social insurance (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 115/2015/ND-CP”), he/she must be included in the enterprise's payroll of the month preceding the month in which the enterprise makes the list of employees applying for rent support.
What are regulations on amount, duration, and method for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 5 of the Decision 08/2022/QD-TTg stipulating amount, duration, and method for rent support policies for employees in Vietnam as follows:
1. Support amount: 500.000 VND/person/month.
2. Support duration: Up to 3 months.
3. Support will be provided monthly.
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