Are employees in Vietnam entitled to any fully paid days off on public holidays in June 2024?

Are employees in Vietnam entitled to any fully paid days off on public holidays in June 2024?

Pursuant to Article 112 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating public holidays:

Public holidays

1. Employees shall be entitled to fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

b) Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

dd) National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

e) Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

2. Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the public holidays stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The Prime Minister shall decide the specific public holidays mentioned in Point b and Point dd Clause 1 of this Article on an annual basis.

As regulated above, employees in Vietnam shall be entitled to 06 fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

- Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday

- Lunar New Year Holidays

- Victory Day

- International Labor Day

- National Day

- Hung Kings Commemoration Day

Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the public holidays prescribed above.

Therefore, there is no fully paid days off on public holidays in June 2024.

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What are major public holidays in Vietnam? 

According to Article 4 of Decree 145/2013/ND-CP, there are provisions regarding major public holidays:

Major public holidays

Major public holidays in Vietnam include:

1. Lunar New Year's Day (1st day of the Lunar New Year).

2. Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Day (February 3, 1930).

3. Hung Kings Commemoration Day (10th day of the 3rd lunar month).

4. Reunification Day (April 30, 1975).

5. Victory Day at Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954).

6. President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (May 19, 1890).

7. August Revolution Day (August 19, 1945) and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).

Therefore, Vietnam has the following major public holidays:

(1) Lunar New Year's Day (1st day of the Lunar New Year).

(2) Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Day (February 3, 1930).

(3) Hung Kings Commemoration Day (10th day of the 3rd lunar month).

(4) Reunification Day (April 30, 1975).

(5) Victory Day at Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954).

(6) President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (May 19, 1890).

(7) August Revolution Day (August 19, 1945) and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).

How many annual leaves does employees who work in normal working conditions in Vietnam have?

Pursuant to Article 113 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating public holidays:

Annual leave

1. Any employee who has been working for an employer for 12 months is entitled to fully-paid annual leave, which is stipulated in his/her employment contract as follows:

a) 12 working days for employees who work in normal working conditions;

b) 14 working days for employees that are minors, the disabled, employees who do laborious, toxic or dangerous works;

c) 16 working days for employees who do highly laborious, toxic or dangerous works.

2. An employee who has been working for an employer for less than 12 months will have a number of paid leave days proportional to the number of working months.

3. An employee who, due to employment termination or job loss, has not taken or not entirely taken up his/her annual leave shall be paid in compensation for the untaken leave days.

4. The employer has the responsibility to regulate the timetable for annual leaves after consultation with the employees and must give prior notice to the employees. An employee may reach an agreement with the employer on taking annual leave in instalments or combining annual leave over a maximum period of up to 03 years.

5. When an employee takes his/her annual leave before salary payment is due, he/she may receive an advance in accordance with Clause 3 Article 101 of this Labor Code.

6. When taking annual leave, should the employee travel by road, rail, water and the travel days, the traveling time in excess to 02 days will be added to the annual leave days, and this policy shall only be granted once for an annual leave in a year.

7. The Government shall elaborate this Article.

As regulated above, any employee who has been working for an employer for 12 months is entitled to 12 fully-paid annual leaves.

The annual leave of an employee shall increase by 01 day for every 05 years of employment with the same employer.

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