If hiring housekeepers in Vietnam for 1 month, Is it necessary to make a written labor contract?

If hiring housekeepers in Vietnam for 1 month, Is it necessary to make a written labor contract?

In Article 14 of the Labor Code 2019, there are provisions on the form of the labor contract as follows:

1. An employment contract shall be concluded in writing and made into two copies, one of which will be kept by the employee, the other by the employer, except for the case specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

An employment contract in the form of electronic data conformable with electronic transaction laws shall have the same value as that of a physical contract.

2. Both parties may conclude an oral contract with a term of less than 01 month, except for the cases specified in Clause 2 Article 18, Point a Clause 1 Article 145 and Clause 1 Article 162 of this Labor Code.

Clause 1 Article 162 of the Labor Code 2019 provides as follows:

1. The employer shall enter into a written employment contract with the domestic worker.

Pursuant to the current regulations, in case the employee helps the house in Vietnam within 01 month, the labor contract must still be made in writing.

What are the main contents of the labor contract in Vietnam?

Clause 1 Article 21 of the Labor Code 2019 has provisions on the main contents of the labor contract as follows:

1. An employment contract shall have the following major contents:

a) The employer’s name, address; full name and position of the person who concludes the contract on the employer’s side;

b) Full name, date of birth, gender, residence, identity card number or passport number of the person who concludes the contract on the employee’s side;

c) The job and workplace;

d) Duration of the employment contract;

dd) Job- or position-based salary, form of salary payment, due date for payment of salary, allowances and other additional payments;

e) Regimes for promotion and pay rise;

g) Working hours, rest periods;

h) Personal protective equipment for the employee;

i) Social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance;

k) Basic training and advanced training, occupational skill development.

Thus, the labor contract in Vietnam will include the main contents specified as above.

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