Regulations on application of region-based minimum wages for skilled workers in Vietnam
My name is Huynh Thong and I currently work for a company in Tien Giang. I know that in early 2019, the region-based minimum wages will increase. What is the application of region-based minimum wages for skilled workers in Vietnam? I'm looking forward to receiving your support.
Regulations on application of region-based minimum wages for skilled workers in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)
According to Article 5 of Decree 157/2018/ND-CP providing for region-based minimum wages applied to employees working under labour contracts (effective from January 1, 2019), there are regulations on application of region-based minimum wages for skilled workers as follows:
1. Region-based minimum wages referred to in Article 3 hereof are the lowest rates used as the basis for any arrangement between enterprises and employees on salary and salary payment. The wage paid to an employee who works under normal working conditions, ensures the required monthly working hours and has fulfilled the predetermined labour productivity norm or agreed-upon duties shall:
a) not be lower than the region-based minimum wage paid to an unskilled worker who performs simplest duties; and
b) be at least 7% higher than the region-based minimum wage paid to skilled workers prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.
2. The following employees are considered skilled workers:
a) Employees holding vocational training certificates or diplomas, diplomas granted by professional or vocational secondary schools, associate degrees, undergraduate preparatory certificates, undergraduate education degrees, bachelor's degrees, postgraduate or master's degrees, or doctoral degrees, as regulated in the Government’s Decree No. 90/CP dated November 24, 1993;
b) Employees holding certificates of graduation from professional secondary schools, certificates of completion of vocational training courses, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, vocational education certificates or diplomas, undergraduate education diplomas, or continuing education diplomas or certificates as regulated in the Law on Education in 1998 and the Law on Education in 2005;
c) Employees holding certificates of completion of continuing vocational education programs, primary-level vocational training certificates, diplomas granted by vocational secondary schools or vocational training colleges, or certificates of completion of vocational training programs according to vocational training agreements as regulated in the Law on Vocational Training;
d) Employees holding national vocational skill certificates as regulated in the Law on Employment;
dd) Employees holding primary-, intermediate- or advanced-level vocational education certificates or diplomas, certificates of completion of continuing training programs or other vocational training programs as regulated in the Law on Vocational Education;
e) Employees holding certificates of graduation from higher education programs as regulated in the Law on Higher Education;
g) Employees holding diplomas or certificates awarded by foreign training institutions;
h) Employees who have successfully completed vocational training programs provided by enterprises or self-taught and are arranged by enterprises to job positions holders of which must be skilled workers.
3. When applying the region-based minimum wages prescribed herein, enterprises are not allowed to eliminate or cut back on wages paid to employees who work overtime, night shifts, or work in hazardous and arduous working conditions, perquisites for holders of hazardous and arduous working positions and other benefits as regulated in the Labour Code. Other allowances, supplemental pay, subsidies or bonuses decided by enterprises shall be paid according to terms and conditions of the signed labour contracts, collective labour agreements or statutes of enterprises.
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