Guidance on policies to support employees whose working hours are reduced or labor contracts are terminated in HCMC, Vietnam

Guidance on policies to support employees whose working hours are reduced or labor contracts are terminated in HCMC, Vietnam (Internet image)

Official Dispatch 82/LDLD-TC dated 08/02/2023 guiding the implementation of Decision 6696/QD-TLD issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor.

Specifically, guiding policies to support employees whose working time is reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated in Ho Chi Minh City are as follows:

1. Subjects of employees whose working hours have been reduced or their labor contracts terminated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

- Assigning the grassroots direct superior trade union to pay for the subjects specified in Articles 5, 10, and 15 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD under its management.

- The Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor pays for the subjects specified in Articles 5, 10, and 15 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD that belong to grassroots trade unions under the comprehensive Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor.

2. Conditions for supporting employees whose working time is reduced or whose labor contracts are terminated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Comply with Articles 6, 11, and 16 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD in 2023.

- Not eligible for unemployment benefits.

3. Level and payment method of support for employees whose working hours are reduced or their labor contracts terminated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

To comply with Article 7, Article 12, Article 17 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD in 2023.

4. Procedures for employees whose working time is reduced or their labor contracts terminated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

To comply with Article 9, Article 14, and Article 19 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD in 2023. In which case, it is necessary to note the following contents:

- Deadline for applications: no later than March 31, 2023.

- Time limit for completing support procedures for trade union members and employees: no later than May 30, 2023.

- Regarding the application file (according to Article 8, Article 13, and Article 18 of Decision 6696/QD-TLD 2023) sent to the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor for approval:

+ For trade unions that are directly superior to the grassroots:

In accordance with the regulations of the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor, the proposal letter of the unit (original) is enclosed with all appraised documents (photocopy with a hang seal of the superior trade union)(via the Department of Policy and Law).

+ For grassroots trade unions fully affiliated with the Confederation of Labor of Ho Chi Minh City:

The unit's proposal letter is attached with all supporting documents (original documents) in accordance with the provisions of the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor (via the Department of Policy and Law).

- Regarding the method of support payment and record keeping:

Based on the decision approving the list and the support funding approved by the Ho Minh City Labor Confederation, the immediate superior trade union at the grassroots level is responsible for implementing:

+ Spending directly to approved subjects by cash or bank transfer (do not transfer funds to lower-level trade unions to make expenditures).

+ Store documents according to regulations (including: application documents under Article 8, Article 13, Article 18 of DDecision 6696/QD-TLD 2023, the appraisal document of the unit, the decision to approve the list and support funding of the Ho Minh City Confederation of Labor, documents proving that the support money has been transferred or a signed list of beneficiaries when receiving cash, etc.).

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