Unit prices of employment consulting services for employees using the Unemployment Insurance Fund in Vietnam

Unit price of employment consulting services for employees using the Unemployment Insurance Fund in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs issued Decision 1412/QD-LDTBXH regulating the unit price of consulting and job placement services used from the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

Unit price of employment consulting services for employees using the Unemployment Insurance Fund in Vietnam

Specifically, the unit price of employment consulting services for employees using the Unemployment Insurance Fund is applied according to Appendix II issued with Decision 1412/QD-LDTBXH as follows:

Unit: VND/case

In which the groups in the unit price are provinces and cities divided according to Appendix I issued with Decision 1412/QD-LDTBXH , specifically as follows:

Note:

- Unit prices of employment consulting services for employees issued under Decision 1412/QD-LDTBXH apply to established Employment Service Centers under the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs in accordance with the provisions of the law and carry out consulting and job recommendation activities for employees according to the provisions of Article 54 of the Law on Employment 2013.

- Applicable objects include:

+ Service users: employees eligible for free job consultation and introduction as prescribed in Article 54 of the Law on Employment 2013.

+ Service providers: An employment service center under the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs was established according to the provisions of the law.

(Article 1 and Article 2 of Decision 1412/QD-LDTBXH)

Levels of contribution to, sources and use of, the Unemployment Insurance Fund in Vietnam

Article 57 of the Law on Employment 2013 stipulates the levels of contribution to, sources and use of, the Unemployment Insurance Fund as follows:

(1) The levels of and responsibility to pay unemployment insurance premiums are specified as follows:

- Workers shall pay unemployment insurance premiums equal to 1% of their monthly wage;

- Employers shall pay unemployment insurance premiums equal to 1% of the monthly wage fund of the workers currently participating in unemployment insurance;

- The State shall provide at most 1% of the monthly wage fund from the central budget as support for payment of unemployment insurance premiums of workers currently participating in unemployment insurance.

(2) Sources forming the Unemployment Insurance Fund include:

- Contributions and support specified in (1);

- Profits from the Fund’s investment activities;

- Other lawful revenues.

(3) The Unemployment Insurance Fund must be used for:

- Paying unemployment allowance;

- Supporting training and retraining activities to improve occupational skills qualifications for job maintenance for workers;

- Supporting vocational training;

- Supporting job counseling and recommendation;

- Paying health insurance premiums for workers on unemployment allowance;

- Paying expenses for unemployment insurance management in accordance with the Law on Social Insurance;

- Making investment for preservation and growth of the Fund.

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