This is one of the main contents stipulated at the Decree No 145/2020/NĐ-CP on elaboration of some articles of the Labor Code on working conditions and labor relations issued by the Government of Vietnam on December 14, 2020.
According to Article 48 of the Decree No 145/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, responsibility to promulgate internal workplace democracy regulations is stipulated as follows:
- The employer shall promulgate internal workplace democracy regulations in order to implement regulations on dialogue in the workplace and implementation of workplace democracy in accordance with this Decree.
- After the internal workplace democracy regulations are formulated or revised, the employer shall consult with the internal employee representative organization (if any) and the representative group (if any) before promulgating them. In case there are opinions offered by an internal employee representative organization with which the employer does not concur, explanation must be provided.
- The internal workplace democracy regulations must be made publicly available to the employees.
Note: According to Article 14 of the Decree No. 28/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, employers who fail to comply with grassroots democracy regulations as prescribed by law will be fined from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000.
View more details at the Decree No 145/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 01, 2021.
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