Vietnam: Provincial-level people’s committee shall make planning for network of employment service centers in this province or city

According to Article 12 of Decree No. 196/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a provincial-level people’s committee shall implement the following regulations on planning for network of employment service centers in this province or city, specifically as follows:

- Formulate the planning for network of local employment service centers under its management with the following fundamental contents: assessment of operating status of local employment service centers; forecast about the labour market to determine the number and organizational structure of local employment service centers; needs of investment in facilities and equipment; number of working positions and operating funding;

- Consider approval for the planning for a network of local employment service centers within a period of 06 months as from the date of entry into force of this Decree. Duration of such planning must not be less than 05 years and there is at least one employment service center in the province or city affiliated to the Provincial Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs;

- Send one copy of the planning to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Moreover, a provincial-level people’s committee shall also have other important responsibilities:

- Review and rearrange local employment service centers in conformity with the employment service center network planning approved by the Prime Minister.

- Make decisions on establishment, restructuring and dissolution of employment service centers under its management. Chairperson of the Provincial-level People’s Committee shall make decision on change of names of employment service centers that currently implement unemployment insurance policies under regulations herein in order to ensure the continuity of such unemployment insurance policies.

- Decide the number of working positions of each employment service center and ensure operating funding of employment service centers under its management.

View more details at Decree No. 196/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 20, 2014.

Thu Ba

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