When signing an employment contract in Vietnam, the employer and the employee must pay attention to 10 compulsory contents in the employment contract.
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10 compulsory contents of an employment contract in Vietnam (Source: Internet)
1. What is an employment contract?
Article 13 of Vietnam's Labor Code 2019 stipulates that an employment contract is an agreement between an employee and an employer on a paid job, salary, working conditions, and the rights and obligations of each party in the labor relations.
A document with a different name is also considered an employment contract if it contains the agreement on the paid job, salary, management and supervision of a party.
2. 10 compulsory contents of employment contracts in Vietnam
According to Clause 1, Article 21 of Vietnam's Labor Code 2019, an employment contract shall have the following major contents:
- The employer’s name, address; full name and position of the person who concludes the contract on the employer’s side;
- Full name, date of birth, gender, residence, identity card number or passport number of the person who concludes the contract on the employee’s side;
- The job and workplace;
- Duration of the employment contract;
- Job- or position-based salary, form of salary payment, due date for payment of salary, allowances and other additional payments;
- Regimes for promotion and pay rise;
- Working hours, rest periods;
- Personal protective equipment for the employee;
- Social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance;
- Basic training and advanced training, occupational skill development.
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