The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 2558/LDTBXH-VP dated 5/8/2021 on coordinating implementation of Resolution 68 of the Government.
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Vietnam: To quickly send COVID-19 support allowance to employees via their accounts (illustration).
According to the content of the Official Dispatch, due to the urgent nature of the implementation of support policies for employees at this time, it is proposed that the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities direct all levels and branches in Vietnam shall:
- Propagate and disseminate policies so that employers know and soon make a list of requests for support for employees;
- Quickly deploy payments through bank accounts or directly to employees, especially at businesses with a large number of employees who are in isolated, blockaded areas or have moved back to their hometown and are in dire need of material and spiritual support to maintain life.
- The competent authorities shorten the appraisal and approval times according to the processes specified in Article 16 and other relevant provisions in Vietnam's Decision 23/2021/QD-TTg, creating the best conditions for the employees and employers to have early access and benefit from the policy.
In addition, in order to create the best conditions for employees and employers to have early access to and benefit from support policies, on the basis of receiving feedback from localities about the inability to directly agree in writing due to the conditions of distance and blockade, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs of Vietnam has given the following guidance:
Regarding the composition of the application file for support for the employee who temporarily suspends the performance of the labor contract or takes unpaid leave:
- In cases where due to epidemic or force majeure causes, agreement cannot be agreed in writing, the employer and employee can agree in other forms such as: by phone, text message, email, etc.
Thus, when there is an agreement between the two parties, the employer shall specify the method of agreement in the column "Notes" in Form No. 05 and take responsibility for the content of the agreement.
- In case the employer and the employee have a written agreement on the temporary suspension of the performance of the labor contract or take unpaid leave, such written agreement shall be used.
