Recently, People's Committee of HCMC, Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 1457/UBND-KT on adopting policy to support workers affected by Covid-19 pandemic in the city
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Policies to support people in HCMC, Vietnam during and after the COVID-19 epidemic (Internet image)
According to this Official Dispatch, workers who suffer job loss due to Covid-19 pandemic (ineligible for unemployment benefits as prescribed), including teachers, personnel of non-public preschool education institutions, day-care centers in HCMC, Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “workers”), consisting of:
1. Workers who are subject to suspension of employment contracts as specified in Clause 5, Article 32 of the Labor Code or unpaid leave as specified in Clause 3, Article 116 of the Labor Code.
2. Workers who are subject to termination of employment contract but they are ineligible for unemployment benefits as prescribed.
- A worker who is subject to suspension of employment contracts as specified in Clause 5, Article 32 of the Labor Code or unpaid leave as specified in Clause 3, Article 116 of the Labor Code may receive financial support when he/she meets all eligibility requirements below:
= His/her period of suspension of employment contract or unpaid leave is at least 01 consecutive month beginning from April 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 inclusive; the commencement date of suspension of employment contract or unpaid leave is from February 1, 2020[1] onwards.
= He/she obtains an agreement on suspension of employment contract or unpaid leave due to Covid-19 pandemic.
= He/she has participated in compulsory social insurance before he/she suspends the employment contract or takes unpaid leave.
For these subjects, the support amount is VND 1,000,000/person/month. Support will be granted monthly according to their suspension of employment contract or unpaid leave, up to 03 months, from April to June 2020.
- A worker subject to termination of employment contract may receive financial support when he/she meets all eligibility requirements below:
= His/her employment contract is terminated in the period from February 1, 2020[2] to June 30, 2020 inclusive, unless he/she unilaterally terminates the employment contract illegally or he/she is on a pension or on monthly work-capacity loss benefit.
= He/she is ineligible for unemployment benefit as prescribed.
For these subjects, the support amount is VND 1,000,000/person/month. Support will be granted monthly according to their job loss due to Covid-19 pandemic, up to 03 months, from April to June 2020.
Nguyen Trinh
