Amending provisions on documentation and procedures for assistance for people facing difficulties due to Covid-19 epidemic in Vietnam

Provisions on documentation and procedures for assistance for people facing difficulties due to Covid-19 epidemic of Decision No. 15/2020/QĐ-TTg, amended by Clause 2 Article 1 of the Decision No. 32/2020/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, are as follows:

- Enterprises and education institutions shall prepare a list of employees suspending employment contracts or taking non-paid leave and satisfactory to Article 1 of Decision No. 15/2020/QĐ-TTg; request local union organizations (if any) and social insurance agencies to verify this list.

- Within 3 working days from the date on which the list is received, social insurance agencies and education institutions shall verify participation in social insurance of employees according to Clause 2 Article 1 of Decision No. 15/2020/QĐ-TTg and send to enterprises and education institutions.

- Enterprises and education institutions shall send application to People’s Committees of districts where the enterprises and education institutions are based. Within 3 working days from the date on which adequate applications are received, People's Committees of districts shall appraise and propose Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces. Within 2 working days from the date on which adequate applications are received, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces shall issue Decisions on approving list and funding expenditure and pay for the funding.

Thus, Decision No. 32/2020/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam has supplemented “education institutions” to entities subject to documentation and procedures for assistance due to Covid-19, which is to be consistent with Resolution No. 154/NQ-CP.

View more details at the Decision No. 32/2020/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, issued on October 19, 2020.

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