The Government of Vietnam adds entities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic eligible for assistance

In Resolution 154/NQ-CP, the amendment and supplementation of Point 1, Section II Resolution 42/NQ-CP are specified as follows:

In case employees working under employment contracts must agree on suspension of employment contracts, take unpaid leave for one month or more because their employers, people-founded/private educational institutions, or public educational institutions that cover regular expenses at all levels of preschools, kindergartens, primary schools, lower secondary schools, and upper secondary schools face difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, have no revenue or no financial resources to pay salaries, they shall receive VND 1,800,000/person/month. The assistance period depends on the actual suspension period of employment contracts, and unpaid leave period, according to the monthly situation of the epidemic developments, from April 1, 2020, and not exceeding 3 months.

Previously, Resolution 42/NQ-CP only stipulated that the beneficiaries were employees working in enterprises in Vietnam. However, with this amendment, not only employees working in enterprises but also employees working in people-founded/private educational institutions, or public educational institutions that cover regular expenses at all levels of preschools, kindergartens, primary schools, lower secondary schools, and upper secondary schools in Vietnam are eligible for assistance.

More details can be found in Resolution 154/NQ-CP issued on October 19, 2020.

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