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9.1ÌýÌýÌýÌý Employment law overview

Business establishments, including foreign-invested and local, doing business in Vietnam are required to strictly follow the provisions of the Labour Code, which contains the legal framework for the rights and obligations of employers and employees with respect to, amongst others, working hours, employment term, social security, overtime, strikes, and termination of employment contracts.

Employment contract

An employment contract must contain provisions such as the scope of work, working hours, rest breaks, wages, job location, term of contract, occupational safety, hygiene conditions and social security.

There are two types of employment contracts in Vietnam, namely:

1. Ìý

   •ÌýÌýÌýÌý employment contract with indefinite term – under which employer and employee neither determine the term of contract nor termination point of time, and

2. Ìý

   •ÌýÌýÌýÌý employment contract with definite term – under which employer and employee determine the term as a period not exceeding 36 months and the termination point of time; the definite contract can only be renewed twice

In addition, E-contracts are officially recognised with same validity as those in written form. Verbal