At Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi), Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh (28 years old, from Nghe An) used to be attached to an electronics business for 4 years.
In the last days of the year, she continuously worked overtime to keep up with the order progress, with an average income of nearly 11 million VND/month. However, after Tet 2026, she decided to quit her job.
My job requires sitting a lot, transmission pressure, blurred vision, back pain. After Tet, I want to switch to online sales work in my hometown to be closer to my children" - Ms. Hanh shared.
Her husband's precarious construction work, young children sent to grandparents to take care of, homesickness and the pressure of rent of 1.8 million VND/month made her reconsider her plan to make a living in a foreign land.
Not only the electronics industry, but also the garment and footwear sectors... also recorded labor fluctuations after Tet.
Ms. Tran Thi Nhi (32 years old) - a garment worker at Phu Nghia Industrial Park (Chuong My, Hanoi) - said that she resigned because her salary did not increase as expected.
In 2025, she received a Tet bonus of one month's basic salary, but in the new year, living expenses increased while income was almost unchanged.
Ms. Nhi said that the reason she quit her job after Tet is the increasing pressure of living costs in major cities, while the regional minimum wage, although adjusted, has not kept up with the rate of increase in rent and food prices.
On the other hand, the psychology of "job change at the beginning of the year" is considered by female workers as a new starting point to change jobs.
After submitting her resignation application, she will prepare a dossier to receive unemployment benefits.
Each month I can receive about 60% of the average salary for insurance contributions in the last 6 months. This amount helps me have time to find a new job," she said.
However, the decision to quit work after Tet is not only an emotional story, but also directly related to the financial rights of workers that need to be noted.
According to Ms. Vu Thuy Trang - Deputy Director of YouMe Law Company Limited, when employees transfer jobs, they need to pay attention to salaries and remaining allowances.
Employees have the right to receive full salary for the working days, overtime pay (if any), attendance allowance, responsibility allowance or seniority according to collective labor agreements.
If resigning is in accordance with the pre-notice period, the enterprise is responsible for full payment within 14 days from the date of contract termination, except in special cases.
In addition, there is a severance allowance. With an actual working time of 12 months or more and not participating in unemployment insurance for the entire time, employees may be entitled to a severance allowance, each year of work earning half a month's average salary.
However, most workers today have participated in unemployment insurance, so instead they will carry out procedures to receive unemployment benefits at the local Employment Service Center.
According to Ms. Trang, employees need to carefully check the social insurance book that has been fully finalized, ensuring that the business does not owe or shorten payments.
This is the basis for calculating future benefits such as unemployment, maternity or retirement.
After Tet is the time for new plans. But between the pressure of making a living and the desire for change, every decision to leave the factory needs to be carefully calculated.
Because behind the resignation letter is not only the story of job transfer, but also the financial, social security and long-term future of the employee.
