Employees are given more days off, with pay
From May 2024, many male workers at Khanh Hoa Traffic Construction Consulting Joint Stock Company whose wives have given birth will be given at least 2 more days off than prescribed by law and receive full salary. This is the result of the Collective Labor Agreement (CBA) signed by the Company with the Trade Union of the Transport sector (MOT) of Khanh Hoa province. Previously, through negotiations and negotiations, the industry union organized the signing of the 2nd collective bargaining agreement for the Traffic Sector enterprise group with 5 enterprises under the management unit.
Collective labor agreements have many beneficial provisions for employees, notably: The minimum wage applied to employees at these enterprises is at least 1% higher than the regional minimum wage; Probationary salary of at least 90%; The average 13th month salary is equal to, or higher than, the minimum wage in region 2; Employees who do work under normal conditions, work that is heavy, hazardous, dangerous, and especially heavy, toxic, or dangerous are entitled to take 1 additional day of annual leave compared to regulations; Employees are given 1 to 2 extra days off to handle personal matters and still receive full salary compared to regulations; Male workers whose wives give birth are entitled to at least 2 additional days of leave and still receive full salary.
Especially for the first time, the Occupational Safety and Health Network stipulates that a liability allowance of 50,000 VND/person/month is allowed, and businesses purchase accident or physical insurance for all employees.
Statistics from the Labor Confederation of Khanh Hoa province as of the first quarter of 2024, the whole province has 457/534 enterprise grassroots unions that have signed collective bargaining agreements, reaching a rate of 83%. The number of valid collective bargaining agreements is 319/457 (reaching 69%), of which 54 are grade A collective agreements, 142 are grade B. Many collective labor agreements record more beneficial contents, achieving more provisions than the law for employees, focusing on basic issues such as: Wages, social welfare, working hours. , time to rest, visit when sick, go on vacation...
Trying to find common ground
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan - Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Province's Transport Industry Union - said: To have the above group agreement, the industry union must look for common points, agree, negotiate and negotiate with each enterprise to find common ground. speak out in the most harmonious way, bringing the highest benefits to union members and employees.
According to Mr. Tuan, in 2021, the industry union successfully signed the CLA for the Enterprise Group of Khanh Hoa Province's Transport Sector with a term of 3 years. This is also the first sector-group collective bargaining agreement of the Provincial Trade Union in general and the Transport Sector Union of Khanh Hoa province in particular. After 3 years of implementation, 816 employees have benefited from the beneficial contents of the agreement, with a total amount of nearly 5 billion VND. Of these, 183 employees benefited from salaries and bonuses, with a total amount of more than 1.5 billion VND, and 102 employees benefited from working hours and rest hours with a total amount of more than 150 million VND. …
Currently, labor disputes are increasingly complicated, damaging the interests of both parties, so the CBA is an important legal document to ensure the interests of both employees and employers. Trade unions, with their functions, are determining that this is an effective means to help ensure the rights and interests of workers.
“To build and effectively implement collective bargaining agreements, it is necessary to establish collective bargaining groups. Each participating member must have an understanding of labor laws, the production and business situation of the enterprise, be diligent in pursuing the issue, and be dedicated to the employees so that they can build negotiation content on the basis of ensuring the highest aspirations and interests of the labor collective are achieved..." - Mr. Tuan shared.
