9 kindergartens signed the agreement
On September 25, the Da Nang City Labor Federation, the Lien Chieu District Labor Federation, the Department of Education and Training, and 9 non-public kindergartens in Lien Chieu District (more than 130 union members) held a conference to sign the Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) for non-public kindergartens in the district.
Some of the outstanding contents in the collective labor agreement of non-public kindergartens in Lien Chieu district include: Building a salary scale and table to ensure the number of salary levels is at least 10 and the difference between two adjacent salary levels is at least 3 to 5%. The time to consider promotion for employees is from 1 year (full 12 months) to 2 years (24 months) of work.
Regarding salary increase, the organization will evaluate the employee's performance and consider increasing the salary every 1 or 2 years for employees who have worked for 12 months or 24 months or more; the employee's salary during the probationary period will be equal to 90% of the salary for that job; during the probationary period, the employee is entitled to at least one allowance such as gasoline, phone, diligence, etc. The employee is also entitled to a bonus for the New Year and Lunar New Year, at least 1.5 million VND/person.
Employers are obliged to organize periodic health check-ups for employees according to the law; provide uniforms or provide financial support for employees. Units must implement 14 benefits for employees including: Mid-shift meal allowance; birthday gifts; holiday allowance; travel, vacation; gifts for marriage and childbirth; sickness and funeral allowance; support for sudden difficulties...
Mr. Le Van Dai - Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City Labor Federation - said: These are the first 9 non-public preschools in Da Nang City to negotiate and sign a Collective Labor Agreement since the policy of establishing a Union of non-public preschool groups was implemented.
More and more practical and effective
According to Mr. Le Van Dai, thanks to the efforts in negotiation of trade unions at all levels, the quality of Collective Labor Agreements is more substantial and effective. The provisions focus on practical commitments such as: Quality, value of mid-shift meals; housing support, productivity bonuses, rest time; wages, bonuses and policies for female workers.
In addition to 9 non-public kindergartens in Lien Chieu district, since the beginning of the year, grassroots trade unions have proposed to negotiate and sign 12 new collective labor agreements.
There are 46 grassroots trade unions proposing to raise the meal allowance to VND20,000 or higher. Notably, in the first 9 months of the year, 100% of public administrative and public service units have organized conferences for cadres, civil servants, and public employees and established people's inspection committees. 68% of enterprises and non-public service units have organized labor conferences. There are 851 units organizing regular and ad hoc dialogues, through which many opinions of laborers have been listened to and resolved.
The City Labor Federation also pays attention to improving the capacity and skills of grassroots union officials. The City Labor Federation has organized training courses and professional development, negotiation and dialogue skills for grassroots union officials. Thereby, union officials are equipped with knowledge of the Labor Law and the Trade Union Law, helping to promote the role of representing and protecting the rights of workers, meeting the expectations that workers have.
“The fact that collective labor agreements are increasingly improved, more substantial and beneficial to employees has created connection and synchronization in the activities of caring for employee welfare of the employers. At the same time, it helps employees feel secure and attached, thereby helping the units attract, retain employees and stabilize long-term operations,” Mr. Le Van Dai shared.
