Article 59 of Decree 170/2025/ND-CP stipulates:
Working time is counted as severance pay
1. The period to be counted for severance pay is the total period calculated according to the year of compulsory social insurance payment (if the period is interrupted, it will be accumulated) not yet received severance pay or severance pay, including:
a) Time working in agencies, organizations, and units of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations;
b) Time working in the People's Army and the People's Public Security;
c) Working time at the association assigned by the Party and the State, according to the staffing quota assigned by the competent authority;
d) Time sent for training and fostering by the agency, organization or unit;
d) Salary-free leave under labor law;
e) Time off for sick leave, maternity leave, work accidents, occupational diseases, health rehabilitation according to the provisions of the law on social insurance;
g) The period of disciplinary action or criminal prosecution that has been concluded by the competent authority or organization as unfair or unjust;
h) The period of temporary suspension from work is prescribed by competent authorities.
2. The working time prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if there are odd months, is calculated as follows:
a) Less than 3 months, not counted;
b) From 3 months to 6 months is counted as 1/2 year of work;
c) From 6 months to 12 months is calculated as 1 year of work.
