Protect workers

Workers who are a brother or a younger brother of a martyr are exempt from military service. Photo: Nam Duong

Are employees whose brothers are martyrs exempt from military service?

|

Reader buitungxxx@gmail asks: Are employees whose older brother is a martyr exempt from military service?

Workers who are the only workers who have to directly support relatives who are no longer able to work or have not reached working age are temporarily suspended from military service. Photo: Nam Duong

Can one-child laborers be temporarily postponed from military service?

|

Reader thuykhuexxx@gmail asks: Can employees who are only children be temporarily postponed from military service?

Employees are obliged to pay unemployment insurance fully and in accordance with regulations. Photo: Hai Nguyen

What are the obligations of employees when participating in unemployment insurance from 2026

|

Reader with email thanhmaixxx@gmail. com asks: In 2026, what are the obligations of workers when participating in unemployment insurance?

The commune-level People's Committee must publicize the collection and payment results, and the list of domestic and foreign workers and economic organizations that have contributed to the disaster prevention and control fund in the area. Photo: Quyen Pham

Commune-level People's Committees must publicize the results of disaster prevention and control collection

|

Reader with email phandangxxx@gmail. com asks: What is the responsibility of the commune-level People's Committee for publicizing the results of disaster prevention and control collection?

Employees are allowed to continue working at enterprises after conversion to implement new labor contracts. Photo: Thuc Quyen

Policies for employees when enterprises are equitized

|

Reader with email vantoanxxx@gmail. com asks: When a business is equitized, what is the policy for employees?

From February 13, 2026, when the enterprise is equitized, employees who commit to working long-term for the enterprise for at least 3 years are allowed to buy up to a maximum of 2,000 to 5,000 shares depending on the employee. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Employees who commit to working long-term for businesses are allowed to buy more shares

|

Reader with email phandienxxx@gmail. com asks: Can employees who commit to working long-term for equitized enterprises buy more shares?

Subjects buying shares at preferential prices when equitizing enterprises include: Employees working under labor contracts and enterprise managers of equitized enterprises at the time of determining the value of equitized enterprises. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Preferential shares for employees when equitizing enterprises

|

Reader with email lenaxxx@gmail. com asks: When a business is equitized, how is the sale of shares at preferential prices to employees?

Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee (10th from right); Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyen - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union (6th from left) and Mr. Phan Van Anh - Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Labor Federation (8th from right) present Tet gifts to union members and workers in particularly difficult circumstances. Photo: Manh Quan

800 union members and workers in particularly difficult circumstances are supported

|

Hanoi - 800 union members and workers in particularly difficult circumstances participating in the "Tet Sum vay - Spring of Gratitude to the Party" Program of the Hanoi City Labor Federation are supported.

The social insurance agency has the right to inspect the payment of unemployment insurance for employees and employers. Photo: Nam Duong

What rights does the social insurance agency have with unemployment insurance?

|

Reader thuhangxxx@gmail.com asks: What rights does the social insurance agency have in the field of unemployment insurance?

The salary used as the basis for paying the highest unemployment insurance is equal to 20 times the regional minimum monthly salary announced by the Government at the time of unemployment insurance payment. Photo: Nam Duong

Salary as the basis for unemployment insurance contributions from January 2026

|

Reader thuhien@gmail.com asks: How is the salary as a basis for paying unemployment insurance from January 2026 regulated?

Mr. Nguyen Huu Dai - Member of the Standing Committee - Deputy Head of the Trade Union of Industrial Parks - Dong Nai Provincial Labor Federation and employees of S.L.F Company. Photo: Trade Union provided

Trade unions get involved, companies pay severance pay to workers

|

Dong Nai - A company in Bau Xeo Industrial Park, Trang Bom commune announced the payment of severance pay to employees after the trade union intervened.

Agencies and recruitment agencies must delete and destroy personal data information provided by candidates in case of non-recruitment. Graphics: Thien Nhan

Responsibility for protecting personal data in recruitment and management of employees

|

Reader with email kyquanxxx@gmail.com asks: How is the protection of personal data in recruitment, management, and use of employees regulated?

The eContract provider is responsible for storing electronic labor contract data in accordance with the provisions of law on storage. Graphics: Thien Nhan

Responsibility of eContract providers for electronic labor contracts

|

Reader with email vantoanxxx@gmail.com asks: What is the responsibility of the eContract provider regarding electronic labor contracts?

Employees have the right to register and use the Electronic Labor Contract Platform access account to look up, verify and manage their signed electronic labor contract data. Photo: Nam Duong

Rights and responsibilities of employees with electronic labor contracts

|

Reader with email lenghiaxxx@gmail.com asks: What rights and responsibilities do workers have with electronic labor contracts?

Payment of salaries, wages and other payables to employees of enterprises that have been accounted for in production and business expenses during the period but have not actually paid or do not have payment documents as prescribed by law shall not be subject to calculation of corporate income tax. Photo: Nam Duong

Expenditures for employees are not deducted when calculating corporate income tax

|

A reader with email thulinhxxx@gmail.com asked: What expenses are not allowed to employees when calculating corporate income tax?