Employment Law

Proposal to ease conditions for licensing national vocational skills assessment

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Many opinions suggest that the draft regulations on the conditions for issuing certificates of professional skills assessment activities at the national level still have many inadequacies and require appropriate support policies.

Proposal to expand the role of businesses in building professional skills standards

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Many opinions proposed expanding the participation of businesses and professional associations in building professional skills standards.

Maximum unemployment benefits equal to 5 times the regional minimum wage

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The monthly unemployment benefit level is equal to 60% of the average salary, but does not exceed 5 times the regional minimum wage at the time of insurance contribution.

4 unemployment insurance regimes, adding benefits for workers from 2026

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The 2025 Employment Law continues to stipulate 4 unemployment insurance regimes, however, the regimes are clearly stipulated, further expanding the benefits for workers.

New regulations on unemployment insurance from 2026

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The 2025 Law on Employment (effective from January 1, 2026) with many new regulations on unemployment insurance (UI) affects employees.

Vocational skills development content according to the latest regulations

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According to the 2025 Law on Employment, vocational skills development includes the following contents.

Loan sources for job creation

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The 2025 Law on Employment stipulates in detail the source of loans for job creation, below is detailed information.

Principles for assessing national vocational skills according to the latest regulations

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The 2025 Law on Employment stipulates in detail the assessment and issuance of national vocational skills certificates.

In 2026, the elderly will be able to borrow capital to create jobs and be granted a national vocational skills certificate

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Article 13 of the 2025 Law on Employment (effective from January 1, 2026) has specific regulations on employment support policies for elderly workers.

From 2026, workers will receive unemployment benefits earlier

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According to the 2025 Law on Employment, effective from January 1, 2026, employees will receive unemployment benefits earlier.

Notes when workers refuse to accept jobs introduced by job service organizations

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Rejecting to receive a job introduced by a service organization could cause workers to have their unemployment benefits cut according to the 2025 Employment Law.

Contents to support vocational skills development

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A reader with email duytuanxxx@gmail.com asked: What content does vocational skills development support include?

Employees can receive a maximum unemployment benefit of VND 26.55 million/month

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From January 1, 2026, the method of calculating the maximum unemployment benefit for employees has changed a lot.

Principles for assessing national vocational skills according to the latest regulations

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Clause 3, Article 24 of the 2025 Law on Employment stipulates that the assessment of national vocational skills must comply with the following principles.

Regulations on exploiting the labor market information system

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Article 21 of the 2025 Law on Employment stipulates in detail the management, operation and exploitation of the labor market information system.