General principles of electronic labor contracts

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 1, Article 3, Decree 337/2025/ND-CP on Electronic Labor Contracts (effective from January 1, 2026) stipulates as follows: Electronic labor contracts are labor contracts signed and established in the form of data messages according to the provisions of the law on labor and the law on electronic transactions, with legal value such as a paper labor contract.

Article 4, Decree 337/2025/ND-CP stipulates the general principles as follows:

1. The signing and implementation of electronic labor contracts must comply with the provisions of the law on labor, electronic transactions, network information security, data, personal data protection, storage and regulations in this Decree.

2. Electronic labor contracts must be sent to employees and employers in the form of data messages via appropriate electronic means as agreed by the parties.

3. Encourage the use of electronic labor contracts to replace paper labor contracts in the personnel management of employers, in handling administrative procedures related to labor contracts.

Thus, electronic labor contracts and general principles of electronic labor contracts are regulated as above.