On the morning of November 27, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law on Employment (amended).
Speaking at the meeting hall, delegate Nguyen Hoang Bao Tran (Binh Duong Delegation) expressed support for the necessity of the draft Law.
Regarding the content of unemployment insurance payment for employees, the delegate of Binh Duong delegation said that the draft Law stipulates that in case the employer is no longer able to pay or evades paying unemployment insurance, the employee is allowed to use his/her own money to pay into the insurance fund to enjoy the regimes...
Delegate Nguyen Hoang Bao Tran said that this regulation will directly affect workers and may cause resentment among workers, because businesses owe insurance money that they must pay themselves.
Therefore, this delegate proposed to add regulations on the compensation responsibility of employers if they do not fully perform their obligations to pay insurance for employees.
At the same time, there are regulations on specific sanctions for violations. "This shows that paying unemployment insurance is not only the right of employees but also a mandatory legal obligation of employers," the delegate emphasized.
According to the delegate, in case the enterprise does not pay or owes unemployment insurance, the insurance agency can make an advance payment so that the employee's benefits are not interrupted and add a regulation requiring the enterprise to return the entire amount of unemployment insurance that has been evaded with corresponding interest.
However, from the business perspective, delegates proposed considering applying a mechanism to extend, postpone or reduce unemployment insurance contributions for businesses facing financial difficulties.
Especially in difficult economic situations, natural disasters, and epidemics, it is necessary to build a stricter and more effective legal system in managing unemployment insurance; ensuring a balance between the rights of employees and the ability of businesses to comply, towards a fair and sustainable working environment.
With the same content, delegate Chamalea Thi Thuy (Ninh Thuan Delegation) said that at Point d Clause 3 Article 60 of the draft law, there is a provision on the unemployment insurance payment period not reserved to calculate unemployment benefits for the next time, which is the unemployment insurance payment period of over 144 months.
Article 65 of the draft law stipulates that the period of unemployment benefits is calculated based on the number of months of unemployment insurance contributions, with full contributions of 12 months to 36 months receiving 3 months of unemployment benefits.
After that, for every 12 months of contributions, you will receive an additional month of unemployment benefits, but not more than 12 months.
Delegates recommended that the drafting agency should review these regulations, because regulations like the draft law will be disadvantageous for people with a longer insurance payment period of 144 months.
Delegate Chamalea Thi Thuy proposed an adjustment in the direction that workers will receive unemployment insurance equivalent to the payment period, meaning that after paying for 12 months, they will receive an additional month of unemployment benefits.
Or if the regulation of paying 12 months in full is still maintained to receive 1 more month of unemployment benefits, but not exceeding 12 months, it is necessary to stipulate that the unemployment insurance payment period of over 144 months will be reserved to calculate unemployment benefits for the next time.
“This is also one of the issues that workers are really concerned about, because it directly affects the lives of workers, especially those who are unemployed and facing difficulties,” said this delegate.
