On February 11, Mr. Tran Doan Trung, Standing Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor said: The City Confederation of Labor has just issued guidelines for trade unions at all levels to support union members and employees. employees have their working hours reduced or their labor contracts terminated due to the business being cut or reduced orders, according to Decision 6696/QD-TLD dated January 16, 2023, of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. Male.
Accordingly, union members and employees working under labor contracts at enterprises that pay union dues before September 30, affected will be supported from VND 700,000 to VND 3 million/person. In which, union members and employees have their daily working time reduced or the number of working days in a week or a month reduced (except in the case of a reduction in overtime), and are suspended from work for 14 days or more within a period of time. the period from October 1, 2022 to the end of March 31, 2023; have any monthly income equal to or less than the prevailing regional minimum wage.
Specifically, employees are union members; employees who are not union members but are women aged full 35 years or older, are pregnant, employees are raising their own, adopted children or taking care of children under 6 years old (support only 1 person) is the mother or father or substitute carer) is supported 1 million VND/person. Employees who are not union members receive VND 700,000/person.
Support union members and employees to suspend the performance of labor contracts or take unpaid leave during the term of the labor contract for 30 consecutive days or more due to the business being cut or reduced orders (except for union members, employees temporarily suspend the performance of labor contracts, take unpaid leave for personal reasons) from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Support levels for union members; employees who are not union members but are women aged full 35 years or older, are pregnant, employees are raising their own, adopted children or taking care of children under 6 years old (support only 1 person) is the mother or father or substitute carer) receive the rate of 2 million VND/person. Employees who are not union members receive 1.4 million VND/person.
Support union members and employees whose labor contracts are terminated from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 (unless the employee unilaterally terminates the labor contract illegally; being disciplined for dismissal; agreeing to the probationary contents stated in the labor contract but the probationary is unsatisfactory or one party cancels the probation agreement; enjoying monthly pension, loss of working capacity allowance) but not eligible for unemployment benefits. Level of support, membership; employees who are not union members but are women aged full 35 years or older, are pregnant, employees are raising their own, adopted children or taking care of children under 6 years old (support only 1 person) is the mother or father or the substitute carer) receives the rate of 3 million VND/person. Employees who are not union members receive 2.1 million VND/person.
According to Mr. Tran Doan Trung, the support is from the reserve fund and the use of the existing regular operation fund of the Trade Unions at the immediate superior at the grassroots level. Particularly, union members and employees working at grassroots trade unions under the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor will receive support from the contingency fund and use of the Union’s existing regular operation fund. City Labor Union.
The time to receive support request dossiers is no later than the end of March 31, 2023; The deadline for completing support procedures for union members and employees is until the end of May 30, 2023. The employee support money will be paid directly once, in cash or by transfer.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor, by the end of 2022, there were over 110,000 workers in the city who were underemployed or lost their jobs due to reduced orders from businesses. Of these, regarding 6,300 people lost their jobs.