Ordinance On Labor Contracts

Legal+document%3a+ORDI4+*+*%2fDate%3a%2f*+01%2f01%2f01+*+*%2fNumber%3a%2f*ORDI4+*+*%2fName+of+Document%3a%2f*+Ordinance+On+Labor+Contracts+THE+SOCIALIST+REPUBLIC+OF+VIETNAM+Independence-Freedom-Happiness.+ORDINANCE+ON+LABOUR+CONTRACTS+CHAPTER+I+GENERAL+PROVISIONS+Article+1+A+labour+contract+is+an+agreement+between+an+employee+and+an+employer+(hereinafter+referred+to+as+employer)+in+respect+of+a+paid+job+in+which+both+parties+agree+to+the+conditions+of+employment%2c+the+working+conditions+to+be+provided+and+the+rights+and+obligations+of+each+party.+Article+2+Labour+contracts+shall+apply+to+organisations+and+individuals+from+various+economic+branches+and+sectors+which+employ+and+hire+labour%2c+and+to+hired+employees+who+are+to+be+paid+wages+(salaries).+Labour+contracts+shall+not+apply+in+the+following+circumstances%3a+1.+Persons+elected+to+public+office+at+various+levels%3b+2.+Persons+appointed+to+positions+in+the+State+apparatus+and+in+State-run+economic+units%3b+3.+Persons+belonging+to+the+people's+armed+forces%3b+4.+Persons+employed+by+State+administrative+bodies+or+work+units.+A+list+of+specific+are+categories+of+work+to+which+labour+contracts+shall+not+apply+shall+be+drawn+up+by+the+Council+of+Ministers.+Article+3+Labour+contracts+shall+be+concluded+on+a+voluntary%2c+free%2c+and+fair+basis+and+shall+not+be+contrary+to+law+or+collective+labour+agreements+which+have+been+signed.+Article+4+The+State+guarantees+the+rights+and+legitimate+interests+of+contracting+parties+as+set+out+in+a+labour+contract.+The+State+encourages+the+conclusion+of+contracts+according+to+which+a+worker+shall+enjoy+working+conditions+better+than+those+provided+for+in+the+labour+law.+Article+5+A+labour+contract+agreed+to+by+both+parties+shall+include+the+following+essential+matters%3a+specification+of+the+job%3b+wages+(or+salaries)%3b+place+of+work%3b+duration+of+the+contract%3b+conditions+required+by+the+laws+on+occupational+safety+and+hygiene%3b+and+social+insurance+to+be+paid+in+respect+of+an+employee.+The+wage+or+salary+to+be+paid+to+employee+shall+be+no+lower+than+the+minimum+wage+provided+for+by+the+State.%0d%0a%0d%0a%0cArticle+6+Labour+contracts+shall+be+concluded+in+written+or+oral+form.+Orally+concluded+labour+contracts+shall+comply+with+the+provisions+of+this+Ordinance+and+the+provisions+of+the+labour+law+currently+in+force.+Article+7+Both+parties+to+a+labour+contract+shall+be+obliged+to+strictly+fulfil+all+terms+and+conditions+set+out+in+the+labour+contract.+Any+party+who+breaches+a+labour+contract+and+thereby+causes+damage+to+the+other+party+shall+be+liable+to+pay+compensation+according+to+the+seriousness+of+the+damage+caused.+Article+8+1.+A+labour+contract+shall+be+considered+to+be+totally+null+and+void+where%3a+a.+One+of+the+contracting+parties+has+no+legal+capacity+or+is+not+capable+of+working.+b.+One+of+the+contracting+parties+entered+into+it+under+coercion+or+consequent+upon+a+deception%3b+c.+The+contents+of+labour+are+prohibited+by+law%3b+d.+The+contents+of+the+labour+contract+limit+the+right+of+an+employee+to+join+or+to+take+part+in+trade-union+activities.+2.+A+labour+contract+shall+be+considered+to+be+partially+null+and+void+if+part+of+its+contents+is+prohibited+by+law+but+does+not+affect+the+remaining+parts+of+the+contract.+Labour+inspectors+shall+have+the+power+to+determine+whether+a+labour+contract+is+partly+invalid+or+totally+void.+CHAPTER+II+CONCLUSION+OF+LABOUR+CONTRACTS+Article+9+1.+A+labour+contract+shall+be+concluded+directly+between+an+employee+and+an+employer+or+the+legal+representative+of+an+employer.+2.+A+labour+contract+shall+be+concluded+directly+between+an+employer+and+each+employee.+A+labour+contract+may+also+be+signed+between+an+employer+and+an+employee+who+is+authorised+to+represent+a+group+of+employees.+In+this+case%2c+the+labour+contract+shall+be+as+effective+as+if+it+were+concluded+directly+with+each+employee.+3.+An+employee+shall+have+the+right+to+establish+a+number+of+labour+relations+and+may+conclude+simultaneously+more+than+one+labour+contract.+4.+Labour+contracts+in+writing+shall+be+on+the+standard+forms+issued+by+the+Ministry+of+Labour%2c+War+Invalids+and+Social+Welfare+and+shall+be+made+in+two+copies%2c+one+copy+being+for+each+party.+In+the+event+that+both+parties+agree+to+register+with+a+competent+State+body%2c+the+employee+shall+be+exempt+from+fees+and+postage+duties.+Article+10+When+employment+is+to+be+used+by+a+sub-contractor+the+principal+employer+shall+remain+liable+to+pay+the+employees+their+wages+(salaries)%2c+allowances+and+compensation+in+the+event+that+the+sub-contractor+does+not+pay+them+in+full+or+does+not+pay+at+all.+When+an+employer+transfers+to+another+person+the+right+to+ownership%2c%0d%0a%0d%0a%0cthe+right+to+management+or+the+right+to+use+any+property+of+the+enterprise+and+the+transfer+directly+relates+to+the+performance+of+a+labour+contract%2c+the+new+employer+shall+continue+to+be+bound+by+the+labour+contract+in+respect+of+an+employee.+Where+an+employer+goes+bankrupt+and+his+assets+are+liquidated%2c+wages+(salaries)+owned+to+his+employees+shall+have+priority+in+being+paid+first.+Article+11+Labour+contracts+may+be+concluded+in+any+of+categories%3a+1.+Labour+contracts+with+an+indefinite+term.+2.+Labour+contracts+with+a+definite+term.+3.+Labour+contracts+for+a+specific+or+seasonal+job.+Article+12+Parties+to+a+labour+contract+must+have+legal+capacity+and+be+capable+of+working.+An+employer+shall+have+legal+status+or+be+an+individual+with+all+the+necessary+pre-conditions+for+hiring+and+using+labour+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+the+law.+Any+employee+15+years+of+age+or+over+shall+have+the+right+to+conclude+a+labour+contract.+Persons+under+15+may+also+conclude+labour+contracts+for+any+work+permitted+by+law%2c+but+must+have+the+consent+of+parents+or+other+legal+representatives.+The+Ministry+of+Labour%2c+War+Invalids+and+Social+Welfare+shall+issue+regulations+on+employee+safeguards+in+respect+of+minors%2c+on+categories+of+heavy+and+hazardous+work+not+permitted+for+persons+under+18+and+categories+of+work+in+which+persons+under+15+may+be+employed%2c+and+on+the+conclusion+of+apprenticeship+contracts.+Article+13+When+concluding+a+labour+contract%2c+an+employer+and+an+employee+may+agree+on+a+trial+period+and+its+duration.+This+trial+period+may+be+concluded+by+means+of+a+separate+contract.+The+duration+of+a+trial+period+shall+depend+on+the+nature+of+the+work+but+shall+not+exceed+twenty+days.+For+complicated+managerial+and+technical+work%2c+duration+of+a+trial+period+may+be+longer%2c+but+shall+not+exceed+a+maximum+of+thirty+days.+Rights+and+obligations+during+a+trial+period+shall+be+agreed+by+both+parties%3b+in+particular%2c+the+wage+or+salary+shall+be+least+70+per+cent+of+the+amount+paid+for+the+same+work+at+the+same+grade+on+a+permanent+basis.+During+the+trial+period%2c+both+parties+shall+have+the+right+to+cancel+the+labour+contract+without+prior+notice+and+without+paying+compensation.+Article+14+A+labour+contract+shall+take+effect+from+the+date+of+signing+or+from+the+date+on+which+both+parties+reach+agreement.+Where+an+employee+has+in+fact+started+work+or+a+trial+period+for+which+it+has+been+agreed+that+there+shall+be+no+separate+contract%2c+the+labour+contract+shall+take+effect+from+the+date+the+employee+starts+work+or+the+trial+period.+When+a+fixed+term+labour+contract+or+one+for+a+specific+or+seasonal+job+has+terminated+but+the+employee+continues+to+work+and+neither+party+has+expressed+a+desire+to+terminate+the+labour+contract%2c+the+the+following%0d%0a%0d%0a%0clabour+contract+shall+in+effect+be+valid+until+the+day+two+parties+declares+it+to+be+terminated.+Article+15+An+employee+employed+under+with+a+labour+record+book+in+the+Council+of+Ministers.%0d%0a%0d%0aeither+of+the%0d%0a%0d%0aa+labour+contract+shall+be+furnished+accordance+with+provisions+drawn+up+by%0d%0a%0d%0aCHAPTER+III+IMPLEMENTATION+OF%2c+CHANGES+TO%2c+DEFERMENT+OF+AND+TERMINATION+OF+LABOUR+CONTRACTS+Article+16+Both+parties+to+a+labour+contract+shall+be+responsible+for+the+strict+implementation+of+the+terms+agreed+on+in+the+labour+contract.+The+employer+may+not+oblige+an+employee+to+do+any+work+not+referred+to+in+the+contract+or+compel+an+employee+to+work+in+conditions+in+which+safety+cannot+be+guaranteed.+An+employee+shall+comply+with+lawful+instructions+from+an+employer+and+with+labour+regulations+(where+such+regulations+exist).+Article+17+In+the+process+of+carrying+out+a+labour+contract+any+party+wishing+to+change+the+contents+of+the+labour+contract+shall+give+prior+notice+to+the+other+party.+Changes+to+a+labour+contract+shall+be+based+precisely+on+the+same+principles+as+agreed+on+when+concluding+the+labour+contract.+Where+there+is+a+change+to+one+of+the+main+points+of+agreement+as+set+out+in+Article+5+of+this+ordinance%2c+a+worker+shall+have+the+right+to+request+that+a+new+labour+contract+be+signed.+Article+18+1.+Where+the+conduct+of+production+or+business+so+requires%2c+an+employer+shall+have+the+right+to+transfer+temporarily+an+employee+to+another+place+of+work+or+to+another+job%2c+but+only+for+a+period+of+time+not+exceeding+a+maximum+of+30+days+in+one+year%2c+and+shall+give+prior+notice+to+an+employee+at+least+one+day+in+advance.+If+the+duration+of+the+transfer+exceeds+this+length+of+time%2c+the+consent+of+the+worker+shall+be+required.+2.+In+sudden+cases+of+emergencies+resulting+from+unavoidable+circumstances+an+employer+may+transfer+an+employee+to+another+place+of+work+or+to+another+job+but+only+for+a+period+not+exceeding+a+maximum+of+ninety+days+in+one+year.+If+the+duration+of+a+transfer+exceeds+this+length+of+time%2c+the+consent+of+the+employee+shall+be+required%2c+and+if+the+employee+does+not+agree%2c+he+shall+receive+the+required+allowances+for+suspension+of+work.+3.+When+an+employer+transfers+an+employee+temporarily+to+another+place+of+work+or+another+job+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+paragraphs+1+and+2+of+this+article%2c+the+employee+shall+receive+a+wage+or+salary+in+accordance+with+the+new+job%2c+but+this+amount+shall+not+be+less+than+the+wage+or+salary+for+this+previous+job.+Article+19+The+performance+of+a+labour+contract+may+be+temporarily+deferred+in%0d%0a%0d%0a%0cany+of+the+following+circumstances%3a+1.+The+employee+is+required+for+military+service+with+a+permanent+or+reserve+army+unit.+2.+The+employee+performs+a+public+labour+obligation+or+other+obligations+stipulated+by+law.+3.+The+employee+is+arrested+or+temporarily+detained.+4.+Other+circumstances+agreed+on+by+other+sides.+Article+20+A+labour+contract+shall+ipso+facto+be+terminated+in+any+of+the+following+circumstances%3a+1.+The+duration+of+the+contract+has+expired+or+the+work+agreed+on+in+the+contract+is+completed.+2.+Both+parties+agree+to+terminate+the+contract.+3.+The+employee+is+sentenced+to+imprisonment+or+a+form+of+punishment+which+prevents+him+from+continuing+in+his+previous+work.+4.+The+employee+dies.+5.+The+employer+dies%2c+or+is+sentenced+to+imprisonment+or+a+form+of+punishment+which+prevents+him+from+continuing+in+his+previous+work+while+the+enterprise+is+closed.+Article+21+1.+An+employee+employed+under+a+labour+contract+with+indefinite+term+shall+have+the+right+to+unilaterally+terminate+the+contract%2c+but+shall+give+prior+notice+to+the+employer+in+accordance+with+the+provision+of+article+24+of+this+Ordinance.+2.+An+employee+employed+under+a+fixed+term+labour+contract+or+one+for+a+specific+or+seasonal+job+shall+have+the+right+to+unilaterally+terminate+the+contract+before+term%2c+in+any+of+the+following+circumstances%3a+(a)+The+employer+does+not+provided+the+work+or+provides+the+work+at+the+other+place+of+work+or+does+not+ensure+the+reasonable+working+conditions+as+agreed+on+in+the+contract%3b+(b)+The+employer+does+not+pay+the+employee+his+wages+in+full+and+on+time+in+accordance+with+this+contract%3b+(c)+The+employer+ill-treats+the+employee%3b+(d)+The+employee+is+elected+to+public+office+or+is+appointed+to+a+position+in+a+State+body%3b+(e)+Due+to+family+circumstances+the+employee+is+unable+to+continue+to+implement+the+contract.+Where+a+contract+is+terminated+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+points+(d)+and+(e)%2c+paragraph+2+of+this+article%2c+the+employee+shall+give+prior+notice+to+the+employer+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+article+24+of+this+Ordinance.+Article+22+1.+An+employer+shall+have+the+right+to+unilaterally+terminate+a+labour+contract%2c+but+shall+give+prior+notice+to+the+employee+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+article+24+in+any+of+the+following+circumstances%3a+(a)+The+employee+continually+fails+to+fulfil+his+tasks+in+accordance+with+the+causing+serious+harm+to+the+assets+and+interests+of+the+enterprise%2c+office%2c+production+establishment+or+business+unit%3b+(b)+The+employee+commits+acts+of+theft%2c+corruption+or+other+acts+violating+the+law+causing+serious+harm+to+the+assets+and+interests+of+the+enterprise%2c+office%2c+production+establishment+of+business+unit%3b+(c)+The+employee+suffers+illness+and+injury+and+remains+unable+to%0d%0a%0d%0a%0cwork+after+having+been+treated+for+six+consecutive+months%3b+(d)+Due+to+natural+disasters%2c+fire+or+other+unavoidable+circumstances+which+the+employer+has+tried+by+all+means+to+prevent+but+is+forced+to+cut+production+and+employment%3b+(e)+The+office%2c+enterprise%2c+production+establishment+or+business+unit+is+dissolved+or+its+assets+liquidated.+2.+When+a+labour+contract+is+terminated+in+accordance+with+points+(a)+and+(c)%2c+paragraph+1+of+this+article%2c+the+following+conditions+shall+be+complied+with%3a+(a)+If+the+employer+belongs+to+a+non-State+economic+sector%2c+he+shall+consult+the+Executive+Committee+of+the+trade+union+or+a+representative+of+the+employees.+(b)+If+the+employer+belongs+to+a+State+economic+sector%2c+he+shall+abide+by+the+provisions+of+paragraph+2%2c+article+12+of+the+Trade+Union+Law.+3.+When+a+labour+contract+is+terminated+in+accordance+with+points+(d)+and+(e)%2c+paragraph+1+of+this+article%2c+an+employer+shall+give+prior+notice+and+obtain+the+approval+of+the+local+labour+office.+4.+The+termination+of+a+labour+contract+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+paragraph+1+of+this+article%2c+with+regard+to+an+employee+who+is+the+chairman+or+an+official+of+the+Executive+Committee+of+the+trade+union%2c+the+provisions+of+paragraph+4%2c+article+15+of+the+Trade+Union+Law+shall+be+complied+with%3b+with+regard+to+an+employee+who+is+the+representative+of+the+employees+the+employer+shall+consult+the+employees.+Article+23+An+employer+may+not+unilaterally+terminate+a+labour+contract+in+the+following+circumstances%3a+1.+The+female+employee+is+pregnant%2c+except+in+the+circumstances+referred+to+in+points+(b)+and+(e)%2c+paragraph+1%2c+article+22%3b+on+maternity+leave+according+to+administrative+provisions%2c+or+is+nursing+a+child+under+twelve+months.+2.+The+employee+falls+ill%3b+is+the+victim+of+a+labour+accident%3b+is+receiving+treatment+for+an+occupational+disease%3b+is+receiving+treatment+or+undergoing+a+period+of+rehabilitation+prescribed+by+a+doctor%2c+except+in+circumstances+provided+for+in+point+(c)+and+(e)%2c+paragraph+1+of+article+22.+3.+The+employee+is+on+his+legally+prescribed+annual+leave+or+taking+other+authorised+leave.+Article+24+Prior+notice+as+referred+to+in+articles+21+and+22+on+the+unilateral+termination+of+a+labour+contract+shall+be+defined+as+follows%3a+1.+For+a+labour+contract+with+an+indefinite+term%2c+a+maximum+of+at+least+45+days+in+advance.+2.+For+a+fixed+term+labour+contract+at+least+30+days+in+advance.+3.+For+a+labour+contract+for+a+specific+or+seasonal+job+at+least+one+day+in+advance.+Each+party+may+unilaterally+withdraw+an+intention+to+terminate+a+labour+contract+before+the+expiry+of+the+period+required+for+advance+notice.+After+the+expiry+of+the+required+for+advance+notice%2c+the+other+side+shall+have+the+right+to+terminate+the+labour+contract.+Article+25+1.+When+a+labour+contract+is+terminated+in+breach+of+the+provisions+for+prior+notice+required+by+the+provisions+in+article+21%2c%0d%0a%0d%0a%0c22%2c+23+and+24+of+this+Ordinance%2c+the+party+in+breach+shall+pay+compensation+to+the+party+in+a+sum+equal+to+the+wages+(salaries)+which+would+otherwise+have+been+paid+during+the+notice+period+in+accordance+with+the+provisions+of+the+law.+2.+Depending+on+each+case+of+changes+to+or+temporary+deferment+of+performance+or+termination+of+a+labour+contract%2c+an+employee+may+receive+compensation%2c+allowances+for+suspension+of+work%2c+or+termination+of+employment+and+shall+enjoy+rights+as+provided+for+by+the+Council+of+Ministers.+Article+26+Within+seven+days+from+the+date+of+termination+of+a+labour+contract%2c+each+party+shall+be+responsible+for+payment+of+all+sums+outstanding+to+the+other+party+in+accordance+with+the+law.+Special+cases+in+which+the+period+for+payment+may+be+extended+beyond+seven+days+shall+be+determined+by+the+Council+of+Ministers.+The+employer+shall+return+an+employee's+labour+records%2c+all+files+and+other+documents+and+provided+required+certification+at+the+employee's+request.+CHAPTER+IV+SETTLEMENT+OF+LABOUR+DISPUTES+AND+ACTION+ON+VIOLATIONS+Article+27+Differences+arising+between+two+parties+regarding+the+carrying+out+of+a+labour+contract+shall+be+regarded+as+a+labour+dispute+and+may+be+settled+by+the+same+procedures+as+for+the+settlement+of+labour+disputes.+Article+28+The+settlement+of+a+labour+dispute+may+be+solved+first+of+all+through+direct+negotiations+between+two+parties+in+a+spirit+of+reconciliation+and+respect+for+mutual+interests.+Both+parties+shall+have+the+right+to+make+complaints+to+labour+inspectors%3b+labour+inspectors+shall+guide+both+sides+in+conciliation+of+a+dispute+strictly+accordance+with+labour+legislation%2c+within+seven+days+of+receipt+of+the+complaint.+Article+29+The+bodies+with+the+authority+to+settle+labour+disputes+include%3a+1.+The+council+of+labour+dispute+settlement+at+the+establishment%2c+comprising+an+equal+number+of+representatives+of+the+employer+and+employees+and+representatives+of+the+trade+union+Executive+Committee+(or+of+the+employee's+collective)+and+the+settlement+shall+be+achieved+according+to+the+principle+of+unanimity.+2.+The+council+of+arbiters+appointed+by+the+local+labour+office+at+district+level+or+above.+3.+The+people's+courts.+Procedures+and+jurisdictions+in+the+settlement+of+labour+disputes+shall+be+in+accordance+with+legal+provisions.+Article+30+Any+person+violating+the+provisions+of+this+Ordinance+on+Labour+Contracts+shall%2c+depending+on+the+seriousness+of+the+offence%2c+be+subject+on+administrative+penalties+or+shall+be+prosecuted+for+criminal+liability+in+accordance+with+legal+provisions.%0d%0a%0d%0a%0cCHAPTER+V+FINAL+PROVISIONS+Article+31+Labour+contracts+concluded+before+the+date+on+which+this+Ordinance+on+Labour+Contracts+comes+into+force+shall+continue+to+be+totally+valid+if+they+do+not+contravene+the+provisions+of+this+Ordinance.+Principles+contained+in+the+Ordinance+on+Labour+Contracts+should+be+applied+to+the+signing+and+performance+of+labour+contracts+between+Vietnamese+employees+and+individuals+and+organisations+or+offices+of+other+countries+set+up+in+Vietnam+or+carrying+on+activities+pursuant+to+the+Law+on+Foreign+Investment+in+Vietnam.+Article+32+Organisation+of+the+conclusion+of+Labour+Contracts+in+accordance+with+this+ordinance+within+enterprises+and+offices+belonging+to+the+State-run+economic+sector+should+be+carried+out+in+accordance+with+provisions+issued+by+the+Council+of+Ministers%2c+with+the+agreement+and+co-operation+of+the+Vietnam+Federation+of+Trade+Unions.+Separate+regulations+should+apply+to+public+servants+in+administrative+and+public+work.+Article+33+Any+previous+provisions+inconsistent+with+this+repealed.+Article+34+The+Council+of+Ministers+shall+issue+detailed+concerning+the+implementation+of+this+Ordinance.+BackBack+%3cindex.html%3e+regulations+Ordinance+are+hereby%0d%0a%0d%0a%0c