FLAT Legal Journal
2026 Law Update: New Unemployment Insurance Rules and Required Labor Contract Revisions This is a law update (LAWUP): it analyzes only new points from the Law on Employment…
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Wage-Demand Strike: How Should Employers Respond? On a Monday morning, the board of a foreign-invested garment company in a southern industrial park gets the news: about 300 sewing-workshop…
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Labor Law Guide for Retail Chains and F&B: The Most Common Mistakes A 40-store coffee chain can employ up to 600 people — mostly young shift workers coming…
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Work Permit Dossier Checklist for Foreign Experts in Vietnam Hiring a great expert is only half the journey. The other half — and the easier half to stumble…
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Can a Company Owing Taxes Go Bankrupt? FAQ "My company owes over 2 billion VND in taxes, business is losing money and I can't pay — can I…
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Case: VND 2 Billion Lost Over Unlawful Dismissal Procedure 1. The situation (anonymized) Company M (a manufacturer, ~300 employees) dismissed Mr. T — Sales Manager, salary VND 60…
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New Work Permit Rules for Foreign Workers in Vietnam 2026: Streamlined Procedures, Broader Exemptions, New Notification Fines Vietnam work permit new regulations 2026 centre on three instruments: Decree…
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Vietnam's 2024 Law on Social Insurance (effective 1 July 2025): key changes businesses must know On 29 June 2024, at its 7th session, the 15th National Assembly passed…
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Terminating Employment Contracts Lawfully in Vietnam: Unilateral Termination, Mutual Agreement, and Dismissal Every year, thousands of employers in Vietnam — including a fair number of FDI companies —…
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Company Bankruptcy: What Are Workers Paid? Contents 1. Context 2. What workers can be paid 3. Payment priority order 4. Social, health and unemployment insurance 5. What workers…
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