FLAT Legal Journal
A company employing a foreign expert suddenly discovers that the expert’s work permit expired last week and no one filed for renewal. The expert has been coming to…
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Short answer: A group expert assigned to Vietnam for 2 years may qualify for a work permit exemption as an intra-company transferee — but “exempt does not mean…
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Spontaneous work stoppages to demand wages are not a statutory right and risk being classed as unlawful strikes. Distinguish 3 concepts, the right to unilaterally terminate the labour…
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Compare compulsory and voluntary social insurance (Article 2.4, Law on Social Insurance 2024): coverage, benefits, contributions — which suits freelancers.
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Compare overtime pay rates: 150% on normal days, 200% on weekly days off, and 300% on public holidays under Article 98 of the Labor Code 2019.
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Short answer — and it may run counter to many people’s intuition: under current law, the disciplinary authority and procedure for reprimand and demotion are IDENTICAL. The law…
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Short answer: the law has no separate overtime formula for piece-rate wages. Decree 145/2020/ND-CP at Article 55 only provides calculation methods for time-based wages (clause 1) and product-based…
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Short answer: a probationary period is an employment relationship — wages of at least 85% of the job’s salary are mandatory (Article 26 of the 2019 Labor Code).…
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Short answer: under Article 20 of the Labor Code 2019 (45/2019/QH14, still in force), labor contracts come in only two types: definite-term (maximum 36 months) and indefinite-term. On…
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“Collaborator contracts” and “lump-sum (khoan viec) contracts” are very common labels in practice — but the law recognises neither concept. Legally, a so-called collaborator or lump-sum arrangement can…
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