Easily manage employment in Vietnam

After working for an employer for 12 months, employees are entitled to 12 working days of paid holiday annually, with an additional day of paid holiday added every five years of employment. This increases to 14 days for minors, and 16 days for workers who do intensive, laborious, or dangerous work (mining is one example).Employees who’ve been working for less than a year are entitled to paid holiday equivalent to their tenure with the employer, i.e., around 1 day off for every month worked.

There are 12 public holidays employees can take off work with full pay.

Ailing employees can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days of paid sick leave (compensated at a rate equivalent to 75% of their normal wages) annually, depending on how long they’ve been making social security contributions.Employees engaged in hazardous or heavy industries can take anywhere from 40 to 70 days of paid sick leave annually, limited by how long they’ve been paying into the social security fund.Employees who’re convalescing after an illness are entitled to 25 – 40% of their normal wages.

Female employers are entitled to six months of paid maternity leave, starting two months before delivery, with full wages.

Fathers are entitled to fully paid paternity leave, lasting anywhere from five to 14 days.Parents can take up to 20 days of parental leave until their child turns three, and up to 15 days annually for children aged between four and seven. Parental leave is compensated at a rate equivalent to 75% of an employee’s normal wages, paid by the Vietnamese Social Insurance Authority.

- Personal leave: Vietnamese labour law provides for employees to take paid personal leave for marriages and bereavements. Employees who are getting married can take three days off, while parents are entitled to one day of paid leave for a child’s wedding. Workers can take three days of bereavement leave in the event of the death of theirs or a spouses’ 1st degree relatives.- Carer Leave: Parents and guardians can take up to 20 working days off annually to care for their ailing children or wards.- Work Injury leave: Employees who fall sick or get injured on the job can take up to 10 days off to recuperate properly after receiving the appropriate medical attention.- Adoption: Adoptive parents of children under six months of age are entitled to paid maternity leave until their child turns six months.