Binh Duong needs around 12,000 workers by year-end

Binh Duong needs around 12,000 workers by year-end

Enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong are projected to recruit between 10,000-12,000 employees from now to the end of the year, with skilled and unskilled labourers accounting for about 70 per cent of the total.
First Workers’ Forum to take place on July 28

First Workers’ Forum to take place on July 28

About 500 delegates representing workers and employees across Vietnam are to attend the first Workers’ Forum on July 28 in Hanoi.
Employees at risk of losing livelihoods

Employees at risk of losing livelihoods

A number of foreign enterprises have had to make tough decisions to let go of workers due to the gloomy business situation and a sharp decline in orders.
Top 500 Vietnam Best Employers 2022

Top 500 Vietnam Best Employers 2022

The Top 500 Vietnam Best Employers unveiled winning businesses and organisations on September 28 along with the release of the Vietnam Top Employers Report.
Unemployment insurance fund to soon complete payments for COVID-19-hit employees

Unemployment insurance fund to soon complete payments for COVID-19-hit employees

More than 339,000 employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have received a total of 963 billion VND (41.12 million USD) from the unemployment insurance fund as of 5:30 pm on August 25.
Digital transformation to equip factory employees with future-fit skills

Digital transformation to equip factory employees with future-fit skills

Unilever’s in-factory digitalisation process brings efficiency, innovation, and empowerment to businesses, and also equips the workforce with future-fit skills.
Minimum wage plan gives hand to workers

Minimum wage plan gives hand to workers

An increase in the region-based minimum wage by 6 per cent is projected to satisfy some employees, while also being suitable for employers’ financial capacity.
Over 90 per cent of workers come back to work after Tet holiday

Over 90 per cent of workers come back to work after Tet holiday

Over 90 per cent of workers in industrial parks in Vietnam came back to work after Lunar New Year, which is a good momentum for enterprises’ recovery.
Strategies to best avail of supportive policies

Strategies to best avail of supportive policies

In order to support enterprises against the impacts of the pandemic, the Vietnamese government and ministries have issued many supportive policies and tax incentives for enterprises and employees on declaration and payment of corporate income tax (CIT), VAT, and land rent, as well as rules on a 30-per-cent tax reduction for small- and medium-sized enterprises with revenues of less than VND200 million ($8,700).
Additional encouragement for employees

Additional encouragement for employees

Many businesses are considering their Lunar New Year bonus packages for employees after a difficult year, in an attempt to encourage their loyalty.
AEON pursues sustainability and value

AEON pursues sustainability and value

Putting the interests of customers, employees, and the community above the interests of the business has become the guiding principle of AEON for the last decade in Vietnam. Even in a time when business activities are severely affected by the pandemic, the retail brand from Japan is still willing to say no to short-term profits to persistently pursue the mission of a retailer and corporate citizenship.
IZ groups clamour for accommodation

IZ groups clamour for accommodation

Foreign manufacturers in Vietnam are still waiting for land site support from local authorities in order to build accommodation for their employees so that production can be maintained.
Bubbles heap pain on vital manufacturers

Bubbles heap pain on vital manufacturers

The high costs of arranging COVID-19 bubbles for employees, along with rising logistics fees, are placing a stiff burden on manufacturers in the south of the country.
Three new benefits to keep employees happy during the pandemic

Three new benefits to keep employees happy during the pandemic

Amid the pandemic, the traditional welfare system seems to be unnecessary as employees work from home , which drives businesses to find new benefits.
Workers feel brunt of corporate issues

Workers feel brunt of corporate issues

Employees who believe they are being treated unfairly have been encouraged to seek advice regarding their rights as major foreign-invested companies and their workers feel the strain of pandemic-related woes over the past year.
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