social insurance

Firms impacted by COVID-19 to be exempted from social insurance

March 17, 2020 | 12:09

The MoLISA has allowed businesses impacted by COVID-19 to suspend payments into the retirement and death gratuity funds of social insurance.

Four businesses to come under investigation for owing social insurance

December 17, 2019 | 17:47

Hanoi Social Insurance has forwarded the documents of four businesses to public security authorities to deal with social insurance arrears.

Tackling abrupt investor exodus

August 31, 2019 | 11:10

Recent years have seen an increasing number of foreign investors fleeing Vietnam after running into financial troubles.

New social insurance policy’s early success

March 29, 2019 | 16:54

After its first three months of implementation, the fresh decree outlining compulsory insurance for foreign workers has produced satisfying results, despite the sizeable difficulties in its path...

Bettering new social insurance policy on foreigners

March 11, 2019 | 16:40

The three-month performance of Decree No.143/2018/ND-CP on compulsory insurance for foreign workers has produced unsatisfying results mainly due to difficulties related to procedures and different languages.

Social insurance in cross-hairs

November 07, 2018 | 14:00

The Vietnamese government’s Decree No.143/2018/ND-CP outlining information on compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Vietnam will make employees and their employers look for ways to adapt.

Decree issued on compulsory social insurance for foreign workers

October 21, 2018 | 14:34

The Government has officially issued a decree stipulating the details of compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Việt Nam, which will take effect on December 1 this year.

Hanoi names and shames firms

March 22, 2018 | 10:49

Hanoi’s Social Insurance has published a list of 500 businesses with long overdue social insurance premiums, lasting between six months and two years.

Ready to pay the price

March 21, 2013 | 15:04

In light of a Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) proposal to hike the pension age to avert social insurance fund from possible collapse, deputy chairman of National Assembly’s Committee of Social Affairs Bui Sy Loi warned of group-based interests moving in focus.

Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine

December 06, 2012 | 17:22

Vietnam improved its ranking in respect to tax facilitation as seen in the recent World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Doing Business 2013 Report, but it remains near the bottom among ASEAN countries. Hoang Thi Lan Anh, deputy head of General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s Reform and Modernisation Department, sheds some light on the matter.