21-01-2022 16:29
International and local employers in various sectors are expecting their hiring intentions to rise in the first half of 2022 as the economy is gradually recovering, according to the newly published Vietnam Employment Outlook Survey.
07-01-2022 14:50
Vietnam’s hiring market has experienced unprecendented turbulences during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrien Bizouard, country manager at Robert Walters Vietnam, shared with VIR’s Thanh Van an overview on Vietnam’s hiring market in 2021 and forecasts what lies ahead for candidates and employers alike in 2022.
10-12-2021 08:00
Vietnam has been grappling with heavy-impact mobility challenges, prompting employers to change focus. KPMG Vietnam’s recent Tax and Legal Institute highlighted the most critical trends affecting business in the years ahead. In the third of a series of four interviews on these findings, Andrea Godfrey, partner, head of Global Mobility Services of KPMG in Vietnam discusses with Tom Nguyen how mobility and employee expectations are changing for businesses in Vietnam.
29-10-2021 15:04
Digital transformation and the global health crisis are creating a double-disruption scenario to the global employment market, including Vietnam. Besides transforming and creating new roles with new in-demand skills, bringing more opportunities to create value, the scenario also challenges the employment security of local workforces. Simon Matthews, regional manager of ManpowerGroup Vietnam, Thailand and Middle East discussed the workforce trends and future of skills under the impact of the digital age and COVID-19, especially what employers can do to provide sustainable employment for a diverse workforce.
08-10-2021 17:40
A total of 115 companies based in Vietnam have been named among the Best Companies to Work for in Asia by HR Asia, the region’s most authoritative publication for senior human resources professionals.
06-10-2021 10:49
Many employers are in need of more workers to restore production and business in the last months of the year, with the IT sector particularly looking for more people.
06-10-2021 10:35
Deputy director general of Vietnam Social Security Le Hung Son talked to VIR’s Thai An about the implementation of a new support package sourced from the unemployment insurance fund to help pandemic-hit employees and employers overcome difficulties.
24-09-2021 08:00
Employers and business associations are in need of exemption from some insurance premiums as well as union fees after running out of gas due to the pandemic.
24-08-2021 08:00
The Phu Yen branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has signed many credit contracts with enterprises for loans to pay salaries for employees who stopped working due to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering efficient support to employers and employees amid the pandemic.
21-08-2021 14:06
Employers in various sectors expect their hiring intentions will recover in the second half of 2021, despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic, according to the latest Vietnam Employment Outlook survey by ManpowerGroup announced on August 20.
22-07-2021 16:27
A social security package worth $1.1 billion has been approved by the government to support workers and employers facing difficulties due to the impact of the pandemic. Compared to the first support package worth $2.7 billion issued in last April, the second one boldly expands beneficiaries and adds many new policies.
30-06-2021 22:49
As both employers and employees suffer under the global health crisis, issuing new bailout packages is considered an urgent requirement to not only support their operations and livelihoods but also spur economic growth in the long run.
26-05-2021 23:13
Amidst numerous difficulties involving COVID-19 which is directly harming both employers and employees across the country, the Vietnamese government is enacting timely measures to assist and protect them as much as possible.
11-05-2021 12:12
The business community and non-Vietnamese employees have expressed dismay over changes in requirements to qualify as a foreign expert worker under Decree No.152/2020/ND-CP, which took effect from February 15 and regulates the recruitment and management of overseas workers coming to work in Vietnam.
04-03-2021 10:00
Fast-paced digital transformation efforts in an increasingly-changing world is prompting both employers and employees to brush up their digital capabilities to meet the new requirements in the Industry 4.0 era.