4 new points of the 2025 Employment Law
The National Assembly’s Employment Law, No. 74/2025/QH15, was passed on June 16, 2025, and officially took effect from January 1, 2026. The following article will summarize 10 new points of vietnam labor law 2025.
1. From 2026, enterprises will be supported in training workers if they encounter difficulties due to natural disasters and epidemics
According to Clause 1, Article 42 of the 2025 Employment Law – vietnam labor code update (No. 74/2025/QH15):
Employers will be supported in cases where the employment or risk of affecting the employment of many employees participating in unemployment insurance is affected as follows:
- Natural disasters, fires, enemy attacks or dangerous epidemics;
- Implement the decision of the competent state agency on relocation or reduction of production and business locations…
In addition, enterprises must also meet the conditions on unemployment insurance payment period and have appropriate training plans (Clause 2, Article 42).
Before January 1, 2026: The 2013 Employment Law, No. 38/2013/QH13, did not specifically stipulate support for enterprises in case of natural disasters and epidemics. In Article 47 of the old Law, it only provided in general:
Above is a summary of 10 new points of the 2025 Employment Law
Employers are supported with funding for training, fostering, and improving vocational skills to maintain employment for employees…
Detailed content on support situations, including natural disasters and epidemics, was not mentioned.
2. Conditions for enterprises wishing to provide employment services
According to Clause 2, Article 28 of the Law on Employment 2025, No. 74/2025/QH15:
“An enterprise is granted a license to operate employment services when it has facilities and personnel that meet the requirements for employment services, has deposited funds and must maintain these conditions throughout the operation.”
In addition, Clause 3, Article 28 stipulates that an enterprise providing employment services is allowed to establish a branch when the branch has facilities that meet the requirements for employment services and must notify the specialized employment agency of the People’s Committee of the province where the head office is located before performing employment services.
The Government will provide detailed regulations on the dossier, order, procedures for granting, re-granting, extending, and revoking licenses according to Clause 5, Article 28.
Before January 1, 2026: Clause 1, Article 14 of the 2013 Law on Employment (No. 38/2013/QH13), enterprises only need to meet the following requirements:
- Established in accordance with the provisions of law;
- Having a stable headquarters and a minimum operating period of 3 years;
- Having a specialized apparatus to carry out employment service activities;
- Having made a deposit according to the Government’s regulations.
The old probation law vietnam does not require enterprises to maintain conditions throughout the operation process, nor does it clearly stipulate that the establishment of branches must be notified.
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3. Employers are allowed to reduce unemployment insurance contributions for disabled employees
From January 1, 2026, the 2025 Employment Law (No. 74/2025/QH15) specifically regulates the contribution levels, responsibility for contribution and cases of reduced unemployment insurance contributions, with many new points compared to the 2013 Employment Law.
According to Clause 1, Article 33 of the 2025 Employment Law:
- Employees contribute a maximum of 1% of their monthly salary;
- Employers contribute a maximum of 1% of the monthly salary fund of employees participating in unemployment insurance;
- The State supports a maximum of 1% of the monthly salary fund for unemployment insurance contributions….
In addition, Clause 6, Article 33 also stipulates:
“Employers are entitled to reduce unemployment insurance contributions under the responsibility of the employer to pay for employees with disabilities for a period not exceeding 12 months when recruiting and employing employees with disabilities.”
In particular, Clause 7, Article 33 emphasizes the obligation to pay in full before the employee terminates the contract to ensure rights:
“…In case the employer does not pay enough unemployment insurance for the employee, he/she must pay an amount corresponding to the unemployment insurance regimes that the employee is entitled to…”.
Before January 1, 2026: Article 57 of the 2013 Law on Employment (No. 38/2013/QH13) does not stipulate a reduction in contributions for people with disabilities, and there are no clear regulations on financial responsibility to compensate if the enterprise does not pay in full before the employee quits the job.
4. The elderly are still entitled to loans to create jobs and issue national vocational skill certificates
Accordingly, Article 13 of the 2025 Law on Employment stipulates the employment support policy for elderly workers as follows:
- The elderly are entitled to loans to support job creation, maintain and expand employment according to the provisions of this employment contract vietnam law
- They are supported in training, fostering and improving vocational skills, and participating in assessment and issuance of national vocational skill certificates according to the provisions of the Law on Employment.
- Based on socio-economic conditions in each period and the ability to balance the budget, the State has policies to support employee probation vietnam, job creation, retraining and vocational conversion training for workers to adapt to population aging.
In addition, Clause 3, Article 22 of the Law on Employment also lists the elderly as one of the subjects supported by the State when participating in vocational skills training and assessment.
Before January 1, 2026: The 2013 Employment Law (No. 38/2013/QH13) does not have any specific regulations related to elderly workers in terms of loans for job creation or support for training and vocational skills assessment.
Accordingly, all content on support for the elderly in job creation, training and certification is newly added in the 2025 Employment Law.
Above is a summary of 4 new points of the 2025 Employment Law. If you had any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
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