This information was released by Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at a July 7 press conference announcing the Prime Minister’s Decision on the implementing some policies to support pandemic-hit employees and employers.
The decision provides detailed guidance on conditions and procedures implementing 10 supporting policies under the Government’s Resolution No.68 on a number of policies to support pandemic-hit employees and employers.
The resolution was issued in the context of the fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on a large scale, affecting many industries and fields.
Minister Dung emphasized that the support solutions this time focus mainly on the group of workers in industrial zones and export processing zones.
In this document, some basic principles are set out, such as ensuring timely support, to the right people, publicity and transparency, simple and easy criteria and procedures for employees and employers to access, he said.
Some policies can be mentioned such as reducing the contribution to the insurance fund for occupational accidents and diseases, suspend the payment of retirement and survivorship funds, use unemployment insurance funds to support vocational training and job changes; support to employees with their labour contracts temporarily terminated; and additional support and assistance to children.
In addition, the Resolution supports employees who suspended labor contracts or took unpaid leave from May 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 but were participating in compulsory insurance with the support level of.8-3.7 million VND (78-160 USD) per month depending on their work delay period.
Employees who work under labor contracts but have been suspended from work due to medical quarantine or in locked-down areas, will receive one-time support of 1 million VND (43 USD) per person.
In addition, tour guides who are suspended from work will enjoy one-time support of 3.7 million VND (160 USD).
Pregnant employees are provided an additional 1 million VND (43 USD) per person.
Children who have to be treated for COVID-19 or under medical quarantine will be covered with support of 1 million VND (43 USD) per child.
Meanwhile, companies will get loans to pay for workers during suspended time and for production recovery, while freelancers and a number of other cases will also receive support.
Dung said that Resolution 68 also promulgated policies to support businesses to borrow money for wages and to restore production and business.
Source: VNA