Attorney Massmann reports that on 27 November 2015, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted a new Criminal Code No. 100 2015 QH13, which takes effective from 01 July 2016. This new Criminal Code will replace the old Criminal Code in 1999 and its amending or guiding documents. Notably, the new Criminal Code provides new sanctions for violations in employment sector. Details of these sanctions involve ...
1. Illegal Dismissal of Employees
2. Employment of Employees Under Age 16
3. Evading Payment of Social Insurance, Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance for Employees, and
4. Coercive Labor Practices Attorney Massmann recommends to employers that companies should update their internal labor rules, and should inform their managing teams about these new rules.