New policies on labor and employment effective from April 2025

Abolish 11 decrees on labor management, wages and bonuses

This content is stipulated in Decree 44/2025/ND-CP of the Government on labor management, wages, remuneration, and bonuses in state-owned enterprises.

Accordingly, Clause 1, Article 33 of Decree 44/2025/ND-CP stipulates the effective date as follows:

Decree 44/2025/ND-CP takes effect from April 15, 2025. The regimes prescribed in this Decree shall be implemented from January 1, 2025.

Clause 3 of this Article provides for the abolition of the following Decrees when Decree 44/2025/ND-CP comes into effect:

(1) Decree 51/2016/ND-CP regulating labor management, wages and bonuses for employees working in single-member limited liability companies in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital;

(2) Decree 52/2016/ND-CP stipulates salaries, remunerations, and bonuses for managers of single-member limited liability companies in which the State holds 100% of the charter capital;

(3) Decree 53/2016/ND-CP regulating labor, wages, remuneration, and bonuses for companies with State-controlled shares and capital contributions;

(4) Decree 21/2024/ND-CP amending Decree 51/2016/ND-CP regulating labor management, wages and bonuses for employees working in single-member limited liability companies with 100% charter capital held by the State and Decree 52/2016/ND-CP regulating wages, remuneration and bonuses for managers of single-member limited liability companies with 100% charter capital held by the State;

(5) Decree 20/2020/ND-CP on piloting the management of labor, wages and bonuses for an economic group or state-owned corporation;

(6) Decree 87/2021/ND-CP on extending the implementation period and amending and supplementing an article of Decree 20/2020/ND-CP on piloting labor, salary and bonus management for an economic group or state-owned corporation;

(7) Decree 64/2023/ND-CP supplements Decree 87/2021/ND-CP on extending the implementation period and amending and supplementing Decree 20/2020/ND-CP on piloting labor, salary and bonus management for an economic group or state-owned corporation;

(8) Decree 121/2016/ND-CP on piloting labor and salary management for the Military Telecommunications Group in the period 2016 - 2020;

(9) Decree 74/2020/ND-CP amending Decree 121/2016/ND-CP on piloting labor and salary management for the Military Telecommunications Group in the 2016 - 2020 period;

(10) Decree 82/2021/ND-CP on extending the implementation period and amending Decree 121/2016/ND-CP as amended by Decree 74/2020/ND-CP on pilot implementation of labor and salary management for the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group;

(11) Decree 79/2024/ND-CP amends Decree 121/2016/ND-CP as amended by Decree 74/2020/ND-CP and Decree 82/2021/ND-CP on pilot implementation of labor and salary management for the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group.

Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDDT on teachers' working regime mentions the regulation that each teacher will not be allowed to hold more than 2 concurrent tasks in one school year.

Principals and vice principals work 40 hours/week

Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDDT on teachers' working regime mentions the regulation that each teacher will not be allowed to hold more than 2 concurrent tasks in a school year.

Accordingly, in Article 3 of Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDDT, teachers' working hours are regulated based on the number of teaching periods in a school year and the average number of teaching periods per week.

The working hours of the principal and vice principal are 40 hours/week, including teaching hours. Principals need to assign tasks to teachers reasonably, ensuring transparency and fairness among teachers in the school.

If there is a case where teachers must be assigned to hold part-time positions, the principal must give priority to teachers who do not meet the average teaching hours per week.

However, there is an important regulation from April 22, 2025 that each teacher is only allowed to hold a maximum of 2 tasks as prescribed in Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDDT. This is to avoid overloading teachers and at the same time help them have enough time to perform their main tasks well.

Working conditions include 6 types

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (now the Ministry of Home Affairs) issued Circular 03/2025/TT-BLDTBXH regulating labor classification standards according to working conditions, effective from April 1, 2025.

Accordingly, working conditions include 6 types and are divided as follows:

- Occupations and jobs with working conditions classified as types I, II, III are occupations and jobs that are not heavy, non-toxic, or non-dangerous;

- Occupations and jobs with working conditions classified as type IV are arduous, toxic and dangerous;

- Occupations and jobs with working conditions classified as types V and VI are especially arduous, toxic and dangerous.

Working conditions are assessed and classified according to 3 methods:

- The evaluation and scoring method is implemented according to the following process: Identify the name of the occupation and job to be evaluated, determine the working conditions, and sample size. Then, evaluate the working conditions according to the system of indicators on working conditions.

- Statistical and empirical methods: Based on the characteristics of the specific working conditions of each occupation and job in the List of occupations, heavy, toxic, dangerous and especially heavy, toxic, dangerous jobs to determine the type of working conditions for the occupations and jobs being evaluated.

- Combined method: Combine evaluation and scoring methods with statistical methods, experience and consultation with industry managers, experts and scientists to synthesize results.

According to VTV

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