On the morning of November 9, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung presented to the National Assembly a draft revised Law on Employment with many important policies on unemployment insurance. Expanding the subjects participating in unemployment insurance Presenting the proposal, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung said that the Government proposed to add 2 subjects participating in unemployment insurance compared to the current law. Specifically, employees who have signed a labor contract with a term of 1 month or more (currently from 3 months or more); part-time workers whose monthly salary is equal to or higher than the salary used as the basis for paying the lowest compulsory social insurance.

Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung. Photo: QH

In the period 2015 - 2023, the number of people participating in unemployment insurance increased over the years (an average increase of about 6%/year). By 2023, the number of people participating in unemployment insurance accounted for 31.5% of the working-age workforce. Striving to achieve the goal of about 45% of the working-age workforce participating in unemployment insurance by 2030 as required in Resolution 28 of the Central Committee on reforming social insurance policies is a big challenge. Meanwhile, the current Law on Employment stipulates that the subjects participating in unemployment insurance do not cover all subjects having labor relations, including the 2 subjects proposed by the Government above. Along with expanding the subjects participating in unemployment insurance, the Government proposes to flexibly pay unemployment insurance premiums. Accordingly, employees pay 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 of employees participating in unemployment insurance and is guaranteed by the central budget. Minister Dao Ngoc Dung further informed that the current law stipulates that the unemployment insurance contribution rate of employees and employers is fixed at 1% of the monthly salary. Therefore, it does not ensure flexibility in adjusting the unemployment insurance contribution rate, especially in cases of natural disasters, epidemics, economic crises, recessions or when the fund has a large surplus. Regarding the conditions for receiving unemployment benefits, the Government also proposed to add one more case that is not eligible: employees who are fired according to the labor law or disciplined by being forced to quit their jobs according to the law on civil servants. Receiving unemployment benefits on the principle of "contribution - enjoyment" Reviewing the above content, Chairwoman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh said that the Social Committee requested the drafting agency to continue to supplement and assess the impact of new regulations and have solutions to ensure feasibility and overcome current limitations in implementation. According to Ms. Nguyen Thuy Anh, expanding the subjects as in the draft Law is not the only solution to achieve the goal of having about 45% of the workforce participating in unemployment insurance by 2030; it is necessary to implement many synchronous solutions such as solutions on communication, inspection, examination, etc.

Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh. Photo: QH

According to the auditing agency, some regulations related to unemployment insurance need to be considered, calculated, and clarified, such as the regulation on the maximum unemployment insurance contribution rate of 1% of monthly salary. In addition, the Social Committee also noted that it is necessary to consider the regulation that employees who are fired or disciplined and forced to quit are not entitled to unemployment benefits. Because according to the provisions of the labor law, employees who are fired according to the labor law or disciplined and forced to quit according to the law on civil servants are not entitled to receive severance pay. Therefore, to ensure the rights of employees, it is recommended that the drafting agency study and consider removing this regulation to create conditions for the above-mentioned employees to receive unemployment benefits on the basis of the "contribution - enjoyment" principle.

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