Information from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province on December 26 said that this agency has coordinated with the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to conduct a survey on salaries and Tet bonuses at enterprises under its management in the area.

Of these, there are 13 single-member LLCs with 100% of charter capital held by the State; 21 companies with controlling shares and capital contributions by the State, 8,895 private enterprises and 75 enterprises with foreign investment capital.

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Workers at An Hung Garment Factory in Yen Thanh District. (Photo: Tran Manh)

Regarding Tet bonuses, in 2023, businesses are on the way to recovering production and business, so some businesses plan to pay bonuses to employees on the occasion of New Year 2024 with an average of 1 million VND. The highest bonus is 99.5 million VND, the lowest is 100 thousand VND.

According to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An, most businesses in the province focus on giving bonuses for the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin. The average bonus that businesses plan to give employees for the Lunar New Year 2024 is 3.58 million VND/person (down 15% compared to the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao), the highest is 80 million VND/person (equal to the bonus in 2022), the lowest is 150 thousand VND/person.

In particular, the block of LLCs with 100% charter capital held by the State has the highest bonus of 34 million VND/person, an average of 4.7 million VND/person, and the lowest of 150 thousand VND/person; the block of companies with shares and capital contributions controlled by the State has the highest bonus of 18 million VND/person, an average of 1.6 million VND/person, and the lowest of 300 thousand VND/person.

In the private enterprise sector, the highest bonus is 30 million VND/person, the average is 2.7 million VND/person, the lowest is 150 thousand VND/person.

In foreign-invested enterprises, the highest bonus is 80 million VND/person, the average is 5.3 million VND/person, the lowest is 150 thousand VND/person.

Currently, the total number of employees in the private enterprise sector is more than 30,000 people. Foreign-invested enterprises (FDI) in Nghe An have nearly 14,000 employees, expected to have the above Tet bonus.

However, many other businesses in this locality have not yet announced Tet bonuses for employees.

Regarding the average salary, enterprises pay employees in 2023 in the province is 6.63 million VND/person/month (an increase of 5% compared to the average salary in 2022). The highest salary paid by enterprises for some job positions is 95 million VND/person/month, the lowest is 3.25 million VND.