Tet bonus - joy and expectation of workers

For a long time, the issue of year-end bonuses has always been a concern, a special expectation and expectation of employees, because after a year of working, producing and doing business diligently and trying, this will be a valuable source of encouragement for their tireless efforts, helping them have more conditions to take care of their families during Tet holiday. Therefore, towards the end of the year, businesses focus more and more resources on taking care of Tet for employees, in which the priority is given to Tet bonuses to promptly motivate, encourage and "retain" employees to feel secure, stay long-term, and accompany the development of the business, not to let the situation of "crisis" and labor supply shortage after Tet holiday.

Seshin Vietnam Co., Ltd.'s grassroots union gives gifts to employees in difficult circumstances.

Positive signals in the Tet bonus "chart"

Going through the difficult and volatile period of 2024 due to the world and regional situation; the negative impact of natural disasters and weather; the escalating prices of materials and fuels, in general, enterprises still strive to overcome difficulties, recover, develop production and business, and create momentum for growth. One of the "secrets" and "remedies" to maintain and develop production identified by enterprises is to take care of human resources and Tet is the "golden time" for enterprises to demonstrate that. From here, the "picture" of Tet bonuses also appears with many positive and colorful signals, depending on the type and capacity of the enterprise, bringing joy and expectations to employees, especially in the context of the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Overall, this year's Tet bonus basically ensures the average 13th month salary for employees; the fluctuation in the Tet bonus "chart" depends on the "health" of each enterprise. For enterprises with rapid recovery, development and growth, the Tet bonus will be higher, on the contrary, for "average" or "health-problematic" enterprises, the Tet bonus will be more modest. For example, information from the press shows that, up to now, initially, the highest Tet bonus belongs to private enterprises in Da Nang with 700 million VND, followed by Long An with 519 million VND, Thanh Hoa with 410 million VND, Khanh Hoa with 400 million VND, Dong Nai with 380 million VND.

Next in the highest Tet bonus levels in localities are Binh Duong 375 million VND, Can Tho 300 million VND, Ho Chi Minh City 237 million VND (enterprises in industrial - processing zones), Bac Giang and Ben Tre 185 million VND, Thai Nguyen 175 million VND, Tuyen Quang 170 million VND, Quang Ngai 166 million VND, Lam Dong over 150 million VND, Hoa Binh 150 million VND, Thai Binh 120 million VND, Lao Cai 100 million VND... Although Tet bonus is not a mandatory legal regulation and Tet bonus levels are different, looking at the general "picture" of Tet bonus this year, it is easy to feel the efforts and attempts of enterprises in taking care of Tet for employees, stemming from the humanistic meaning and the close relationship between enterprises and employees.

The attention and care of enterprises and trade unions create more conditions for workers in Thuy Van Industrial Park, Viet Tri City to have many activities to prepare for the Spring Festival and Tet.

Integrating Tet bonus with many activities to care for employees

This year, the traditional Tet holiday seems to come early because the distance between the New Year and the Lunar New Year is not far, so with the ultimate goal of ensuring that all employees have a happy, fulfilling, united, and warm Tet holiday, with no one left behind, in addition to the efforts of enterprises, managers, and functional sectors, there have been many positive moves, promptly implementing plans to take care of Tet for employees. At the beginning of November 2024, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs requested localities to report before December 15 on the salary situation and the 2025 New Year and Lunar New Year bonus plans of enterprises for employees. The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor also directed trade unions at all levels to actively take care of Tet for union members and employees.

Organizing cultural and artistic programs will contribute to improving the spiritual life of workers every time Tet comes and Spring comes.

Therefore, it is easy to see that, along with the attention to Tet bonuses, many activities to care for the material and spiritual life of employees during Tet are organized, bringing employees valuable gifts, timely encouragement, motivation, and warming the hearts of employees even when they do not have the conditions to return home for Tet. Typical examples are the programs "Tet Sum Vay - Xuan Ung Dang", "Tet Khong Nha"; visiting and giving gifts to employees, paying special attention to difficult cases, those with serious illnesses... supporting means, train, car, and plane tickets for employees. Many enterprises, in addition to Tet bonuses, also give gifts and products to employees, organize cultural and artistic programs, sports, and improve the spiritual life of employees.

In Phu Tho, despite being heavily affected by storm No. 3 and its circulation, causing difficulties and adverse impacts on production and business activities, in general, the Dat To business community still cares about and looks after all aspects of workers' lives. According to initial statistics, in the province, there are 3,210 enterprises reporting on the salary and bonus situation for Tet 2025 for workers, of which the highest Tet bonus is 159 million VND, the lowest is 300 thousand VND, basically on average, enterprises still ensure a bonus equal to one month's salary for workers. In addition, when workers go to work on Tet, they will be counted as working overtime and receive overtime pay according to the provisions of the 2019 Labor Code...

Tet bonus is always a source of encouragement, motivation, bringing joy and expectation to employees.

Synthesizing from the press, according to the assessment of the Department of Labor Relations and Wages, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the 2025 Tet bonus will increase slightly compared to last year. Salary is expected to increase by about 7-8%, so the Tet bonus will also increase around this level. Sharing the same viewpoint and reference system, through a survey of enterprises, Mr. Hoang Quang Phong - Vice President of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry said that, in general, the Tet bonus this year has improved compared to last year...

Hoang Anh

Source: https://baophutho.vn/thuong-tet-niem-vui-va-ky-vong-cua-nguoi-lao-dong-225017.htm