Vantai24h - On 12/12/2017, from January 1, 1818, workers working under labor contracts are increased wages. This is the content stipulated by the Government and promulgated in Decree No. 141/2017 / ND-CP.

The content of the Decree states that the minimum wage will be applied from VND 2,760,000 to 3,980,000 per month for laborers working under labor contracts. Accordingly, the minimum wage will be applied from VND 2,760,000 to 3,980,000 per month for laborers working under labor contracts.

Objects of application include: Laborers working under labor contracts according to the provisions of the Labor Code; Enterprises established and managed and operating under the Enterprise Law; cooperatives, unions of cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals and other organizations of Vietnam which employ laborers under labor contracts; Foreign agencies and organizations, international organizations and foreigners in Vietnam that employ laborers under labor contracts (unless otherwise provided for by international treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party). the provisions of this Decree).

The regional minimum wage applicable to employees working in enterprises as of 1 January 2018 is as follows:

Area 1: 3,980,000 VND / month; Area 2: 3,530,000 VND / month; Area 3: 3,090,000 VND / month; Area 4: 2,760,000 VND per month.

Thus, the new minimum wage level is higher than the current salary of about 180,000-230,000 per month.

The localities shall apply the regional minimum wage levels prescribed by administrative units of urban districts, rural districts, provincial towns and cities.

The Decree stipulates that enterprises operating in any area shall apply the regional minimum wage for such area. In cases where enterprises have units or branches operating in geographical areas with different minimum wage levels in different regions, their branches or branches shall operate in such localities and apply the regional minimum wage levels prescribed for geographical areas there.

Enterprises operating in industrial parks and export processing zones located in areas with different minimum wage levels in different regions shall apply according to areas with the highest minimum wage levels in the highest regions.

Enterprises operating in geographical areas with name change or splitting shall temporarily apply the regional minimum wage levels prescribed for geographical areas before changing their names or splitting up until the new regulations are issued by the Government.

Enterprises operating in localities newly established in one locality or in different localities with different minimum wage levels in different regions shall apply the region's minimum wage levels according to the regions with the highest wage levels in the highest regions.

In cases where an enterprise operating in a locality is a provincial city newly established from one locality or many localities in Region IV, the regional minimum wage level prescribed for the city under the province shall apply. again.

The minimum wage level in the above-mentioned area is the lowest level for the enterprise and laborers to agree and pay the salaries, in which the wage paid to the laborers working under normal working conditions, ensuring The full working time of the month and the completed labor norms or agreed jobs must ensure: - Not less than the minimum wage level for laborers doing the most simple job; At least 7% higher than the regional minimum wage for laborers who are required to work as trainees under vocational training.

By Thao Trang

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