VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Minh Huan, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs spoke to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the Tet (Lunar New Year) bonuses employees are expecting in less than two months time.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has sent a proposal to the Prime Minister seeking an increase to the minimum salary in 2016 of 14.4 per cent, saying it did not agree with the increase 12.4 percent decided on by the National Wage Council.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 12 per cent increase in next year's national minimum wage would be "reasonable," a high-ranking congressman said yesterday, August 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increase in the regional minimum wage in 2016 has not yet been finalised because of differences over the margin of increase of the wage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Minh Huan, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about Tet bonuses this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many businesses have begun their campaigns to recruit new workers for their expansion plans in 2015, when the national economy is expected to improve. However, the recruitment choices are limited.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to half of the 300,000 businesses currently operating failed to pay social insurance premiums for their workers, according to the Viet Nam Social Insurance Collection Board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Social insurance agencies have reported that businesses owe VND12 trillion worth of unpaid social insurance fees so far. With such a huge sum of accounts receivable, the pension fund is in danger.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the hard times, many businesses give their employees special Tet gifts like sedge mats, doormats, chili sauce, shorts, incense and even screws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the current big economic difficulties, businesses would have to fasten their belt and reserve limited budgets for Tet bonus for workers, according to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

  A flood of students will be graduating in June, but many of them will not be able to find jobs, according to HCM City's Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information.