In order to make up for the shortages caused by resignations or job changes in the last months of the year, businesses typically hire extra employees. For job seekers, particularly those with specialised talents or experience, the labour market is now opening up a wide range of choices.

In the context of a gradual economic recovery and people tending to tighten spending, a series of affordable Tet gift baskets have been launched by businesses with diverse designs.

Up to 82% of companies in Vietnam that joined a survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters said that they have plans to raise salary in 2025.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the market research firm Anphabe have announced the list of the Top 100 Vietnam best places to work for 2024.

This year’s National Day holiday will take place from August 31 to September 3, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has announced.

Employees who cannot participate in compulsory social insurance can still participate in voluntary social insurance to enjoy pension and survivorship benefits.

The average monthly income of workers in most economic sectors continued to increase and the unemployment rates declined in the third quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Authority of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on February 16 handed over a licence to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam Co., Ltd under Samsung Corporation of the Republic of Korea to add 920 million USD to its project in the Yen Binh industrial park in Pho Yen town.

Between 80 and 95 percent of employees at enterprises in the southern largest economic of Ho Chi Minh City returned to work on February 8 after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

More than 111,000 employees in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from the Government’s new support package sourced from the unemployment insurance fund, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.

Cambodia's public and private sectors have been encouraged to carry out rapid COVID-19 tests for their employees after the Pchum Ben holiday, AKP news agency reported on October 4.

Ho Chi Minh City's Social Security Agency has been carrying out some policies to support both employees and employers who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cambodia has lifted exit and entry restrictions on Vietnamese citizens who are employees and experts of Vietnamese firms in the country, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said on August 20.

Enterprises in HCM City will seek between 270,000 and 300,000 employees this year, according to the municipal Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information (FALMI).

Many businesses are planning to reduce the number of employees on their payroll in the next few months.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has transferred to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policy (VBSP) the full 16 trillion VND (680.4 million USD) in cash to be allocated to help struggling employers and their employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many as 670,000 employees lost their jobs in the first four months of 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Cambodian government on March 31 decided to give tax breaks for three months from March to May this year to aviation companies to help offset losses caused by COVID-19.

Employers who mistreat their staff could face fines of up to 75 million VND (3,234 USD) under a new Government decree to protect workers’ rights.

The regional monthly minimum wage will increase by 5.5 percent from January 1, 2020 after representatives of the State, employers and employees reached consensus at their second round of negotiations on July 11.