Lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins’ labor and employment team have contributed a new Vietnam chapter to Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s Employment and Employee Benefits Global Guide. The guide provides a high-level comparative overview of employment laws and regulations across various jurisdictions around the world. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributed the Myanmar chapter of the guide.

The Vietnam chapter covers a wide range of typical employment matters, such as limitations on working hours, paid leave requirements, minimum wage, and health and safety obligations. In addition, the guide provides insight on a number of topics of special interest to foreign investors doing business in Vietnam, including the following:

• Mandatory contents of a labor contract;
• Visas and permits required for expatriate employees;
• Employers’ obligations for protecting employees’ privacy and personal data;
• Procedural requirements for the dismissal of an employee;
• Employer and parent company liability.

To view the latest version of Employment and Employee Benefits, please visit the Practical Law website and enroll in the free Practical Law trial to gain full access.