Payment of wages and benefits for employees during work suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic

On 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Official Letter No. 1064 / LDTBXH-QHLĐTL giving guidance on Payment of wages and benefits for employees during work suspension due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The Official Letter gives guidance on the payment of wages and offers solutions for the employers who are facing supply shortage or market reduction and have to scale down, based on the provisions of the Labor Code and the Instruction documents for implementation.

We hereby analyze the personnel policy options that businesses could possibly consider coping with due to the Covid -19 epidemic.

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