The Government issued Resolution 126/NQ-CP amending Resolution 68/NQ-CP dated July 1, 2021 on supporting workers and employers facing difficulties due to COVID-19.
Accordingly, amending some contents of support policy in Resolution 68, for example:
Policy on temporary suspension of contributions to retirement and survivorship funds
Clause 2, Section II on the policy of temporary suspension of contributions to the retirement and survivorship fund is amended and supplemented as follows: The employer has fully paid social insurance (social insurance) or is temporarily suspending contributions to the retirement fund. affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of January 2021, leading to a reduction of 10% or more of employees participating in social insurance compared to January 2021 (including workers who stopped working, suspending the performance of the labor contract or agreement on unpaid leave), the employee and the employer are entitled to suspend payment to the retirement and survivorship fund for 6 months from the time of submitting the application.
Thus, the conditions for enjoying the policy of temporary suspension of contributions to the retirement and survivorship fund have been loosened more than those of Resolution 68. (Resolution 68 ) stipulates the condition that the reduction of employees participating in social insurance is 15% or more compared to that of Resolution 68. with the date of April 2021.
Policies to support employees to suspend labor contracts and take unpaid leave
The policy to support employees to suspend labor contracts and take unpaid leave in Clause 4, Section II, is amended and supplemented as follows: Employees working under labor contracts and participating in compulsory social insurance up to the time immediately before suspending the performance of the labor contract, taking unpaid leave; there is a period of temporary suspension of the performance of the labor contract, taking unpaid leave within the term of the labor contract from 15 consecutive days or more, from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 and the time of starting to suspend the performance of the labor contract, take unpaid leave from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 and fall into one of the following cases: having to be treated for COVID-19, medical isolation, in blocked areas, unable to go to the workplace due to the request of competent state agencies to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic; because the employer temporarily suspends operations at the request of a competent state agency to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic or has a head office, branch, representative office, production or business location In the area that implements epidemic prevention and control measures according to the principles of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg or rearranges production and labor to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, they will receive one-time support as follows: For 15 consecutive days or more, up to less than 1 month, the rate is VND 1,855,000/person; from 01 month or more, the rate is 3,710,000 VND/person.
Thus, the cash support policy for employees who temporarily suspend their labor contracts or take unpaid leave has been amended and supplemented in the direction of expanding the beneficiaries of the policy as “employees working under labor contracts”. are participating in compulsory social insurance” but not specifically working at public non-business units, educational institutions… as stipulated in Resolution No. 68.
Policies to support employees who have been terminated from work
Regarding the policy to support employees who have been suspended from work in Clause 5, Section II, it is amended and supplemented as follows: Employees working under labor contracts are terminated for reasons according to Clause 3, Article 99 Labor Code; are participating in compulsory social insurance up to the time immediately before stopping work and are in one of the following cases: having to be treated for COVID-19, medical isolation, in blocked areas or unable to go to work. work at the request of a competent state agency according to the principles of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg; because the employer has to suspend operations at the request of a competent state agency or has its head office, branch, representative office, production and business location in the locality to take measures to measures to prevent and control the epidemic according to the principles of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg or redeploy production and labor to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic for 14 consecutive days or more.
from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 will receive a one-time support of 1,000,000 VND/person.
Policies to support employees to terminate labor contracts
Point 6, Section II on policies to support employees to terminate labor contracts is amended and supplemented as follows: Employees working under labor contracts, participating in compulsory social insurance, must terminate their contracts. employees in the period from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 and in one of the following cases: having to undergo medical isolation, in blocked areas or unable to go to the workplace at the request of a competent State agency to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic; due to the employer’s suspension of operations at the request of a competent State agency to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic or the employer’s head office, branch, representative office, Production and business locations in the area take measures to prevent and control the epidemic according to the principles of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg, or rearrange production and labor to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic but do not eligible for unemployment benefits, receive a one-time support of VND 3,710,000/person.
Policies to support business households
The policy to support business households in Clause 10, Section II is amended and supplemented as follows: Business households have business registration and are included in the tax office’s directory; Households doing business in agriculture, forestry, fishery, salt making, and those selling street goods, snacks, trips, mobile businesses, seasonal businesses, and service providers with low incomes are not required to register as household businesses. The business has to stop operating for 15 consecutive days or more at the request of a competent state agency to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic or because there is a business location in the area that implements epidemic prevention and control measures. According to the principles of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg , from May 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021, a one-time support of 3,000,000 VND/household is from the State budget.
Resolution 126/NQ-CP of the Government takes effect from October 8, 2021.
Source: Law Library.
