Officially enterprises are allowed to increase overtime hours not exceeding 300 hours/year
Enterprises that need and get the consent of employees may increase overtime hours of more than 200 hours but not more than 300 hours in a year; no more than 60 hours in a month.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has just signed and promulgated Resolution 17 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the number of overtime hours worked in a year and a month of employees in the context of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control and recovery. , social economic development.
The resolution states that, in case the employer needs and gets the employee’s consent, he/she may increase overtime hours of over 200 hours but not exceeding 300 hours in a year. This regulation takes effect from January 1.
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| Enterprises may increase overtime hours not exceeding 300 hours/year; no more than 60 hours in 1 month |
This policy does not apply to the following cases: Employees from full 15 years old to under 18 years old; the employee is a mildly disabled person with a working capacity decrease of 51% or more, a severe disability or a particularly severe disability; laborers doing heavy, hazardous or dangerous occupations or jobs or particularly heavy, hazardous or dangerous jobs; female employees are pregnant from the 7th month or from the 6th month if working in highland, remote, border or island areas; female employees who are raising children under 12 months old.
In addition, in case the employer is allowed to use the employee to work overtime for a maximum of 300 hours in a year, upon demand and with the consent of the employee, the overtime hours may be increased to over 40 hours.
The implementation of regulations on overtime hours in this Resolution must fully comply with other relevant provisions of the Labor Code.
When organizing overtime, the employer must notify in writing the specialized labor agency under the provincial People’s Committee.
Employers are responsible for applying measures to improve labor productivity and other measures to reduce overtime work; in the case of overtime work, the employer shall implement welfare regimes to ensure that the employees have more favorable conditions than prescribed by the labor law.
See full text: Resolution on increasing overtime.
Thu Hang
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