After many months of drafting, Decree 152/2020/ND-CP was issued on 30 December 2020 (“Decree 152”) detailing certain regulations of the Labor Code 2019 on foreigners working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees working for foreign organizations and individuals. Decree 152 took effect from 15 February 2021, replacing Decree 11/2016/ND-CP dated 3 February 2016 (“Decree 11”) and Decree 75/2014/ND-CP dated 28 July 2014. It appears that, under Decree 152, the government has created tougher provisions on foreign employees in Vietnam. Below are some notable points relating to foreign employees under Decree 152. The conditions on qualifications of foreigners to work in Vietnam have been tightened under Decree 152. In particular, a foreign employee must have a “practicing…To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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Stationed in Singapore in 2010 and in Vietnam since 2013, and supported foreign investors in their investments and business development in South East Asia. Provided legal advice on various projects including the following: • M&A deals • infrastructure development projects including smart city, road, and railway • natural resources and energy projects including renewable energy projects • real-estate development projects including residential housing, commercial/logistics, offices, hospitality properties, complex buildings Kazuhide has also advised foreign invested companies in South East Asia in various areas, such as labor, trade, information security, digital regulations, crisis management, and compliance.