The factory of the Nien Hsing Garment Co. Ltd in Khanh Phu Industrial Park of Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Employers who mistreat their staff could face fines ofup to 75 million VND (3,234 USD) under a new Government decree to protectworkers’ rights.
Decree 28/2020/ND-CP, which was issued early this week, stipulates thatemployers who temporarily transfer employees to do other jobs but fail tonotify employees three days in advance, fail to clarify the duration of thetemporary job, or providing jobs that are not suitable to the health and genderof the employee would be fined between 1-3 million VND (43-129 USD).
Employers who were found to send employees to work at different locations ordifferent jobs compared to the signed labour contract without consent ofemployees would be given fines of between 3-7 million VND (129-301 USD).
The same fines would be given to those who refused to allow employees to returnto work after the expiry of temporary suspension periods.
The decree stipulates that employers who were found to mistreat employees, buttheir acts were not serious enough to warrant legal proceedings would be finedbetween 50-75 million VND (2,150-3,230 USD).
It also stipulates the fines for breaching regulations on labour contracts.
Specifically, employers who fail to sign contracts with employees for jobs ofmore than three months or fail to sign the right labour contract with employeessuch as hiring employees to work as directors in State-owned companies would befined between 2-25 million VND (86-1,078 USD).
Employers would be fined 20-25 million VND (862-1,078 USD) if found to keeporiginals of legal papers of employees while on duty, force employees to usetheir money or property to do their jobs or sign contracts with employees agedunder 18 without the written consent of the legal representative of theemployees.
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The factory of the Nien Hsing Garment Co. Ltd in Khanh Phu Industrial Park of Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA) 
