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Wrongful termination in Vietnam costs employers far more than most expect, because the amount is fixed by statute and keeps growing for as long as the dispute runs. Under Article 41 of the Labour Code 2019, an employer that ends a contract unlawfully must pay the employee’s wages and insurance for the whole period they were out of work, pay a minimum amount of compensation, and in most cases take them back.

In Vietnam, sexual harassment in the workplace has long been a taboo and undiscussed topic. Few employers have comprehensive policies on sexual harassment...

Most problems with a labor contract in Vietnam come to light long after it is signed, usually when the employer tries to end the relationship and finds the contract does not say what it assumed. A contract of the wrong type, renewed once too often or labelled as something else can turn an ordinary exit into an unlawful termination claim.