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Vietnam's new Decree 283/2026/NĐ-CP introduces significant administrative sanctions for organizations involved in overseas recruitment and workforce arrangements without proper legal authority.

Vietnam has introduced updated administrative sanctions affecting labor law, social insurance, and Vietnamese workers employed abroad on a contractual basis. Decree No. 283/2026/NĐ-CP, effective since September 10, 2026, establishes a new regulatory framework that requires careful review of foreign recruitment, secondments, training programs, and personnel structures.

Vietnam has introduced a new framework for electronic labour contracts under Decree No. 337/2025/ND-CP (Decree 337) and Circular No. 08/2026/TT-BNV (Circular 08). Decree 337 took effect on 1 January 2026...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has finalized a rule which will significantly modify the implementing regulations to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

On August 21, 2026, OFCCP published in the Federal Register a final rule eliminating the collection of information on disability from applicants and employees, and retiring the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved form (Form CC-305)..

Vietnam hat sein Arbeitsrecht grundlegend reformiert. Das Sozialversicherungsgesetz 2024 und das Arbeitsgesetz 2025 erweitern die Versicherungspflicht erheblich, während die Regierung ihre digitalen Überwachungssysteme ausbaut. Für ausländische Investoren bedeutet dies: Arbeitsverträge, Lohnabrechnungen, Steuerklärungen und Sozialversicherungsanmeldungen müssen konsistent sein – Diskrepanzen werden durch vernetzte Behördendatenbanken schnell sichtbar.