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According to the Decree, an electronic labor contract is a contract concluded and established in the form of data messages in accordance with the law on labor and the law on electronic transactions, and has the same legal validity as a paper-based labor contract.

According to the regulations, the conclusion and performance of electronic labor contracts must comply with the provisions of law on labor, on electronic transactions, on network information security, on data, on personal data protection, on storage, and the provisions of this Decree.

The electronic labor contract must be sent to the employee and the employer in the form of a data message via appropriate electronic means as agreed by the parties.

Using electronic labor contracts is encouraged as a replacement for paper-based labor contracts in the human resource management of employers and in resolving administrative procedures related to labor contracts.

Participants signing and implementing electronic labor contract include: Employees and employers with the authority to conclude labor contracts in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Labor Code; eContract providers that meet the prescribed conditions.

Decree No. 337/2025/ND-CP takes effect from January 1, 2026. No later than July 1, 2026, the Electronic Labor Contract Platform must be officially put into operation, and the conclusion and performance of electronic labor contracts will be implemented synchronously according to the provisions of this Decree from that time.