First day of deploying policies to support employees and employers using the unemployment insurance fund: Positive results.

02/10/2021 10:30 AM


Implementing Decision No 28/2021/QĐ-TTg of Prime Minister, from Oct 1st 2021, the entire VSS has urgenty and actively deployed policy on supporting employees and employers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic using the unemployment insurance fund.

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According to the statistics of 10 out of 63 provinces and cities in the first day implementation, as of 6.30PM on Oct 1st 2021: 3570 employees received more than VND 10.3 billions; 137.826 employers are entitled to the reduction of unemployment insurance premium rate from 1% to 0% for 12 months (from Oct 1st to Sept 30th 2022) which covers 4.435.184 emloyees with the amount of VND 3.470 billions. Recording in the first day of implementing the support package in some provinces and cities, employees and employers have good review for the support package because of its humanarity, sharing, timeliness of the Vietnam National Assembly and Government. From this package, we confirm that the unemployment insurance fund has been managed and used safely, effectively and transparently. Specially, in the difficult circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the unemployment insurace fund is a firm support for the employers and employees, contributing to supporting the participants to overcome difficulties and stabilize lives, helping the employers to keep the production and business activities running and labor supply chain; also it shows the humanity and superiority of the fund.

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