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Vietnam Social Insurance agrees with the proposal of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor for businesses and employees to be exempted from paying into the Health Insurance Fund from June 2021 to January 2022.
After the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor sent a proposal to the Government to add who affected by the Covid-19, proposed policies to support businesses, employees are exempted from paying into the Health Insurance Fund. They has also sent an document to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for comments on this matter.
Vietnam Social Insurance has agreed to exempt health insurance premiums for employees who temporarily suspend the performance of their labor contracts or take unpaid leave at units whose operations are suspended at the request of competent state agencies to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.
Employers pay 3% of the minimum salary and employees are exempt from paying health insurance 1.5%. The maximum payment exemption period is 8 months, from June 2021 to January 2022.
Vietnam Social Insurance also agrees to accept health insurance cards for employees who unemployment, for a maximum period of 8 months. Requires 2 consecutive years of participating in health insurance before becoming unemployed.
However, the content of the petition is beyond the authority of the Government. According to current regulations, the National Assembly is the agency that makes decisions on these issues.
When promulgating these policies, need to specify the responsibilities of organizations and individuals in determining support objects, according to Vietnam Social Insurance.
Previously, as expected by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the number of people who were supported to be exempted from paying health insurance premiums was 50,000 people, with a total amount of 33.6 billion VND.
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Thu Hang