According to statistics from the Vietnam Social Insurance, on October 1, on the first day of the implementation of Resolution No.116/NQ-CP and Decision No.28/QĐ-TTg on supporting employees and employers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, over VND10.3 trillion was sent to 3,570 workers in 20 out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide.

Panko Tam Thang Company in Quang Nam province is entitled to receive a reduction in their contributions of Unemployment Insurance Fund worth VND3.6 billion.

In addition, as many as 137,826 employers received a reduction in their contributions of Unemployment Insurance Fund from 1% to 0% for a 12-month period worth nearly VND3.47 trillion.

In Hanoi, more than 83,000 employers with more than 1.48 million workers are eligible to get support under Resolution 116.

More than 83,000 Hanoi employers are estimated to receive over VND1.18 trillion as reduction in contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund while over VND4.2 trillion is expected to be provided for more than 1.6 unemployed workers in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Social Insurance has set the target of completing financial supports for about 386,000 employers by October 5 and for unemployed workers by the end of October this year.

Labour Confederation proposes health insurance premium exemption

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed an eight-month exemption of health insurance premiums, until January next year, for labourers and firms victimised by Covid-19.

New policy on provincial-level inpatient health insurance enhances competitiveness, benefits patients

A new policy that allows health insurance participants who sign up for improper-level medical care at provincial-level hospitals nationwide to have their inpatient treatment costs covered by the health insurance fund with the same benefits and entitlement levels as the primary medical care has increased benefits for patients since it came into effect on January 1, 2021. 

Bac Giang: Businesses not allowed to take pandemic as reason for delaying insurance premium payment

(BGO) - In 2020, Bac Giang province saw local businesses owing social, health and unemployment insurance premiums. The provincial social insurance agency has actively controlled the situation, not letting businesses take the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for delaying premium payment.

Source: NDO