Vietnam to levy tough penalties, jail sentences for insurance evasion

Employers will be heavily fined if caught deliberately avoiding covering social insurance for employees

By Tuoi Tre News

October 23, 2017, 16:48 GMT+7

Vietnam to levy tough penalties, jail sentences for insurance evasion
A woman receives her pension at a social insurance office in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Businesses that purposely find ways to evade paying social insurance for their employees will not only receive administrative fines but also attract steep monetary penalties once a new law comes into effect next year.

In Vietnam, insurance is not calculated based on the full salary of an employee, rather a part of it only, known as the ‘fund used to calculate insurance payment.’ Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to levy tough penalties, jail sentences for insurance evasion”