Opportunistic compliance
February 28, 2018
Since 2013, a number of employers cut bonuses, reduce allowances, increase working time, raise labor production norms, etc. to preserve compensation budgets in response to significant annual minimum wage hikes stipulated by the Vietnamese government. Therefore any employers who respected MW policies without making these arbitrary actions become much less competitive than those who made them. Why and how this had happened?
Factory Toilet Time Limit
February 07, 2018
Since 2014, few cases about manufacturing factories set limits on toilet time for production workers have been reported. The reports triggered a wild-spreading public outrage about human right violations across Vietnam. However whether this is a human right or labor right issue, why it happens and how it has been addressed so far have been not discussed in the country.
Fair and Unfair Recruitment in Vietnam
April 14, 2018
How is recruitment actually happening in Vietnam? Why fair hiring is a good practice in a few sectors but still a giant myth that needs busted in most of others? And the most important question that needs a genuine and practical answer: How to actually make it fair in Vietnam?
Social Dialogue in Vietnam
May 28, 2023
Social Dialogue is a very board term to use in practices. It could be perceived as good-quality communication married with genuine commitments and actionable activities in any organisation. It could be a good means for organisational development. However if misused or underperformed it could become a barrier for professional teamwork development.