Joint Circular No. 32/2000/TTLT/BLDTBXH-BTC guiding the adjustment of minimum wage and allowances in enterprises

JOINT CIRCULAR

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree No. 77/2000/NĐ-CP dated December 15, 2000 of the Government on adjusting the minimum wage, allowances, and living expenses for subjects receiving wages, allowances, and living expenses, the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Finance jointly issue guidelines for implementing the adjustment of the minimum wage and allowances in enterprises as follows:

I. APPLICABLE OBJECTS

Workers employed in enterprises operating under the Law on State-Owned Enterprises, including: production and business enterprises; public service enterprises; enterprises under the armed forces; organizations and units permitted to engage in production, business, and services under administrative agencies, public institutions, the Party, mass organizations, and self-financed people's associations;

Workers employed in enterprises operating under the Enterprise Law, including: joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, partnerships, and private enterprises (the aforementioned organizations are referred to collectively as enterprises).

II. CALCULATION OF THE RECALCULATED WAGE LEVELS

1. For enterprises applying the wage scale, salary table, and salary allowances issued by the State, based on the wage level coefficients and salary allowance levels stipulated in Decrees No. 25/CP and 26/CP dated May 23, 1993, and Decree No. 110/1997/NĐ-CP dated November 18, 1997 of the Government, and the minimum wage level stipulated in Clause 1 Article 1 of Decree No. 77/2000/NĐ-CP dated December 15, 2000 of the Government, the recalculated wage and salary allowances serving as the basis for social insurance, health insurance, overtime pay, night shift pay, annual leave pay, and other benefits prescribed by the State shall be calculated as follows:

a) Recalculating the wage level:

b) Recalculating the allowance level:

For allowances based on the minimum wage:

For allowances based on the wage grade, position, specialty, and profession:

c) Recalculating the wage level of the differential retention coefficient:

d) For industries where the State has prescribed bonus systems within the wage fund, these shall be recalculated based on the minimum wage of 210,000 VND/month.

2. The meal allowance calculated according to the number of working days in the month for workers and officials in state-owned enterprises as stipulated in Circular No. 15/1999/TT-BLĐTBXH dated June 22, 1999 of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs shall not exceed the minimum wage of 210,000 VND/month from January 1, 2001.

III. IMPLEMENTATION

1 This Circular takes effect from January 1, 2001. Any previous provisions contrary to those set out in this Circular are hereby abolished. In the course of implementation, any difficulties should be reported to the joint ministries of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs and Finance for consideration and resolution. Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier as mentioned in Sub-clause b, Clause 1, Article 3 above, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will review and submit to the competent authority for decision (Issues exceeding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction will be referred to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision)../