Foreign employers should assess Vietnam termination decisions under the applicable local framework rather than assume that an overseas policy can be used unchanged. The chosen legal ground and actual evidence determine the procedure to examine.
Separate the available routes
Expiry, agreement, unilateral termination, redundancy and disciplinary dismissal are distinct. Review the contract, internal rules and evidence before deciding how to proceed. Paying notice does not automatically make an otherwise unsupported termination lawful.
Prepare a complete implementation plan
Assess required consultation or notification, individual protected circumstances, delivery of decisions and final payments. Foreign workers may also require work and residence coordination. HR, management and counsel should use the same factual record and keep documents supporting every step.
Documents and questions to prepare
For an assessment of employment termination for foreign employers, organize the following records where relevant. Identify anything that is missing and explain whether an original, copy or translation is available.
- Contract and internal rules.
- Grounds and evidence.
- Employee circumstances.
- Draft notices and decisions.
- Pay and benefits calculation.
Planning legal support for employment termination for foreign employers
Employment matters should be assessed from the documents and actual working relationship. Keep the contract, policies, notices and payroll records together and identify any disputed fact. A proposed settlement should explain the payments and other steps to be completed, rather than obscure several different obligations in a single figure. For foreign workers, employment advice may need to be coordinated with work authorization and residence questions without assuming that one process resolves the others.
Jurion & Partners can review the information you provide, identify the questions requiring further analysis and discuss an appropriate scope of legal assistance. Before work begins, agree the documents to be reviewed, the immediate priorities and the steps included in the engagement.
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