Ending a foreign employee's contract can affect both employment rights and the basis for work and residence in Vietnam. These issues should be coordinated, but one should not be used to bypass the other.
Assess the employment decision first
Review whether the proposed end arises from agreement, expiry, unilateral action, discipline or a workforce change. Each route requires its own analysis. A force-majeure label or an immigration issue should not be assumed to remove all procedural and payment obligations.
Handle permits, residence and records
Identify the employer's current obligations concerning work-permit records and notifications. The worker should separately confirm the basis for continued lawful stay and any new employment. Keep final-pay calculations, handover and official communications together so disputes and future applications can be assessed accurately.
Documents and questions to prepare
For an assessment of ending employment with foreign workers, organize the following records where relevant. Identify anything that is missing and explain whether an original, copy or translation is available.
- Contract and termination records.
- Work authorization.
- Residence documents.
- Pay and benefit history.
- Handover and official correspondence.
Planning legal support for ending employment with foreign workers
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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