Every employer shall issue their own internal labor regulations. An employer that has at least 10 employees shall have written internal labor regulations. In addition, employers that has at least 10 employees must register the internal labor regulations at specialized labor agencies. In order for clients to know more the procedure of registration of internal labor regulations, Hong Bang Law Firm would like to be consulted as follows:

Legal basis

• Labor Code 2019;
• Decree No. 145/2020/ND-CP elaboration of some articles of the labor code on working conditions and labor relations.

Note on drafting internal labor regulations

In order to draft internal labor regulations and company regulations, enterprises should pay attention to complying with the provisions of law on the contents of the regulations. The internal labor regulations shall include the following key contents:

• Working hours and rest periods;
• Order at the workplace;
• Occupational safety and health;
• Actions against sexual harassment in the workplace;
• Protection of the assets and technological and business secrets and intellectual property of the employer;
• Cases in which reassignment of employees are permitted;
• Violations against labor regulations and disciplinary measures;
• Material responsibility;
• The person having the competence to take disciplinary measures.

Procedures for registration of interal labor regulations

Step 1. Prepare dossiers for registration of internal labor regulations

An employer that has at least 10 employees prepare dossiers for registration of labor regulations including:

• The application form;
• A copy of the internal labor regulations;
• Comments of the representative organization of employees (if any);
• Documents of the employer that are relevant to labor discipline and material responsibility (if any).

 Step 2: Submit application for registration of internal labor regulations

Within 10 days from the date of issuance of the internal labor regulations, the employer must submit the application for registration of the internal labor regulations.

If any of the contents of the internal labor regulations is found contrary to the law, within 07 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the provincial labor authority shall notify and instruct the employer to revise it and re-submit the application.

An employer whose branches, units or business locations in different provinces shall send the registered internal labor regulations to the labor authority of those provinces.

The internal labor regulations shall start to have effect after 15 days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received by a competent authority

Services of Hong Bang Law Firm

Hong Bang Law Firm has advised and supported many enterprises in industrial relations. The services provided by Hong Bang Law Firm are as follows:

• Legal advice on labor relations;
• Advising on assessment of employment contracts, labor regulations, other internal documents of enterprises;
• Advising on the compilation of employment contracts, labor regulations and other internal regulations of enterprises;
• Advising on the direction of resolving labor disputes.

If you need more detailed advice and answers as well as how to access this service, please contact directly our Lawyer Nhat Nam via hotline: 0912.35.65.75, 0912.35.53.53 or call the free legal consultation hotline 1900.6575 or send a service request via email: lienheluathongbang@gmail.com

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