{"id":2729,"date":"2021-10-20T09:04:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T02:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:53:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T09:53:18","slug":"how-many-times-can-a-fixed-term-labor-contract-be-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/how-many-times-can-a-fixed-term-labor-contract-be-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"How many times can a fixed-term labor contract be signed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2730\" src=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HDLD-xac-dinh-thoi-han-ky-toi-da-bao-nhieu-lan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HDLD-xac-dinh-thoi-han-ky-toi-da-bao-nhieu-lan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HDLD-xac-dinh-thoi-han-ky-toi-da-bao-nhieu-lan-269x188.jpg 269w, https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HDLD-xac-dinh-thoi-han-ky-toi-da-bao-nhieu-lan-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HDLD-xac-dinh-thoi-han-ky-toi-da-bao-nhieu-lan-43x30.jpg 43w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Pursuant to Article 20 of the Labor Code 2019, currently, there are two types of labor contracts that are allowed to be concluded between employer and employee, namely, indefinite-term labor contract and fixed-term labor contract. (The type of seasonal or work-specific labor contract with terms under 12 months has been officially eliminated).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>An indefinite-term labor contract<\/strong> is a contract in which the two parties neither fix the term nor the time of termination of the contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>A fixed-term <\/strong><strong>labor<\/strong><strong> contract<\/strong> is a contract in which the two parties determine the specific term of the contract and this term can be up to 36 months from the date of its conclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For a fixed-term labor contract, does the law prescribe a limited number of times for renewal, or businesses are wholly entitled to decide it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 20 of the Labor Code 2019, when fixed-term labor contract expires but the employee keeps working, both parties shall conclude a new labor contract within 30 days from the expiration date of the previous labor contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If a new labor contract is not concluded after the 30-day period as stated above, the existing fixed-term labor contract shall become an indefinite-term labor contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The parties may enter into one more fixed-term labor contract. If the employee then keeps working after the expiration of this second fixed-term labor contract, the third labor contract shall be an indefinite-term one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Thus, a fixed-term labor contract can only be signed <strong><em>up to 02 times<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">However, the Labor Code 2019 allows the parties to <strong>enter into fixed-term labor contracts many times<\/strong> in the following cases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Individuals hired as directors in state-owned enterprises;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Employment of elderly people;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Employment of foreign employees working in Vietnam;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The signed contract shall be extended until the end of the term of office for members of the management board of the employees&#8217; representative organization at grassroots level who are holding office but the labor contract expires.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Penalties if signing a fixed-term labor contract more than the specified number of times <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Previously, some enterprises have &#8220;dogged the law&#8221; by choosing to sign an Annex attached to the labor contract with the aim of changing the duration thereof. However, with the new provisions of the Labor Code 2019, signing an Annex to a labor contract to change the duration of the labor contract will be considered a violation of the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Specifically, Clause 2, Article 22 of the Labor Code 2019 stipulates: An Annex to a labor contract may elaborate or amend certain contents of the labor contract but <strong><u>must not change the duration of the labor contract<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>.<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">As a result, if enterprises violate the above provisions, they shall be administratively sanctioned according to Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree 28\/2020\/ND-CP as FAILING TO ENTER INTO THE RIGHT TYPE OF LABOR CONTRACT WITH EMPLOYEES. Specifically:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">a) A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed if the violation involves 01 \u2013 10 employees;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">b) A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed if the violation involves 11 \u2013 50 employees;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">c) A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed if the violation involves 51 \u2013 100 employees;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">d) A fine ranging from VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed if the violation involves 101 \u2013 300 employees;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">e) A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed if the violation involves 301 or more employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>* <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Simultaneously, the enterprise is compelled<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> to sign the right type of <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>labor <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>contract with employees<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\"><strong>PL <\/strong><strong>AND<\/strong> <strong>PARTNERS<\/strong><strong> LAW FIRM<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Head<\/strong><strong>quarters<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">46<sup>th<\/sup> Floor, Bitexco Financial Tower, No. 2 Hai Trieu, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>O<\/strong><strong>ffice:<\/strong><\/span><\/em> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lot 1.16 Viva Riverside, 1472 Vo Van Kiet, Ward 3, District 6, HCMC<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hotline:<\/strong><\/span><\/em> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">093.1111.060<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Email:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/info@pl-partners.vn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">info@pl-partners.vn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Facebook:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PLLaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.facebook.com\/PLLaw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Website:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/\"><em>www.PL-PARTNERS.vn<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 <\/em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoidapluat.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>www.HOIDAPLUAT.net<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 <\/em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thutucphaply.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>www.THUTUCPHAPLY.org<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuant to Article 20 of the Labor Code 2019, currently, there are two types of labor contracts that are allowed to be concluded between employer and employee, namely, indefinite-term labor contract and fixed-term labor contract. (The type of seasonal or work-specific labor contract with terms under 12 months has been officially eliminated). 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