{"id":4948,"date":"2022-08-12T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T04:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/?p=4948"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T04:19:30","slug":"company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Company failure to pay wages, do employees have the right to request to commence bankruptcy proceedings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">N\u1ed9i dung b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/#A_QUESTION\" title=\"A. QUESTION:\">A. QUESTION:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/#B_OUR_LAWYER_REPLIED_AS_FOLLOWS\" title=\"B. OUR LAWYER REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:\">B. OUR LAWYER REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/#1_Laws_on_bankruptcy\" title=\"1. Laws on bankruptcy:\">1. Laws on bankruptcy:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/#2_Settle_the_rights_of_employees_when_the_enterprise_goes_bankrupt\" title=\"2. Settle the rights of employees when the enterprise goes bankrupt:\">2. Settle the rights of employees when the enterprise goes bankrupt:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/company-failure-to-pay-wages-do-employees-have-the-right-to-request-to-commence-bankruptcy-proceedings\/#PL_AND_PARTNERS_LAW_FIRM\" title=\"PL AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM\">PL AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_QUESTION\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>A. QUESTION:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Hello lawyer, I want to ask if an employee can file a petition to commence bankruptcy procedures when the company is more than 06 months late in paying wages. My company has owed wages for more than 6 months due to economic crisis and we have tried all ways but cannot claim our wages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">I am looking forward to getting an answer from you. Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"B_OUR_LAWYER_REPLIED_AS_FOLLOWS\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B. OUR LAWYER REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">PL &amp; Partners thank you very much for trusting and sending a request to our company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Companies being dissolved and employees losing their jobs are sad situations that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses try in many different ways to stay alive, but it is still not feasible. Debt and late payment of wages to employees are still common and directly affect the lives of employees. The question is whether employees are entitled to commence bankruptcy proceedings because the Company owes wages or not. Let&#8217;s learn about this with PL &amp; Partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Laws_on_bankruptcy\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\"><strong>1. Laws on bankruptcy:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Pursuant to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Article 4.2 of the Law on Bankruptcy 2014<\/span>, bankruptcy means a status where an enterprise or cooperative becomes insolvent and is subject to a people\u2019s court decision declaring bankruptcy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Pursuant to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Article 5.2 of the Law on Bankruptcy 2014<\/span>, person having the right and obligation to file a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #00000; background-color: #faecd7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><em>&#8220;2. <\/em><em>Employees<\/em><em>, grassroots trade unions and immediately higher grassroots trade union in the place where a grassroots trade union has not been established, have the right to file a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings upon the expiry of 03 months from the date when the obligation to pay wages and other debts to the employees was due and not performed by the enterprise or cooperative&#8221;.<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><strong>Thus<\/strong>, according to the above provisions, employees of the company have the right to file a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings if the time limit of 03 months from the date of payment of wages and other debts is due but still not paid by the enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Settle_the_rights_of_employees_when_the_enterprise_goes_bankrupt\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\"><strong>2. Settle the rights of employees when the enterprise goes bankrupt:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Article 48.2 of the Labor Code 2019<\/span> stipulates: in case an enterprise goes bankrupt, the salary, severance allowance, social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance and other benefits of the employees under the collective labor agreement and the signed labor contract shall have priority for payment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Here are our consultations for your questions. In case you need to answer questions about labor law, please contact us for support.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PL_AND_PARTNERS_LAW_FIRM\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ed1c24;\"><strong>PL <\/strong><strong>AND<\/strong> <strong>PARTNERS<\/strong><strong> LAW FIRM<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/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<hr \/>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #e3f1fa;\" border=\"1\/2pt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 16px;\">The above-mentioned consulting opinions are based on the provisions of the law and information provided by the client. 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