Guidelines on annual overtime hours in the context of socio-economic recovery

On April 26, 2022, the Ministry of Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs issues the Official Dispatch No. 1312/LDTBXH-ATLD guiding the implementation organization of Resolution No. 17/2022/UBTVQH15.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs notes some contents in overtime hours under the Resolution No. 17/2022/UBTVQH15 as follows:

- The cases in which employers are permitted to assign their employees to work overtime for up to 300 hours per year are prescribed in clause 1 Article 1 of the Resolution and clause 3 Article 107 of the Labor Code.

- All employees who are permitted to work overtime for up to 300 hours per year are also permitted to work overtime for more than 40 hours but not exceeding 60 hours per month from April 01, 2022.

- When organizing overtime work for from more than 200 hours to 300 hours per year, employers must send notifications to Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs as prescribed in clause 4 Article 107 of the Labor Code and Article 62 of Decree No 145/2020/ND-CP.

- Regulations of Resolution No. 17/2022/UBTVQH15 are implemented until the end of December 31, 2022, except for the case that the National Assembly decides to extend implementation period.