Official Dispatch No. 1511/LDTBXH-BHXH dated May 04, 2020 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on providing guidance on the suspension of contribution to the retirement and survivorship allowance fund

To:

- People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities;

- The Vietnam Social Security.

In the implementation of the Government’s Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated April 09, 2020 on measures to support people affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 11/CT-TTg dated March 04, 2020 on urgent tasks and solutions to remove difficulties for production and business, ensure social security in response to the Covid-19 epidemic; pursuant to the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, the Government’s Decree No. 115/2015/ND-CP dated November 11, 2015 on detailing a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance regarding compulsory social insurance and the Circular No. 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 29, 2015 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance regarding compulsory social insurance; continuing the Official Dispatch No. 797/LDTBXH-BHXH dated March 09, 2020 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on providing specific guidance on the suspension of contribution to the retirement and survivorship allowance fund as follows:

1. Cases of suspension of contribution to the retirement and survivorship allowance fund

An employer may suspend his/her contribution to the retirement and survivorship allowance fund if falling into any of the following cases:

a) Suspension of production and business activities for 01 month or more due to difficulties in changing structure or technology, or due to economic crisis or recession or implementation of State policies upon economic restructuring or implementing international commitments;

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