HIGH VOCATIONAL LABOR MUST HAVE AT LEAST 7% HIGHER THAN THE REGION-BASED MINIMUM WAGE LEVELS
This is one principle of building wage scale, payroll in the Decree No. 49/2013/ND-CP dated May 14, 2013 on the implementation of some Articles of the Labor Code regarding labor disputes.
Accordingly, beside the provision that the lowest wage level of the simplest work or title in normal labor conditions shall be not lower than the region-based minimum wage level prescribed by the Government, this Decree also states clearly that the lowest wage level of the work or title requiring laborers to have to be received vocational training (including laborers trained by enterprises themselves) must be at least 7% higher than the region-based minimum wage levels prescribed by the Government; the wage level of work or title with the heavy, hazardous and dangerous labor conditions must be at least 5% higher; work or title with the special heavy, hazardous and dangerous labor conditions must be at least 7% higher than the wage level of work or title having the equivalent complexity but working in normal labor conditions.
Besides, in this Decree, the Government also requires that the new labor norm must be applied experimentally before being officially promulgated. Enterprises must notify laborers at least 15 days before applying experimentally. Duration of experimentally applying shall depend on nature of work, but not more than 3 months and must assess the implementation of the norm. In case where during the standard working time, the actual implemented level of calculation under productivity is lower 5% or higher 10% than the assigned norm, or the actual implemented level of calculation under the time is higher 5% or lower 10% than the assigned norm, enterprises must adjust the labor norm.
This Decree takes effect on July 01, 2013 and replaces the Decree No. 114/2002/ND-CP dated December 31, 2002. Provisions in this Decree shall be applied from May 01, 2013.
