CONDITIONS TO BE ENTITLED TO UNEMPLOYMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO COVID-19
On April 24, 2020, the Prime Minister promulgates the Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg on providing regulations on the implementation of policies to support people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An employee shall be entitled to financial support if fully meets the following conditions:
Firstly, has signed in a labor contract or working contract before April 01, 2020 and is participating in compulsory social insurance;
Secondly, has terminated the labor contract or working contract from April 01, 2020 to the end of June 15, 2020 but is not eligible for unemployment benefit as prescribed by law;
Thirdly, has no income or his/her income is lower than the near-poverty level as prescribed.
In additions, this Decision also states that, laborer without labor contract who becomes unemployed shall be supported if fully meets the following conditions: become unemployed and his/her income from April 01, 2020 to June 30, 2020 is lower than the near-poverty, legal residence in locality; being employee works in the non-agricultural field, belonging to one of the following cases: peddling, retailing without fixed locations; collecting rubbish and scrap; goods loading and transportation; mobile lottery retail…
This Decree takes effect on the signing date, Regimes prescribed in this Decision shall be applied from April 01, 2020.
