To overcome the limitations in the provisions of the Law on Employment 2013, amended in 2024 and supplement new provisions suitable for the current labor market, the National Assembly has promulgated the Law on Employment 2025, replacing the Law on Employment 2013. The article provides some news points related to unemployment insurance that individuals and enterprises should pay attention to.

On August 7, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree 219/2025/ND-CP regulating the management of foreign employees working in Viet Nam. This Decree officially takes effect from the date of signing for promulgation, replacing Decree 152/2020/ND-CP amended and supplemented by Decree 70/2023/ND-CP.

On June 30, 2025, the Minister of Home Affairs officially promulgated Circular 12/2025/TT-BNV guiding the Law on Social Insurance concerning compulsory social insurance (Circular 12). This Circular took effect from July 1, 2025, replacing several related legal documents, such as Circular 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH providing details and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Social Insurance regarding compulsory social insurance and Circular 06/2021/TT-BLDTBXH amending and supplementing several articles of Circular 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH. This article will analyze some key highlights of Circular 12 related to sickness and maternity regime.

On June 29, 2025, the Government issued Decree 164/2025/ND-CP regulating electronic transactions in the field of social insurance and the national insurance database. This Decree marks a significant milestone in the digitalization of the social security system, providing a legal foundation for implementing social insurance procedures through electronic platforms with the goal of streamlining procedures, reducing costs, and enhancing the efficiency of state management in the field of social insurance.

On June 11, 2025, the Government issued Decree 129/2025/ND-CP regulating the delimitation of the competence of local governments at 02 levels in the field of state management of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Decree 129 takes effect from July 1, 2025 and stipulates changes in the authority to settle a number of administrative procedures in the field of labor and employment

After consulting ministries, sectors and localities and appraisal opinions of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (now merged into the Ministry of Home Affairs) has submitted to the Government a draft Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory social insurance, with some outstanding contents of the Draft Decree that enterprises need to pay attention to.