No delay in supporting workers under the 26 trillion VND support package

The Provincial People's Committee has just issued Official Dispatch No. 6023/ UBND-KSTT on receiving and handling procedures to support employees and employers facing difficulties due to the pandemic online on the National Public Service Portal.

During the Covid-19 outbreak in Vinh City, many businesses and workers were affected, forced to close and stop working. Photo courtesy of Tien Dong

In this dispatch, in order to provide online public services to support employees and employers facing difficulties due to the pandemic quickly and conveniently, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requests the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Department of Finance, Social Insurance and the Branch of the Social Policy Bank of Nghe An province and the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns:

Focus on directing officials to receive and handle online administrative procedures to support employees and employers according to Decision 23/2021/QD-TTg dated July 7, 2021 according to the process and forms updated on the National Public Service Portal: http://ncovi.dichvucong.gov.vn.

There should be no delay in processing applications or rejection of applications without stating the reason for the five online public services, including: supporting employees to suspend their labor contracts or take unpaid leave; supporting employers to borrow capital to pay for severance pay and production recovery pay; supporting employees to stop working; supporting employees to terminate their labor contracts but are not eligible for unemployment benefits and stop contributing to the pension and death fund.

Agencies and units are assigned to assign focal officers to coordinate with account administrators of the authorized agencies and units to receive and handle online support procedures for employees and employers facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic on the National Public Service Portal.

In this dispatch, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province also requested the Office of the Provincial People's Committee to direct the Provincial Electronic Information Portal to regularly urge and support relevant agencies and units to seriously implement the reception and online settlement of support procedures for employees and employers facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic on the National Public Service Portal to ensure the right subjects, quickly, conveniently, smoothly and promptly.