Increase allowance for female workers giving birth from July 1, 2019
Female workers who give birth or workers who adopt children under 6 months old will receive a one-time subsidy for each child of VND 2,980,000 (current level is VND 2,780,000).
In Resolution No. 70/2018/QH14 dated November 9, 2018 on the state budget estimate for 2019, the National Assembly assigned the Government to adjust the basic salary from VND 1.39 million/month to VND 1.49 million/month from July 1, 2019, increasing the compulsory social insurance benefit level for employees to match the new basic salary level.
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Specifically, from July 1, 2019, the level of social insurance benefits for employees is implemented as follows: The level of health recovery and recuperation after illness per day is 447,000 VND (current level is 417,000 VND).
Female employees who give birth or employees who adopt children under 6 months old will receive a one-time subsidy of VND 2,980,000 for each child (current rate is VND 2,780,000); in the case of giving birth but only the father participates in social insurance, the father will receive a one-time subsidy of VND 2,980,000 (current rate is VND 2,780,000) for each child.
The daily allowance for recuperation and health recovery after treatment of injury or illness is 372,500 VND (currently 347,500 VND) if recuperating and health recovery at home; 596,000 VND (currently 556,000 VND) if recuperating and health recovery at a centralized facility.
