Working people assured of allowances and bonuses for Tet in enterprises

That enterprises have early announced allowances and bonuses for Tet has made working people assured to continue working to the end of the lunar year before the joyful Tet holiday of Lunar New Year 2022.

Well cared for lives, workers of Apparel Far Eastern Vietnam have been assured for long-term work at the company

Assured for work

In the urgent working atmosphere of the last days of the year before entering the 2022 Lunar New Year holiday, more than 3,000 employees working at Apparel Far Eastern Vietnam Co., Ltd (Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park 1 ( VSIP1) were very enthusiastic to work under excited and happy spirit. It was because that the company has just announced welfare regimes to take care of the Lunar New Year for employees after a year working with the company. The raging COVID-19 epidemic had caused the company to stop working for many months. “Due to such difficulties, employees are very anxious to look forward to the Tet bonus this year; now everyone is excited as the Tet bonus regime is still maintained by the company like every other year. Announcement of the Tet bonuses made our employees very happy, excited and feel secure to work," said Ms. Anh.

Sharing the joy, Ms. Nguyen Thi Mung, employee of the company, shared: "In 2021, due to the impact of the epidemic, work was interrupted, income reduced, and life was difficult. The Tet bonus is always the amount that helps me have more conditions to cover my life and shop for my family at the end of the year. Our employees are very happy and excited when the company still maintains the same bonus as last year.”

Ms. Chong Si Binh, Senior Manager of Human Resource Development at Apparel Far Eastern Vietnam Co. Ltd. said that due to the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, production activities of enterprises were halted. Both the target and the revenue did not meet the year plan. Year 2021 is a difficult year for businesses, but the Board of Directors still tried to manage and ensured the maintenance of the Tet bonuses and welfare like every year for employees, the 13th month salary, ticket support to get home for workers to celebrate Tet etc.

Various care-taking activities

Faced with the severe effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on the lives, jobs and incomes of workers, accompanying businesses and trade unions at all levels, they have also organized practical Tet caring activities for union members and employees under the motto of "All union members and employees to have Tet holiday". Dang Quang Duan, Chairman of the Grassroots Trade Union of Apparel Far Eastern Vietnam Co. Ltd., said that in addition to the company's policies, the grassroots union has also organized Tet caring activities for union members and employees, in which giving Tet gifts worth VND 250,000  a person.

According to a survey by VSIP Trade Union, about 60% of union members working in affiliated companies would stay in Binh Duong to celebrate Tet as compared to 20% in previous years. VSIP Trade Union has proposed 3,000 Tet gifts and the number will double compared to 2021. Ms. Dang Thi Kim Chi, Chairwoman of VSIP Trade Union, said that due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the 2022 Lunar New Year will eye workers choose to stay in Binh Duong to celebrate Tet instead of going back to their hometown like other year to save costs and to stabilize their lives. Right from the end of November 2021, VSIP Trade Union has directed grassroots trade unions to proactively propose business owners to soon develop a Tet holiday plan to pay salaries, bonuses, annual leave, working time, and rest time, overtime and other benefits for employees during the Lunar New Year; to soon publicize the time of salary payment, bonuses and Tet holiday schedule so that employees can feel secure in production and actively buy tickets, trains and arrange time to return to their hometown. VSIP Trade Union has also actively monitored and grasped the situation of enterprises, especially those facing difficulties, to propose or timely intervene and support to protect the legitimate interests of union members and workers. To share the worries and hardships of employees during the Tet holiday, VSIP Union will organize Tet caring programs for union members and employees such as the "Tet reunion - Spring peace" in 2022 to propagate spread the spirit of taking care of the Lunar New Year for employees to enterprises and units; to organize visits and give gifts to trade unionists and workers with extremely difficult circumstances, who cannot return to their hometown to celebrate Tet and suffer from labor accidents, occupational diseases, fatal diseases, accidents and risks etc.

Reported by Do Trong – Translated by Vi Bao

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