Tiếng Việt1. Regional minimum wage concept
Article 91- Labor Code 2019 states: The minimum wage is the lowest salary paid to employees who perform the simplest jobs under normal working conditions in order to ensure the minimum standard of living of employees and their families. family, suitable for socio-economic development conditions
Minimum wages are set by region, set by month and hour.
In Article 4, Decree 38/2022/ND-CP, it is stipulated:
The minimum monthly salary is the lowest salary as a basis for negotiating and paying wages to employees applying the form of monthly salary, ensuring the salary according to the job or title of the employee who works enough. normal working hours in a month and completing agreed labor norms or jobs must not be lower than the monthly minimum wage.
The hourly minimum wage is the lowest salary as a basis for negotiating and paying wages to employees applying the form of hourly wages, ensuring the salary according to the job or title of the employee working in the field. hour and complete the agreed labor or work norm not less than the hourly minimum wage.
Thus, it can be understood that the regional minimum wage is understood as the lowest salary paid to employees doing the simplest jobs in normal working conditions in order to ensure the minimum standard of living of workers and their families. their families, suitable to the socio-economic development conditions of each region as prescribed by law.
In Article 3 of Decree No. 38/2022/ND-CP, effective from July 1, 2022, the monthly minimum wage and the hourly minimum wage for employees working for employers by region are defined as follows: stipulates as follows:
| Region | Minimum monthly salary
(Unit: VND/month) |
Wage Minimum Hours
(Unit: VND/hour) |
| Vùng I | 4.680.000 | 22.500 |
| Vùng II | 4.160.000 | 20.000 |
| Vùng III | 3.640.000 | 17.500 |
| Vùng IV | 3.250.000 | 15.600 |
2. Principles of application of regional minimum wages
– The minimum monthly salary is the lowest salary as a basis for negotiating and paying wages for employees applying the form of monthly salary payment, ensuring the salary according to the job or title of the employee. enough normal working hours in a month and completing agreed labor norms or jobs that must not be lower than the monthly minimum wage.
– The minimum hourly wage is the lowest salary as a basis for negotiating and paying wages for employees applying the form of hourly pay, ensuring the salary according to the job or title of the employee. in one hour and complete the agreed labor or work norm not less than the hourly minimum wage.
– For employees who apply the form of weekly or daily salary or by product or package salary, the salary of these forms of payment, if converted by month or hourly, must not be lower than the minimum wage. month or hourly minimum wage. The salary converted by month or hourly on the basis of normal working hours selected by the employer in accordance with the labor law is as follows:
a) The monthly salary is equal to the weekly salary multiplied by 52 weeks divided by 12 months; or the daily wage multiplied by the number of normal working days in a month; or the salary based on the product, the salary paid in the normal working hours of the month.
b) The hourly converted salary is equal to the weekly and daily wage divided by the number of normal working hours in a week or a day; or salary by product, package salary divided by the number of hours worked during normal working hours to produce products or perform contracted tasks.
3. How are the zoning divisions?
3.1. Region I, including the following areas:
– Districts and districts of Gia Lam, Dong Anh, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Thuong Tin, Hoai Duc, Thach That, Quoc Oai, Thanh Oai, Me Linh, Chuong My and Son Tay town of Hanoi city;
– Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province;
– The districts and districts of Thuy Nguyen, An Duong, An Lao, Vinh Bao, Tien Lang, Cat Hai, Kien Thuy in Hai Phong city;
– The districts, Thu Duc city and the districts of Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh, Nha Be of Ho Chi Minh city;
– The cities of Bien Hoa, Long Khanh and the districts of Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Vinh Cuu, Trang Bom, Xuan Loc in Dong Nai province;
– Cities of Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An; the towns of Ben Cat, Tan Uyen and the districts of Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Dau Tieng and Phu Giao in Binh Duong province;
– Vung Tau city, Phu My town in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
3.2. Region II, including the following areas:
– The remaining districts belong to Hanoi city;
– The remaining districts belong to Hai Phong city;
– Hai Duong city in Hai Duong province;
– Hung Yen city, My Hao town and Van Lam, Van Giang and Yen My districts of Hung Yen province;
– Vinh Yen and Phuc Yen cities and Binh Xuyen and Yen Lac districts of Vinh Phuc province;
– Cities of Bac Ninh, Tu Son and districts of Que Vo, Tien Du, Yen Phong, Thuan Thanh, Gia Binh, Luong Tai in Bac Ninh province;
– Cities of Cam Pha, Uong Bi, Mong Cai and towns of Quang Yen and Dong Trieu in Quang Ninh province;
– Cities of Thai Nguyen, Song Cong and Pho Yen in Thai Nguyen province;
– Hoa Binh city and Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province;
– Viet Tri city in Phu Tho province;
– Lao Cai city in Lao Cai province;
– Nam Dinh city and My Loc district of Nam Dinh province;
– Ninh Binh city in Ninh Binh province;
-Vinh city, Cua Lo town and Nghi Loc and Hung Nguyen districts of Nghe An province;
– Dong Hoi city in Quang Binh province;
– Hue city in Thua Thien Hue province;
– Hoi An and Tam Ky cities in Quang Nam province;
– Districts and districts of Da Nang city;
– Cities of Nha Trang and Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa province;
– The cities of Da Lat and Bao Loc in Lam Dong province;
– Phan Thiet city in Binh Thuan province;
– Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh city;
– Tay Ninh city, the towns of Trang Bang, Hoa Thanh and Go Dau district of Tay Ninh province;
– Districts Dinh Quan, Thong Nhat in Dong Nai province;
– Dong Xoai city and Chon Thanh and Dong Phu districts of Binh Phuoc province;
– Ba Ria city in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province;
– Tan An city and districts of Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Thu Thua, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc of Long An province;
– My Tho city and Chau Thanh district in Tien Giang province;
– Ben Tre city and Chau Thanh district in Ben Tre province;
– Vinh Long city and Binh Minh town in Vinh Long province;
– Districts of Can Tho city;
– Cities of Rach Gia, Ha Tien and Phu Quoc in Kien Giang province;
– Long Xuyen and Chau Doc cities in An Giang province;
– Tra Vinh city in Tra Vinh province;
– Bac Lieu city in Bac Lieu province;
– Ca Mau city in Ca Mau province.
3.3. Region III, including the following areas:
– The remaining cities under the province (except the cities under the province mentioned in region I and II);
– Kinh Mon town and Cam Giang, Nam Sach, Kim Thanh, Gia Loc, Binh Giang, Tu Ky districts of Hai Duong province;
– Vinh Tuong, Tam Dao, Tam Duong, Lap Thach and Song Lo districts of Vinh Phuc province;
– Phu Tho town and Phu Ninh, Lam Thao, Thanh Ba, Tam Nong districts of Phu Tho province;
– The districts of Viet Yen, Yen Dung, Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen and Lang Giang in Bac Giang province;
– Van Don, Hai Ha, Dam Ha and Tien Yen districts of Quang Ninh province;
– Sa Pa town, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province;
– The remaining districts belong to Hung Yen province;
– Phu Binh, Phu Luong, Dong Hy, Dai Tu districts of Thai Nguyen province;
– The remaining districts belong to Nam Dinh province;
– Duy Tien town and Kim Bang district of Ha Nam province;
– Gia Vien, Yen Khanh, Hoa Lu districts of Ninh Binh province;
– The towns of Bim Son, Nghi Son and the districts of Dong Son and Quang Xuong in Thanh Hoa province;
– The districts of Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Do Luong, Nam Dan, Nghia Dan and the towns of Thai Hoa and Hoang Mai in Nghe An province.
– Ky Anh town in Ha Tinh province;
– The towns of Huong Thuy, Huong Tra and the districts of Phu Loc, Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Vang of Thua Thien Hue province;
– Dien Ban town and Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen, Nui Thanh, Que Son, Thang Binh and Phu Ninh districts of Quang Nam province;
– Binh Son and Son Tinh districts of Quang Ngai province;
– Song Cau and Dong Hoa towns in Phu Yen province;
– Ninh Hai and Thuan Bac districts of Ninh Thuan province;
– Ninh Hoa town and Cam Lam, Dien Khanh and Van Ninh districts of Khanh Hoa province;
– Dak Ha district of Kon Tum province;
– Duc Trong and Di Linh districts of Lam Dong province;
– La Gi town and Ham Thuan Bac and Ham Thuan Nam districts of Binh Thuan province;
– Phuoc Long, Binh Long towns and Hon Quan, Loc Ninh, Phu Rieng districts of Binh Phuoc province;
– The remaining districts belong to Tay Ninh province;
– The remaining districts belong to Dong Nai province;
– Long Dien, Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Chau Duc and Con Dao districts of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province;
– Kien Tuong town and Duc Hue, Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, Thanh Hoa districts of Long An province;
– Go Cong and Cai Lay towns and Cho Gao and Tan Phuoc districts of Tien Giang province;
– Ba Tri, Binh Dai and Mo Cay Nam districts of Ben Tre province;
– The districts of Mang Thit, Long Ho of Vinh Long province;
– Districts of Can Tho city;
– Kien Luong, Kien Hai, Chau Thanh districts of Kien Giang province;
– Tan Chau town and Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, Thoai Son districts of An Giang province;
– Chau Thanh and Chau Thanh A districts of Hau Giang province;
– Duyen Hai town in Tra Vinh province;
– Gia Rai town and Hoa Binh district in Bac Lieu province;
– Vinh Chau and Nga Nam towns in Soc Trang province;
– Nam Can, Cai Nuoc, U Minh, and Tran Van Thoi districts of Ca Mau province;
– The districts of Le Thuy, Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Quang Trach and Ba Don town of Quang Binh province.
3.4. Region IV, including the remaining areas.
