People Profilers - practical guides, regional trends, and policy explainers from our consultants across Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Vietnam rewrote its foreign worker rules on 7 August 2025. Fewer steps and shorter waits, but document legalisation still sets the real timeline.
Vietnam carries the heaviest statutory employer layer in the region at 21.5 percent, and two different ceilings apply, so the rate barely falls at senior salaries.
Vietnam has one of the youngest and fastest-growing workforces in Asia, and for entry-level roles the supply is deep. The roles that hurt are different: the bilingual finance manager in
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a Vietnamese company that legally employs your staff while you manage their work. The EOR’s name is on the labour contract, the social insurance
Payroll parking in Vietnam means placing your employees on the payroll of a licensed Vietnamese company that acts as their Employer of Record (EOR) while they work for you. The
Vietnam has become one of the most sought-after expansion destinations in Asia: a manufacturing base for global electronics and apparel brands, a fast-maturing software and services hub, and a domestic
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