The bonus enlightment for Tet

Despite challenging production and business conditions, enterprises try to maintain and increase bonuses to their employees on Tet Holiday 2015.

The shared happiness

Tet Holiday 2015 is coming near and salary and bonuses have become the most concern of factory workers for whom the holiday is of great worries for making ends meet. The regional minimum wage increment has mitigated such worries.

Workers of Vinh Huy Co. Ltd. in Di An Town are working eagerly by year’s end

Mr. Ngo Dung Nghia, a worker of Sung Shin Vina Co. Ltd. in Ben Cat Town, was overjoy for the notification of the company on increasing payments for salary and Tet bonuses. The joy was doubled for knowing of bus ticket support for immigrant workers

Family of Mrs. Le Ngoc Lan, factory worker of Pung Kook Saigon III in Thuan An Town, is looking forward to returning home in Nam Dinh to enjoy Tet Holiday 2015. The couple is delighted at increased salary and bonuses.

“For this year, we are offered a month payment as bonuses. Thus, we should have a sum for Tet. Both of us could use such money for Tet with our family,” said Lan expressing her joy.

Tet Holiday is highlighted by night markets in industrial parks offering foods to garments. The factory workers are all ready for shopping in those markets as gifts for their relatives. Many are hopeful of higher salary and lower market price hike.

Mr. Tran Trong Tuyen, a factory worker of Saigon International Co. Ltd. in Di An Town told us about his expectation of higher bonuses for Tet. However, prices should increase during Tet, requring control of price cheating and hiking so that factory workers like Tuyen could buy more.

Endeavors for Tet bonuses

Statistically by Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, 358 enterprises in the province have announced their bonuses for Tet Holiday 2015. Accordingly, many enterprises offer 1 to 2 month payments. State-own enterprises offer highest bonuses of VND 6 million per capita, FDI enterprises VND 4.6 million, private enterprises nearly VND 4 million, and State-own JSC VND 3.4 million.

According to Mr. Nguyen Phung Trung, Deputy Director of Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the report on salary and Tet Holiday bonuses showed big gaps in highest and lowest bonuses among enterprises. Due to challenging conditions for business and production, many enterprises, by now, have not yet announced their bonus scheme for the holiday. However, they have been making endeavours to ensure bonuses for the holiday, assuring warm and joyful days for their employed.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Tien, Labor Union Chair of Thong Dung Shoes Corporation in Thuan An Town, revealed bonus scheme along with activities for factory workers during Tet Holiday 2015.

Reported by Thien Ly – Translated by Vi Bao