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On the 10th of June 2010 Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affair issued Circular No. 18/2010/TT-BLDTBXH, regulating the salaries of Vietnamese consultant performing consulting contract and under the form of periodical contract of projects using government funding.

Thus, the highest pay salary shall not exceed 25 millions dongs/person/month for consultant with over 15 years of professional experience. Second grade shall not exceed 20 millions dongs/person/month for consultant with 10 to 15 years of professional experience. Third grade shall not exceed 10 millions dongs/person/month for consultant with 5 to 10 years of professional experience and fourth grade shall not exceed 5 millions dongs/person/month for consultant with 3 to 5 years of professional experience The above salaries are the net pay, included social securities, medical insurance, unemployment insurance and applied taxes.

Project owner can decide to reward higher salaries for special cases but must submit for consideration by government agency.

The salary for Vietnamese consultant is the basis to determine the consulting contract’s value. For contracts signed prior to the issuance of the Circular’s effective date but still have work underway, yet to carry out or unpaid, the project owner can adjust the contract’s value as: If the salary is lower than the regulated amount in the Circular, the project owner to considerate, adjust according to regulation within the Circular. If the salary is higher than the Circular’s regulated amount, the project owner will report to authority to adjust the salary accordingly.

This Circular will come into effect 45 days after signing.

By courtesy of ©LuatViet - Advocates & Solicitors 2010