Vietnam social insurance regulations for probation periods

Under Vietnamese labor laws, employers are required to pay an additional amount to employees during probation periods if those employees are not subject to mandatory social insurance.

According to the Social Insurance of Vietnam, workers on a separate probation contract for up to two months do not fall under the category of mandatory social insurance, health insurance, or unemployment insurance participants. Consequently, per Clause 3, Article 168 of the 2019 Labor Code, employers must pay the employee an amount equivalent to the level of mandatory insurance contributions at the same time as the salary payment.