Vietnam tightens enforcement as social insurance violations and delays mount

Failure to register eligible employees for SI or UI within 60 days of the legal deadline.

Vietnam’s Social Security Authority (VSS) has issued clear rules outlining penalties for late payment, evasion, and non‑registration related to compulsory social insurance (SI) and unemployment insurance (UI).

Employers who fail to submit or fully pay SI or UI contributions past the deadline defined in the 2024 Social Insurance Law will face enforced collection of outstanding sums plus daily interest at a rate of 0.03%, along with administrative fines and disqualification from commendation programs. 

Similarly, failure to register eligible employees for SI or UI within 60 days of the legal deadline also triggers these penalties.

In cases deemed deliberate evasion, employers will be subject to the same financial penalties and may face criminal prosecution. 

They will also be barred from awards or recognition.

Another significant measure requires employers who fail to pay health insurance premiums on time to reimburse all medical expenses covered by health insurance during the period when employees were uninsured and lacked valid health cards.

These updates reinforce VSS’s enforcement efforts, emphasising prompt compliance through financial penalties, legal consequences, and administrative restrictions.