THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 03/2014/ND-CP dated January 16, 2014 detailing the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding employment
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Labor Code dated June 18, 2012;
At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding employment.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of application
This Decree details the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding target for employment increase; national Employment Fund; local employment programs; labor recruitment and management.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Laborers as specified under Clause 1 Article 3 of the Labor Code.
2. Employers as specified under Clause 2 Article 3 of the Labor Code.
3. Other agencies, enterprises, organizations and individuals related to the contents as stipulated under Article 1 of this Decree.
Chapter II
TARGET FOR EMPLOYMENT INCREASE; NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT FUND; LOCAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Article 3. Target for employment increase
The target for employment increase as stipulated under Clause 1 Article 12 of the Labor Code is the target that reflects the increasing number of laborers getting job in the reporting period.
2. The People’s Committees at various levels must build up and organize the implementation of realization of the target for employment increase in the programs, projects and in the five-year and the annual socio-economic development plans;
3. Results of realization of the target for employment increase must be reported according to the following regulations:
a) Annually, People’s Committees of communes, wards, district towns; People’s Committees of districts, towns, provincial cities shall sum up the results of realization of the target for employment increase at their localities and report to the superior People’s Committees;
b) Annually, the provincial/municipal People’s Committees (hereinafter referred as to the provincial People’s Committees) shall sum up the results of realization of the target for employment increase at their localities, report to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
4. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall take the prime responsibility of, and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in guiding, inspecting and reporting to the Government on the results of realization of the five-year and annual target for employment increase.
Article 4. The National Employment Fund
1. The National Employment Fund includes:
a) The State budget;
b) Assistance from organizations and individuals at home and abroad;
c) Other legal sources;
2. The National Employment Fund shall be used for the following activities:
a) To provide preferential loans capital small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, business households and laborers to support for creating jobs, maintaining and extending jobs;
b) To support enterprises that meet difficulties due to economic crisis to help limit job losers;
c) To support the development of the system of job-recommendation organizations as well as information system of labor market;
3. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with related ministries, agencies in submitting to the Prime Minister on promulgating the Regulation on management and use of the National Employment Fund.
4. Annually, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance in building up the plan to supplement state budget for the National Employment Fund, and submit to the Prime Minister for approval.
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