VI The report on the labor situation for the last 6 months of the year must be submitted online by December 5, 2026, in accordance with Article 71 of Decree 129/2025/ND-CP. Let’s explore this further with Pham Consult!
Where should the online report on the labor situation for the last 6 months of the year be submitted by December 5, 2026? When is a hard-copy report required?
The online report on the labor situation for the last 6 months of the year must be submitted to the Department of Home Affairs via the National Public Service Portal by December 5, 2026.
Pursuant to Article 71 of Decree 129/2025/ND-CP, the regulations regarding labor reporting are as follows:
Labor Reporting
On a semi-annual basis (before June 5) and an annual basis (before December 5), employers must report changes in their labor situation to the Department of Home Affairs via the National Public Service Portal—using Form No. 01/PLI (Appendix I) issued with Decree 145/2020/ND-CP—and must also notify the social insurance agency in the area where their headquarters, branch, or representative office is located. In cases where an employer is unable to report changes in their workforce via the National Public Service Portal, they must submit a hard-copy report—using Form No. 01/PLI (provided in Appendix I to Decree No. 145/2020/NĐ-CP)—to the Department of Home Affairs, and notify the local social security authority in the area where their headquarters, branch, or representative office is located. For employees working within industrial zones or economic zones, the employer must submit the report on workforce changes to the Department of Home Affairs, the local social security authority (where the headquarters, branch, or representative office is located), and the Management Board of the respective industrial or economic zone for monitoring purposes.
Accordingly, if an employer cannot report workforce changes through the National Public Service Portal, they must submit a paper-based report to the Department of Home Affairs and notify the local social security authority in the area where their headquarters, branch, or representative office is located.
What are the specific guidelines for preparing the report on the workforce situation for the last six months of 2026?
The instructions for completing the report form regarding the workforce situation for the last six months of 2026 are as follows:
Pursuant to Appendix I issued with Decree No. 145/2020/NĐ-CP, which provides guidance on completing the report on the workforce situation, employers are required to submit the report to:
(1) The Department of Home Affairs; The regional social security agency in the area where the headquarters, branch, or representative office is located.
Note: Regarding the recipients of the report as specified in section (1) of Form No. 01/PLI (Appendix I), the previous requirement—”Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; district-level social security agency in the area where the headquarters, branch, or representative office is located”—has been updated to “Department of Home Affairs; regional social security agency in the area where the headquarters, branch, or representative office is located” (pursuant to Article 71 of Decree 129/2025/NĐ-CP).
(2) Job positions are classified as follows:
– Column (8) Managers: This group includes leaders and managers working across various sectors, levels, organizations, and enterprises who hold specific positions and possess the authority to manage, direct, or oversee operations, ranging from the central level down to the commune level.
– Column (9) High-level technical/professional roles: This group includes occupations requiring specialized professional knowledge and experience at a high level (university degree or higher) in fields such as science and engineering, healthcare, education, business and management, information and communication technology, law, culture, and social affairs.
– Column (10) Mid-level technical/professional roles: This group includes occupations requiring knowledge and experience at an intermediate level (college or vocational/intermediate-level diploma) in fields such as science and engineering, healthcare, business and management, law, culture, social affairs, information and communication, education/teaching, and information technology.
What methods can a newly established enterprise use to recruit employees? Pursuant to Article 11 of the 2019 Labor Code, which governs the recruitment of employees, the provisions are as follows:
Recruitment of employees
- Employers have the right to recruit employees—either directly or through employment service organizations or enterprises engaged in labor outsourcing—in accordance with their own operational needs.
- Employees shall not be required to pay any costs associated with their recruitment.
Accordingly, a newly established enterprise may recruit employees through the following three methods:
– Direct recruitment.
– Recruitment through an employment service organization.
– Recruitment through an enterprise engaged in labor outsourcing.
