Mission
- To establish best HR practices in Vietnam as relates to providing information regarding the employment situation in Vietnam
- To publish its findings as a guide to all member companies
- To exchange information, share knowledge and experience to help each other as well as obtain information from members of other AmCham Committees
- To keep members updated on the latest and relevant government regulations and policies as relates to labor practice
- To interact with other AmCham Committees and respond to their information request
- To add membership value by being an active resource center on HR-related issues
2013 – 2018 Report
2018
◆ October 25: Breakfast Meeting: Redefining Leadership
◆ September 11: Boosting Employee Engagement-Transforming to Organizational Success
◆ May 30: Millennials – Generational Gaps
2015
2015 AmCham HR Committee Events and photo albums:
150407 Breakfast Meeting: Labor mobility within Asean economic community
150630 Corporate Social Responsibility as a Human Resource Management Strategy
150915 Development of middle-level managers: Challenges and lessons learnt for Vietnam
151007 Asia and Vietnam Rewards Trends 2015-2016
151110 Inclusion and the benefit of diversity at work. How it works in Vietnam?
151217 Is Your Professional image pushing you forward or holding you back?
2014
2014 Action Plan
2014 Minutes
2014 AmCham HR Committee Events:
140328 Group Discussion: HR Business Partnership
141217 Year End Networking: Manage and Support Female Workforce
2013
2013 AmCham HR Committee Events:
131129 Social Media – New Opportunities and Challenges for HR Practices
130621 AmCham HR Committee Re-launch Event and Photo
2013 AmCham HR Related Events:
130327 Dialogue meeting with Molisa on Draft Decree, revised Labor Code
130418 Hire Right and Avoid Firing
130228 How to Hire and Fire legally in Vietnam
130621 Re-launch Event Photos:
2019 Plan
2019 Plan
AmCham HR Committee 2019
◆ Continue organizing events on HR issues and practices, legal issues that are of the interests of the HR practitioners.
◆ Strengthen the collaboration with the Vietnamese Government and key stakeholders on employment and labor issues, improve transparency and effectiveness of regulations and policies on labor issues including the revision of the Labor Code, social insurance imposed on foreign employees, increase the minimum wage, labor union.
◆ Strengthen the collaboration with other Committees of AmCham and other Business Associations through organizing joint events and cooperating in advocacy projects.
◆ Continue participating in AmCham Scholarship 2019 and prepare for 20th anniversary of the program in 2020
2019 Events Plan
➢March: Event type: Gathering with theme “Beauty tips for professional women” @ John Rober Power.
➢March: Morning Briefing: Outlook on labor code
➢May: : Morning briefing: “Re-Organization: Manage the Attrition”
➢Sept 27: Join Education Forum of AmCham Education & Training Committee
➢VN HR Cooperation: Discuss a co-host event in 2019
➢Bi-monthly committee meetings at members premises with topic/speakers from members companies. Target 03 meetings in 2019
➢Feb 25: AmCham Committee Chair Meeting from 3-7pm to report 2018 and share 2019 plan
> Join advocacy paper with FBSC and other business associations on Labor Code.
➢Invite 2 more Core Team Members from Intel, Unilever
> Support AmCham Scholarship-Interview Briefing and Interview Guideline
Revised Labor Code Workshop
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On May 14, 2019, representatives of business associations, companies, law firms organized and representatives from the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (“MOLISA”) gathered at VCCI office in a workshop on the consultation on the Draft Revised Labour Code. The aim of the workshop was to get recommendations from business associations for the Draft Revised Labour Code. From the Vietnamese Government side, representatives attending the workshop included Mr. Mai Duc Thien – Deputy Director of Department of Legal Affairs of MOLISA, Mr. Hoang Quang Phong – Vice Chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Bui Sy Loi – Vice Chairman of Committee on Social Affairs of the National Assemble and Mr. Pham Minh Huan – Former Deputy Minister of MOLISA. The workshop had representatives of business associations including the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association, the representative of American Chamber of Commerce Vietnam, Vietnam Electronic Industries Association, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam, Vietnam Associations of Seafood Exporters and Producers, the Shoes & Leather Association, Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group and many other Vietnamese and foreign invested companies.
Ms. Nguyen Thuy Hang, Co-Chair of HR Committee of AmCham, provided comments from American business community on the draft. Business community can continue providing comments and contribution to the draft until 31 May 2019.
Leadership Team
Board Liason and Chairwoman: Hang Nguyen, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Co-Chairwoman: Hong Nguyen, Managing Partner, HR2B
Vice-Chair: Van Thi Anh Thu, Senior Vice President-Human Resources, SuntoryPepsico
Vice-Chair: Truc Huynh, HR Director, Coca-Cola Vietnam
Core Team Member: Doan Ngoc Khanh Chi, Country Human Resources Officer, Citibank Vietnam
AmCham Scholarship Program - Signature Event
HR Committee continues to support AmCham Scholarship Program in Interview Briefing and Interview Guideline.
Contact
Please contact us if you have questions at [email protected]