Vietnam Severance Allowance Calculator 2026 (Trợ Cấp Thôi Việc)
Vietnam severance (trợ cấp thôi việc) and job-loss allowance (trợ cấp mất việc làm) under the Labour Code 2019, less the time with unemployment insurance.
Unemployment insurance has been compulsory since 2009, so the time it covers is not paid again as severance. A part of a year up to 6 months counts as half a year and more than 6 months as a full year. Both allowances are free of income tax.
What it does
Under article 46 of the Labour Code 2019, an employee who has worked regularly for at least 12 months receives half a month's salary for each year of work when the contract ends lawfully, and under article 47 one month per year, at least two months, when losing the job through restructuring or economic reasons. The salary is the average of the 6 months before the end of the contract, and the time covered by unemployment insurance is left out.
How to use it
- Type the average salary of the last 6 months and the dates.
- Add the months covered by unemployment insurance and choose the reason.
- Read the months counted, the years and the allowance.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How is trợ cấp thôi việc calculated?
½ × average salary × years not covered by unemployment insurance. After 11 years and 8 months with 20 million VND and 120 months of insurance, 20 months count, that is 2 years: 20,000,000 VND.
What is the job-loss allowance?
When the employer cuts jobs for restructuring, technology or economic reasons (article 42), it pays one month per year instead of half, never less than two months' salary.
Why do I get nothing if I had insurance the whole time?
Because the unemployment insurance fund replaces the severance for that time. You claim the unemployment benefit instead: 60% of your average insured salary for 3 to 12 months.
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