Employer of record services in Vietnam

Grow your team in Vietnam without an entity. Payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance, all handled in one easy-to-use platform.

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Quickly & easily employ in Vietnam without an entity

Need to hire in Vietnam without setting up a local entity? An Employer of Record (EOR) lets you employ people legally, quickly, and without the cost or complexity of opening a subsidiary. We handle compliance, payroll, and HR admin — so you avoid misclassification risk, stay on the right side of Vietnam’s employment laws, and get your team onboarded and paid without delays.

Entity-free employment

Seamlessly employ in Vietnam and 179 other countries without needing to set up an entity.

Stay compliant

Using an EOR ensures compliance with changing tax, labor and payroll laws.

Dedicated support

Get instant answers all your employment questions, with access to a named account manager just a phone call away.

Sync with your HR systems

Effortlessly sync your employees data for attendance, leave, onboarding, and benefits systems via our dedicated API. Easily setup by our hands-on onboarding team.

“Their expertise and understanding of the unique hiring, payment, and human resource practices in each country has been nothing short of outstanding. Our Client Success Manager, has done just that … ensured our success. Her availability and willingness to engage on a personal level has made all the difference.”

Director of Research Operations,

“Excellent service, especially from our account manager who has gone above and beyond to help us use the platform effectively. Our manager, significantly simplifies my workload. It is like having your own TopSource HR representative on your team.”

Chief Human Resources Officer,

“TopSource has been our go-to resource for international hiring. They are responsive, thorough, respectful and knowledgeable. The Client Success team has provided us with the utmost customer service, and the more we use TopSource, the more, it gives us access to more resources and knowledge.”

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Employing in Vietnam

Growing your workforce in Vietnam doesn’t need to be complex. Speak with our team to see how TopSource EOR makes it easy to hire in new countries, without setting up entities or getting lost in local regulations.

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More than an Employer of Record.

Employer of Record services are only one way that we help you accelerate your global growth goals. From talent advisory to entity management, we give you the tools you need to research, enter and expand into your key markets.

Market Selection Advisory

Compare available talent, compensation, additional costs and regulations across different countries

Salary Benchmarking

Identify and prioritize markets for growth based on talent, cost & regulations

Global Skills Analysis

Map skill availability by region to align talent strategies with business goals..

Talent Acquisition

Find, hire & onboard the highly skilled team members you need in each locality.

Talent Strategy Optimization

Optimize your talent strategy to enable your organization to achieve it’s global ambitions.

Global Benefits Review

Benchmark your global benefits to boost employee retention.

Frequently
asked questions

Yes. We manage mandatory social, health, and unemployment insurance contributions (combined employer contributions of roughly 21.5% of salary, with further contributions from the employee), personal income tax withholding, and compliant labor contracts under Vietnam’s Labor Code. We also manage work permit requirements for foreign employees, which are a separate and mandatory process from social insurance registration.

A Tet (Lunar New Year) bonus, commonly equivalent to a month’s salary, is a strong cultural expectation in Vietnam even though it isn’t strictly mandated by law, and skipping it is a significant retention risk. Competitive employers also add private health insurance beyond the statutory scheme and performance-linked bonuses, given Vietnam’s fast-growing and increasingly competitive tech and manufacturing labor markets.

Notice periods under Vietnam’s Labor Code depend on contract type, typically 30 to 45 days, and there are specific, limited grounds on which an employer can lawfully terminate a contract unilaterally. Probation periods are also capped by role complexity, from a few days for simple roles up to 180 days for roles requiring a certification of professional or technical qualifications, which surprises employers used to more flexible probation rules.

Local hires can generally be onboarded within one to two weeks for social insurance registration and contract execution. Foreign hires requiring a work permit take longer, typically several weeks, given the required labor market approval and permit issuance process, which an EOR that already operates in Vietnam is well placed to manage without needing to first establish a new entity.

Vietnam’s foreign investment and labor rules mean setting up a wholly foreign-owned entity involves investment registration and business licensing steps that take months. An EOR with an existing compliant presence in Vietnam lets you hire immediately, correctly manage social insurance and work permits, and scale your Vietnam team without committing to entity setup upfront.