Sometimes, we come across clients whom dispute against their employers but could not provide a signed labour contract. For some cases, there are a contract version filed at authority for work permit application, and another contract version agreed with the employee.

That could be changed now with electronic employment contract in Vietnam being introduced in 2026.

With the electronic employment contract in Vietnam, a hiring day should end with a digitally signed contract.

Decree 337/2025/ND-CP regulates a clear, standardized way to sign and manage electronic employment contract in Vietnam with digital signatures, timestamps, a provider certification step, and a national platform that assigns each contract a unique ID.

What is an electronic employment contract in Vietnam?

An electronic employment contract in Vietnam is a labor contract created as a data message and it has the same legal value as a paper written contract when done correctly under the law.

Effective date and operation date

• The Decree takes effect from 1 January 2026.
• The national Electronic Labor Contract Platform must be officially operating no later than 1 July 2026, and the Decree’s e-contract signing and performance rules are applied from 1 July 2026.

What is required?

Decree 337 uses a simple structure:

1. eContract: the system where employer and employee create, sign, store, and manage the electronic contract.
2. National platform: a centralized platform managed by the government authority to manage...

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