Newly working as a worker, earning nearly 14 million VND thanks to overtime

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mung - a worker working at Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi) - said that the current work is organized in many different shifts.

On days with high production demand, workers can work for 12 hours. Ms. Mung said that there are shifts lasting from 6am to 6pm, 10am to 10pm or night shifts from 6pm the previous day to 6am the next day.

The nature of the job makes Ms. Mung's working hours have quite long weeks. According to her, workers are allowed to work a maximum of 60 hours/week. Workers are only allowed to work three 12-hour extra sessions a week.

At the business where Ms. Mung is working, workers working for 6 consecutive days will have a day off compensation. In case the compensation day falls at the beginning of the week, workers can work both Sundays and are arranged for compensation leave afterwards.

According to Ms. Mung, if working on Sunday according to the production schedule, the salary of this day is calculated at 200%.

Having just joined the company for the second month, Ms. Mung's income in the previous month reached about 13.8 million VND. During the month, there are many holidays, she expects her income to be nearly 15 million VND.

The basic salary now is also 6.1-6.2 million VND," Ms. Mung said.

Her current income is significantly higher than her previous job. Before moving to a new business, she used to work at Quang Minh Industrial Park. According to her, her old job had a salary of about 9 million VND/month, with few opportunities for part-time work but a 2-time bonus per year.

Ms. Mung believes that for workers with young children or older children, choosing a job with a longer working time is also a way to improve income.

Now that my child is grown up, the salary is too low, the salary of 8 million VND is not enough for expenses. I can leave my child to my grandparents to look after and then work overtime to stabilize the salary," she shared.

Not only Ms. Mung's case, Lao Dong reporters' records at Thang Long Industrial Park show that many businesses when recruiting workers offer quite attractive income levels, but often come with working shifts and overtime conditions.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - an electronic component assembly worker - said that he has only been in the company for 3 months. Including overtime pay, his current income is about 14 million VND/month.

At some businesses, the announced recruitment income level also shows the significant role of overtime pay.

Endo Vietnam Co., Ltd. recruits workers with an income of 10-15 million VND/month when there are overtime.

Asahi Intecc Hanoi Company recruits female workers with an income of 12-15 million VND/month. In which, the basic salary is at 6,730,000 VND, plus allowances such as child allowances, seniority allowances, night shifts...

Meanwhile, Nissho Precision Vietnam Company offers a total income of 11-13 million VND/month, including salary when working shifts and overtime. The combined salary is introduced at about 8 million VND, including 1,310,000 VND in allowances and other allowances and subsidies.

The above figures show a reality in industrial parks: workers' incomes can be significantly improved when businesses have more orders and workers have the opportunity to work extra.

For Ms. Mung, the income of nearly 14 million VND after 2 months at the company is a significant number. However, behind that income are working days in shifts, 12-hour shifts and even holidays when she has to work according to production needs.

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