Increasing welfare to attract workers

Income associated with skills and experience

Mr. Dam Duc Minh - Director of Minh Hoang Technology & Agriculture Company (Dinh Cong Ward, Hanoi) said that his company has 34 permanent employees and regularly has about 70 seasonal workers, depending on the work contract with the partner. Mr. Minh's company's job is to kill insects and parasites for factories, enterprises, and corporations in industrial parks.

According to Mr. Minh, his company's work is very specific, many positions only require unskilled recruitment, but there are positions that are very difficult to recruit people. "There was a time when I hired an agricultural engineer to implement a project for a factory of an FDI enterprise, with a large workload and high requirements. The initial salary was 30 million VND/month, I applied for 2 months and interviewed dozens of candidates but was unsuccessful. Everyone who hears the job requirements shook their heads. After that, I had to raise my salary to 50 million VND/month to recruit personnel. In addition to salary, the company also has to meet some specific benefits for personnel, said Mr. Minh.

According to Ms. Dang Hoang Chi - Head of Human Resources Department of Thuan An Phat Group (Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi), the current income of workers depends not only on the industry, but also closely depends on skills and work experience. Skilled workers who are able to adapt quickly and are willing to take on many tasks are often given priority and paid higher salaries by businesses. In particular, workers in specific industries with less supply will receive higher salaries and more benefits from businesses.

In the context of selective recruitment by businesses, workers who meet job requirements from the beginning will have a clear advantage. The company also does not regret the benefits to get the desired personnel, said Ms. Chi.

Welfare is an important advantage

Not only competing for salary, many businesses also focus on building a social welfare system to attract and retain employees. In addition to publicizing holiday and Tet bonus policies, organizing periodic health check-ups, activities to care for the spiritual life of workers...; many businesses also attract workers with many special benefits such as committing to a stable working environment, having a clear and transparent treatment regime, limiting personnel fluctuations.

Ms. Phung Ngoc Trang - Deputy Director of BHT International Transport Company (Ha Dong Ward, Hanoi) shared that her company has been operating in the field of transportation and delivery of goods for 15 years. In this field, personnel fluctuations are often very large, if there is no policy to help workers feel secure, businesses will have a headache because of continuous recruitment.

"We have scientifically arranged a system of branches and work points and prioritized the recruitment of local people, creating conditions for workers to be arranged to work near their residence. Shortening the travel distance not only helps workers reduce travel costs, save time but also contributes to improving health and balancing life - work. Thanks to that, the rate of labor fluctuations in recent years has decreased significantly, said Ms. Trang.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong - former Director of the Institute of Social Labor Science commented that the trend of businesses expanding recruitment along with salary, welfare policies and good working conditions shows that the labor market is gradually moving towards more stability and sustainability. This is also the strategy that businesses are aiming for: Instead of mass recruitment, they will focus on building a team of long-term employees, in line with the development strategy.

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