Declaring false information to receive unemployment insurance, fined up to 2 million VND

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 1, Article 47 of Decree 283/2026/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the fields of labor, social insurance, and Vietnamese workers going to work abroad under contracts (effective September 10, 2026) stipulates as follows:

1. A fine of between 1 million VND and 2 million VND shall be imposed on employees who commit one of the following violations:

a) Declaring untruthfully or correcting, erasing, or falsifying content related to social insurance and unemployment insurance contributions and benefits but not serious enough to be prosecuted for criminal liability;

b) Not notifying the public employment service organization as prescribed when the employee has a job within 10 working days from the date of submitting the application for unemployment benefits;

c) People who are receiving unemployment benefits do not notify the public employment service organization as prescribed when falling into one of the following cases: having a job; performing military service, duty to participate in the people's police, standing militia; receiving monthly pensions; going to study for a term of more than 12 months.

Thus, from September 10, 2026, employees who falsely declare to receive unemployment insurance may be fined up to 2 million VND according to the above regulations.

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