Labour Disputes

Employment and labour disputes can have significant legal, financial and reputational consequences for both employers and employees. Whether arising from recruitment, employment contracts, disciplinary actions, termination, workplace misconduct, discrimination or post-employment obligations, timely legal advice and effective representation are essential to protect your rights and minimise business disruption.

Wise Counsel advises and represents Vietnamese and international companies, employers, senior executives, expatriates and employees in a broad range of employment and labour disputes. Our lawyers combine extensive knowledge of Vietnamese labour law with practical commercial insight to deliver strategic and effective solutions through negotiation, mediation, litigation and arbitration where appropriate.

What we help with

• Advising on employment contracts, executive service agreements and workplace policies.
• Representing employers and employees in disputes concerning wrongful dismissal, unlawful termination and disciplinary actions.
• Advising on disputes involving wages, bonuses, benefits, commissions, allowances and other employment entitlements.
• Representing clients in disputes relating to non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations.
• Advising on workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation and occupational safety issues.
• Representing clients in disputes involving collective labour agreements, trade unions and collective labour disputes.
• Advising on employment issues arising from corporate restructurings, mergers, acquisitions and business transfers.
• Representing employers in disputes involving employee misconduct, fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties and protection of confidential information.
• Assisting clients with labour inspections, investigations and administrative proceedings before competent authorities.
• Representing clients before labour mediation bodies, Vietnamese courts and arbitral tribunals where permitted by law.

Our lawyers provide practical, commercially focused advice to help employers and employees resolve employment and labour disputes efficiently, minimise legal risks and protect their long-term interests.