Van Trung Khuat, Author at Global Compliance News

Van Trung Khuat

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Van Trung Khuat joined Baker McKenzie in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2012, and is experienced in areas of employment, dispute resolution, and corporate compliance and investigation. He is an accredited mediator at the Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in London and at the Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center, and frequently publishes articles and leads seminars on both advisory and contentious labor and employment law issues in Vietnam. During his time with Baker McKenzie, Trung has also worked in the Firm's Hanoi and Chicago offices. He also acts as Co-chair of the Human Resources and Training Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

In Environment

Vietnam: Extended producer responsibility ̶ latest legislative development

January 24, 2023 by Manh Hung Tran, Van Trung Khuat and Tuan Linh Nguyen 2 Mins Read

In the period between 2020 and 2022, the new Law on Environmental Protection and its guiding Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP were promulgated, providing a fundamental legal framework for extended producer responsibility (EPR). EPR-related regulations impose a number of obligations on manufacturers and importers of certain types of products and packaging in Vietnam. Nonetheless, the EPR legal framework is not yet complete.

In Asia-Pacific

Vietnam: Employment, labor & immigration

March 21, 2022 by Thuy Hang Nguyen, Van Trung Khuat and Tri Trung Pham 1 Min Read

The new year, 2022, has officially started with the launch and coming into force of novel legal policies that may impact the operations in general and workforce in particular of enterprises in Vietnam, especially those with foreign employees. This post highlights these developments.

In Asia-Pacific

Vietnam: Vietnam government issues the main decree guiding the implementation of the 2019 Labor Code on working conditions and labor relations

January 23, 2021 by Thuy Hang Nguyen, Tri Trung Pham and Van Trung Khuat 1 Min Read

On 14 December 2020, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 145/2020/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of the Labor Code on working conditions and labor relations.