Signing a 4-month labor contract with an employee, does the company have to pay unemployment insurance for the employee?

Based on Article 43 of the Employment Law regulations on subjects required to participate in unemployment insurance are as follows:

"Article 43. Subjects required to participate in unemployment insurance

1. Employees must participate in unemployment insurance when working under a labor contract or employment contract as follows:

a) Labor contract or working contract of indefinite term;

b) Labor contract or fixed-term working contract;

c) Seasonal labor contract or a certain job with a term of 3 months to less than 12 months.

In cases where an employee has entered into and is performing multiple labor contracts specified in this Clause, the employee and the employer of the first labor contract signed are responsible for participating in unemployment insurance. .

2. Employees specified in Clause 1 of this Article who are receiving pensions or working as domestic workers are not required to participate in unemployment insurance.

3. Employers participating in unemployment insurance include state agencies, public service units, and people's armed forces units; political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, social organizations, socio-professional organizations; foreign agencies, organizations, and international organizations operating in Vietnamese territory; Enterprises, cooperatives, households, business households, cooperative groups, other organizations and individuals that hire or employ workers under work contracts or labor contracts specified in Clause 1 of this Article ."

Thus, in case your company signs a definite-term labor contract with an employee, specifically 4 months, therefore, according to the above regulations, this employee is subject to participation unemployment insurance. Therefore, your company is obliged to pay unemployment insurance for this employee.