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This calculation answers how much extra pay is due when an employee in Vietnam works beyond normal working hours. Vietnam's Labor Code sets normal working hours at no more than 8 hours in a day, except where weekly working hours are organized differently within the statutory weekly cap. Normal working hours may not exceed 48 hours per week, and the state encourages employers to apply a 40-hour workweek.
The result matters for payroll checks, overtime approval, and monthly compliance review. Overtime in Vietnam also requires employee consent and must stay within daily, monthly, and annual caps. A correct calculation starts by identifying whether the overtime happened on a normal working day, a weekly day off, a public holiday, or a paid leave day.
Vietnam's core overtime rates depend on when the overtime is worked. Overtime performed on a normal working day must be paid at least 150% of the employee's actual hourly wage for the normal work being performed. Overtime performed on a weekly day off must be paid at least 200%. Overtime on public holidays or paid leave days must be paid at least 300%, excluding the regular wage payable for the holiday or paid leave day for employees paid by the day.
For example, an employee earns ₫60,000 per hour, works 48 normal hours, and has 8 approved overtime hours on normal working days. Normal pay is 48 × ₫60,000 = ₫2,880,000. Weekday overtime is 8 × ₫60,000 × 1.5 = ₫720,000. Total pay for those hours is ₫3,600,000 before any other allowances, deductions, or night-work premiums.
The pay formula is only one part of the decision. Vietnam generally caps overtime at 40 hours in one month, alongside daily and annual limits. Overtime may not exceed 50% of normal working hours in one day; where weekly working time is used, total normal plus overtime hours may not exceed 12 hours in a day.
The standard annual overtime cap is 200 hours per year unless the work falls into permitted higher-cap categories. Overtime may be allowed up to 300 hours per year for specified sectors and urgent work needs, including textile, garment, leather, electronics, agricultural and aquatic processing, electricity or telecom work, and other cases prescribed by the government. Track the running monthly and yearly totals before approving more overtime.
Night work changes the calculation. Work performed at night must be paid at least an additional 30% of the wage for the same work performed during normal daytime hours. Employees working overtime at night receive the applicable overtime rate, the 30% night-work premium, and an additional 20% of the wage for the same daytime work.
A one-off calculator is enough for checking a single payslip line or testing one proposed schedule. A managed workflow is better when supervisors approve overtime, employees work across different day types, or payroll needs an audit trail. Everhour Overtimes supports daily and weekly overtime limits, 1.5x and 2x tiers, Team Hours overtime visibility, and payroll calculations from hourly cost and tracked time.
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Use the employee's actual hourly wage for the normal work being performed. Vietnam's overtime multipliers apply to that wage: at least 150% for normal working days, 200% for weekly days off, and 300% for public holidays or paid leave days, excluding holiday pay where the Labor Code separates it.
Vietnam's Labor Code sets normal working hours at no more than 48 hours per week, with an 8-hour daily limit unless working time is organized differently within the weekly cap. Overtime calculations also depend on daily limits, employee consent, monthly caps, annual caps, and the day type on which the overtime is worked.
Overtime performed on a weekly day off must be paid at least 200% of the employee's actual hourly wage for the normal work being performed. Do not calculate it at the 150% normal-working-day rate. First classify the overtime day correctly, then multiply the eligible overtime hours by the correct rate.
The common mistake is treating night overtime as only ordinary overtime. Vietnam night overtime includes the applicable overtime rate, the 30% night-work premium, and an additional 20% of the wage for the same daytime work. Keep those components separate so payroll can show how the total was built.
The standard annual overtime cap is 200 hours per year. Overtime may be allowed up to 300 hours per year only for specified sectors and urgent work needs listed in the rules, including textile, garment, leather, electronics, agricultural and aquatic processing, electricity or telecom work, and other government-prescribed cases.
Everhour Overtimes lets admins set daily and weekly overtime limits, review overtime in Team Hours, and calculate overtime pay and gross pay from employee hourly cost and tracked time. It supports regular, 1.5x overtime, and 2x double overtime tiers for teams that need structured overtime review.
Track approved overtime, review Team Hours, and send payroll cleaner hourly totals. Everhour Overtimes turns repeated manual checks into a structured overtime review workflow.
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