PART II. CONTENT
Focus on learning the following information:
1. Current status of participation in compulsory social insurance of employees in foreign-invested enterprises and non-state enterprises
1.1. Awareness of workers about participating in social insurance
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C1. How do you evaluate the need to participate in compulsory social insurance at the enterprise where you are working? and why do you think so?
C2. How do you know and understand policies and laws related to social insurance? If you know and understand, through which information channels do you access policy and legal information related to social insurance? Can you state the advantages and disadvantages in accessing policies and laws on social insurance? and why do you find it difficult and advantageous for you?
C3. How do you evaluate the social insurance participation of employees at your enterprise?
C4. In your opinion, do workers care much about businesses paying social insurance for them? If so, why? and If not, why? C5. Do you know that in your company there are cases where employees do not participate in social insurance? Who can they find to protect them when business owners do not pay social insurance for employees? Evaluate how effective this level of protection is? Why?
C6. In your opinion, do current business owners pay enough social insurance for their employees? Why there? Why not?
1.2. Attitude of employees about participating in compulsory social insurance C1. Do you think current policies and laws related to social insurance are appropriate? The reason why?
C2. Do you agree or disagree with the current responsibility of businesses in helping employees participate in social insurance? The reason why?
C3. Does the trade union provide any assistance to you when participating in social insurance? If yes, do you agree or disagree with the responsibility of trade unions to help you participate in social insurance? Why?
C4. If the business owner did not pay insurance but gave a little more money to increase the salary of the workers, would you agree? Why there? And why not?
C6. Do you agree or disagree with the fact that a part of workers receive one-time social insurance or do not continue to pay social insurance to enjoy their pension? The reason why?
1.3. Employees' actions in participating in compulsory social insurance
C1. In what year did you start working and receive compulsory social insurance? At that time, did you ever participate in voluntary social insurance? Is your participation in compulsory social insurance continuous or interrupted? Reason for intermittent or continuous closure?
C2. When participating in social insurance at your current company, how do you find out information about the law's regulations on your social insurance participation benefits? If yes, do you have any difficulties in finding information about legal regulations and benefits of participating in social insurance?
C3. Information about social insurance (level of payment, amount of payment, obligation of businesses to pay compulsory social insurance for workers, rights of workers when participating in compulsory social insurance...), Through information channels From where (direct manager, relatives, colleagues, mass media) ? How often do you receive that information ( monthly, quarterly) ?
1.4. Desire of employees to participate in compulsory social insurance
C2. If you no longer work in businesses or economic establishments that participate in mandatory social insurance, will you continue to participate in voluntary social insurance? Reasons for continuing or not continuing to participate?
C3. What do you want the trade union to do for workers when there is a dispute over wages and social insurance; Protect employees when they do not pay social insurance or pay social insurance not in accordance with the actual salary received?
C5. What if you don't work at the business anymore? What job will you do? Will I continue to participate in social insurance? If you no longer work/but switch to freelance work, do you want to participate in voluntary social insurance? If not, do you want to receive one-time social insurance? Reason for such choice? If you receive one-time social insurance or do not have a social insurance pension, what do you think about the advantages and disadvantages of life and benefits in old age?
2. Factors affecting the participation or non-participation in social insurance of employees in the enterprise
2.1. Subjective factors
C1. In your opinion, how does the cognitive factor (educational level, understanding, etc.) of workers affect their participation in social insurance? The reason why?
C2. In your opinion, how does understanding information about regulations and social insurance benefits affect employees' participation in social insurance? The reason why?
C3. In your opinion, how do employees' current salary and income affect their participation in social insurance?
C4. What is your opinion about the life of workers in businesses today? What are the advantages, difficulties and challenges?
2.2. Objective factors
C1. In your opinion, is there any difference between working in a foreign-invested enterprise and a private enterprise in participating in social insurance? If so, why?
C2. How do industry factors affect workers' participation in social insurance? The reason why?
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3. Characteristics of labor relations that affect the participation in social insurance of employees in enterprises
C1. In the company you are working in, is there any conflict between owner - worker or business owner - employee? What conflict is the most important?
C2. Has the business you are working for ever had a dispute about social insurance between the business and its workers? If so, how often does this happen? Is the severity great? What is your opinion on this issue?
C3. In your opinion, when there is a labor dispute or social insurance dispute between the employee and the employer, who is the person who stands up to protect the employee? (self, group of friends, colleagues; union...). The reason why?
C4. In your opinion, does the union approach, care for, and protect workers when there is a dispute about compulsory social insurance with the business owner? Do grassroots union officials protect, help, and guide workers when they have social insurance disputes? Why?
C5. Do you dare to fight with the business owner when a violation of the social insurance law happens to you? Why?
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IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GUIDE
FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYERS' PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL INSURANCE AT ENTERPRISES IN HANOI
CURRENTLY
(Subjects are union officials)
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PART I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Focus on learning the following information:
- Year old:
- Gender:
- Academic level:
- Training qualifications:
- Working at the enterprise:
+ Enterprises with foreign investment capital
+ Non-state enterprises (private)
- Specific work in the enterprise:
- Do you participate in any management position in the business?
-Longevity of work and experience in trade union activities?
PART II. CONTENT
1. Current status of participation in compulsory social insurance of employees in foreign-invested enterprises and non-state enterprises
1.1. Awareness of trade union officials about employees' participation in compulsory social insurance
C1. How do you evaluate the need to participate in compulsory social insurance at the enterprise where you are working? and why do you think so?
C2. How well do you know and understand policies and laws related to social insurance? If you understand, through which information channels do you access policy and legal information related to social insurance? Can you state the advantages and disadvantages in accessing policies and laws on social insurance? and why do you find it difficult and advantageous for you?
C3. How do you evaluate the social insurance participation of employees at your enterprise? Do you think the business owner complies with social insurance laws well? Why?
C4. In your opinion, do workers care much about businesses paying social insurance for them? If so, why? and If not, why? C5. Do you know that in your enterprise there are any cases where employees do not participate in social insurance? Who can they find to protect them when business owners do not pay social insurance for employees?; Evaluate how effective this level of protection is? Why?
C6. In your opinion, do business owners pay enough social insurance for their employees? Why there? Why not?
C7. What is the current living standard of grassroots union officials? Can it meet the living needs of yourself and your family?
C8. What do workers expect about unions? What are the difficulties and advantages in fulfilling workers' expectations?
1.2. Attitude of union officials towards participating in compulsory social insurance
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C1. Do you agree or disagree with current policies and laws related to social insurance? The reason why? What are the gaps in current guidelines and policies related to social insurance?
C2. Do you agree or disagree with the responsibility of businesses in helping employees participate in social insurance? The reason why?
C3. Do you agree or disagree with the responsibility of trade unions to help you participate in social insurance? Why?
C4. Do you agree or disagree with the responsibility of the social insurance agency in resolving regimes and policies for you? The reason why?
C5. If the business owner did not pay insurance but gave more workers a little money to increase the workers' salaries, would you agree? Why there? And why not?
C6. Do you agree or disagree with the fact that a part of workers receive one-time social insurance and do not continue to pay social insurance to enjoy their pension? The reason why?
1.3. Actions of union officials on employees' participation in social insurance
C1. What specific activities has the union in your enterprise implemented? And how do you rate the effectiveness of this activity?
C2. How do you evaluate the union's activities in protecting the rights of workers in the enterprise regarding wages and social insurance? How effective and substantive is it? Does the grassroots trade union have information about the implementation of social insurance laws in their enterprise? Through which information channel? How often?
C3. How do you evaluate the status of social insurance law enforcement in businesses? And why do you rate it like that?
C4. When workers request union protection, how is it handled? Can you list some actions to protect workers at your enterprise that you know of?
C5. How do you evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of trade union activities at your enterprise today?
C6. How do you assess workers' trust in trade unions today? Are there any difficulties, advantages or limitations? Solution?
1.4. Desires of union officials for employees' participation in social insurance
C1. What suggestions would you like to make to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to help you better protect workers participating in social insurance at your enterprise?
C2. What do you want to propose to the State to help you better protect workers participating in social insurance at your enterprise?
C3. What suggestions would you like to make to the business in helping you better perform the job of protecting employees participating in social insurance at the business?
2. Factors affecting the participation or non-participation in social insurance of employees in the enterprise
2.1. Subjective factors
C1. In your opinion, how do cognitive factors (education level, understanding, etc.) of workers affect their participation in social insurance? The reason why?
C2. In your opinion, how does understanding information about regulations and social insurance benefits affect employees' participation in social insurance? The reason why?
C3. In your opinion, how do employees' current salary and income affect their participation in social insurance?
C4. What is your opinion about the life of workers in businesses today? What are the advantages, difficulties and challenges?