With the rapid growth of the economy and technology, protecting personal data and safeguarding business secrets or confidential information has become essential to safeguard the rights of individuals as employees, customers, consumers, and businesses.

Since its effectiveness on 1 July 2023, Decree 13/2023/ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as “Decree 13”) on personal data protection has introduced significant changes to business operations in Vietnam. Simultaneously, non-competition agreements play a crucial role in protecting a business’s competitive advantage and trade secrets.

(“A non-competition agreement is an agreement whereby an employee undertakes not to engage in activities competing with the business in certain sectors or work for a competitor of the business.” – Source: Vietnam Bar Association Journal)

In practice, many businesses still struggle to understand and apply Decree 13/2023/ND-CP and non-competition agreements, such as:

• Incorrect application of the law when handling personal data: Businesses continue to apply the provisions of the Law on Information Security, the Law on Information Technology, and the Law on Electronic Transactions when processing employees’ personal data without updating to the latest regulations in Decree 13;
• Misunderstanding of the regulations on non-competition agreements and personal data protection, leading to incorrect application of the law.
• …

Recognising these challenges, the Business Legal Directors Club is organising a legal seminar on the topic of “Decree 13/2023/ND-CP and Non-Competition Agreements”.

Speaker:  Attorney Duong Tien Thu – Senior Partner, Phuoc & Partners.

Main contents include:

1. Decree 13/2023/ND-CP

• Issues businesses need to consider under Decree 13/2023/ND-CP;
• Business responsibilities related to personal data processing under Decree 13/2023/ND-CP.
• Non-competition agreements

2. Non-Competition Agreements

• Legal standing of non-competition agreements today
  • Current legal perspectives on the values of Non-Competition Agreements;
  • Court assessments in actual practice.
• Strategy for developing non-competition agreements
  • Recommended milestones for entering into Non-Competition Agreements;
  • Notices when drafting Non-Competition Agreements and alternative solutions to ensure the effective implementation of Non-Competition Agreements.

Target audience:

• HR practitioners in businesses;
• Audit and Compliance practitioners, in-house lawyers in businesses;
• Experts, lawyers providing legal services on employee and business-related matters;
• Business leaders;
• Individuals interested in the law related to labour and employment.

Benefits of attending:

• Catch the latest regulations under Decree 13/2023/ND-CP and non-competition agreements;
• Learning how to apply Decree 13/2023/ND-CP and non-competition agreements through business case studies;
• Avoiding legal risks and minimising costs: Reducing the consequences of administrative/criminal penalties and disputes with employees;
• Receiving consultancy from experts: Participants have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss and receive specific advice on the practical challenges they face in their work;
• Enhancing management capabilities for management teams;
• Networking with lawyers and those working in corporate’s Legal Department.

Event information:

• Time: 10:00 – 11:30, Tuesday, Sep 17th, 2024
• Format: Online
• Ticket price: 
  • 540.000 VND/ ticket (included 8% VAT)
  • CCCC members: 0 VND (applicable to Online membership package and above)

Contact information:

• Email: event@cccc.org.vn 
• Hotline: +84 (28) 3622 3522

Limited tickets available. Register now!

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About Attorney Duong Tieng Thu

With over 20 years of experience in the field of labour law, Attorney Duong Tieng Thu not only provides legal services to corporate and individual clients, but she also makes a significant contribution to the healthy development of the enterprises community and the community of attorneys in Vietnam through active participation in a number of enterprises clubs, training programs for enterprises, training programs for attorneys…

Attorney Thu’s contributions to the legal community in Vietnam:

• Attorney Thu regularly shares topics related to law at the LaboUr Law Conference, Vietnam Human Resources Conference organised by the Vietnam Human Resources Club – VNHR;
• Currently, she is also a speaker on laboUr law at the Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants (VACPA);
• Attorney Thu participates in presentations at attorney training courses organised by the Vietnam Bar Federation and the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association;
• Attorney Thu has contributed specialised articles and has been published many times in Saigon Economics magazine.

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