From July 01, 2024, which salary scale will be applied to officials and public employees when implementing the salary reform according to Resolution 27?
Which salary table will officials and public employees apply from July 1, 2024, when implementing the salary reform according to Resolution 27?
The National Assembly approved the Resolution on the state budget estimate for 2024 on November 10, 2023. Notably, the Resolution dedicates Article 3 to the implementation of salary policies.
To be specific, the Resolution clearly states that, from July 1, 2024, a comprehensive reform of salary policy will be implemented according to Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018 of the Seventh Plenum of the 12th Central Committee.
The source of funding for salary reform is ensured from the accumulated salary reform fund of the central budget, local budgets, and a portion allocated in the state's balanced budget expenditure estimate.
At the same time, adjustments to pensions, social insurance allowances, monthly allowances, preferential allowances for persons with meritorious services, and certain social security policies tied to the statutory pay rate will be made.
Thus, from July 1, 2024, the salary tables for officials and public employees will be applied as follows:
- One salary table for positions applicable to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) within the political system from the Central to the commune level.
This salary table is built based on principles:
The position salary should reflect the hierarchy in the political system; holding any leadership position will receive a salary corresponding to that position, if a person holds multiple positions, they will receive the highest position salary; equivalent leadership positions will receive the same position salary; the position salary of a higher-level leader must be higher than that of a lower-level leader;
Specify a position salary for each type of equivalent position; do not differentiate between ministries and central authorities, committees, central boards, and equivalents when constructing the central position salary table; do not differentiate position salaries for the same leadership positions according to different administrative unit classifications at the local level but implement this through allowance policies.
Classifying equivalent leadership positions within the political system to design the position salary table is decided by the Politburo after reporting to the Central Executive Committee.
- One professional and occupational salary table based on official grades and public employee professional titles applicable to officials and public employees not holding leadership positions.
This salary table is built based on principles:
For equivalent job complexity, the salary will be the same; higher than normal working conditions and professional preferences will be implemented through occupational allowance policies.
Reorganize the groups and grades within the official, public employee professional titles, encouraging officials and public employees to improve their professional and operational levels. Appointment to the official grade or public employee professional title must be linked to job positions and the official, public employee professional title structure managed by the agencies, organizations, and units managing officials and public employees.
From July 1, 2024, which salary table will officials and public employees apply when implementing the salary reform according to Resolution 27?
What is the roadmap for public sector salary reform?
Section II of Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018 mentions the roadmap for salary reform as follows:
- From 2021, applying new unified salary policies for officials and public employees, armed forces throughout the political system.
- In 2021, the minimum salary of officials and public employees will be equal to the average minimum salary of different regions in the enterprise sector.
- Periodically adjusting salary levels in line with the consumer price index, economic growth rate, and the state budget capacity.
- By 2025, the minimum salary of officials and public employees will be higher than the average minimum salary of different regions in the enterprise sector.
- By 2030, the minimum salary of officials and public employees will be equal to or higher than the minimum salary of the highest region in the enterprise sector.
Will seniority allowances for officials and public employees be abolished?
In Resolution 27-NQ/TW 2018, it outlines the rearrangement of current allowance policies to ensure the total allowance budget does not exceed 30% of the total salary fund as follows:
- Continuing to apply concurrent allowances; seniority allowances exceeding the framework; regional allowances; job responsibility allowances; mobile allowances; security, defense service allowances; and special allowances for the armed forces (army, police, cypher).
- Merging professional preference allowances, job responsibility allowances, and hazardous, dangerous allowances (collectively referred to as professional allowances) applicable to officials and public employees of professions with working conditions that are higher than normal and with special preference policies from the State (education and training, health, judiciary, procuracy, civil judgment enforcement, inspection, audit, customs, forest protection, market management, etc.). Merging special allowances, attraction allowances, and long-term work support in areas with especially difficult socio-economic conditions into allowances for working in especially difficult areas.
- Abolishing the seniority allowance (except for the army, police, cipher to ensure salary correlation with officials); leadership position allowances (since leadership positions within the political system will be positioned with positional salaries); party, union, socio-political organization allowances; public service allowances (since they have been incorporated into the basic salary); hazardous, dangerous allowances (since working conditions with hazardous, dangerous elements have been included in professional allowances).
Thus, for officials and public employees, the seniority allowance will be abolished.
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