Vietnam: When is the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees held periodically?
- When is the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees held periodically? Organized by whom?
- Who are the participants in the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees in Vietnam?
- What is the order of holding meetings of cadres, civil servants, officials and employees in Vietnam?
When is the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees held periodically? Organized by whom?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 51 of the 2022 Law on Implementation of Grassroots-level Democracy in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Conduct of staff meetings
1. A staff meeting shall be held by the head of workplace playing the role of the chair in collaboration with the workplace Trade Union.
The staff meeting shall be held once a year after the end of the business year of the workplace provided that it is held within 03 months of the following business year, subject to the decision issued by the head of the workplace, after consultation with the Trade Union of the workplace.
An extraordinary staff meeting may be held at the proposal of those specified in clause 1 of Article 50 herein.
According to the above provisions, the staff meeting shall be held once a year after the end of the business year of the workplace provided that it is held within 03 months of the following business year.
A staff meeting shall be held by the head of workplace playing the role of the chair in collaboration with the workplace Trade Union.
Vietnam: When is the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees held periodically?
Who are the participants in the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 51 of the 2022 Law on Implementation of Grassroots-level Democracy in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Conduct of staff meetings
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2. The composition of a staff meeting shall be as follows:
a) With respect to the workplace where total staff members are less than 100 persons, the plenary session attended by all staff members shall be held, except the cases specified in point b and dd of this clause;
b) For the workplace with a total number of staff members of 100 or more, or less than 100 people who work over a large area or cannot leave their offices for professional reasons, the head of the workplace shall agree with the Trade Union of the workplace to decide that the participants in the meeting are all staff members, or their representatives according to the condition of the workplace;
c) The staff meeting is validly held when at least two-thirds of total number of staff members of the workplace, or at least two-thirds of total number of invited attendees are present. The resolution or decision made in the meeting is approved when more than 50% of total number of attendees agree; when the content thereof is not in contravention of the provisions of law; and when the content thereof is conformable to social ethics;
d) For the workplace controlling affiliates, when holding the meeting, the heads and representatives of the Executive Committees of the Trade Unions of the affiliates can be invited when deeming necessary;
dd) The workplace where total staff members are 07 persons or fewer can hold a staff meeting where necessary.
Thus, the participants in the meeting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees are determined on a case-by-case basis.
What is the order of holding meetings of cadres, civil servants, officials and employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 51 of the 2022 Law on Implementation of Grassroots-level Democracy in Vietnam, steps in holding a staff meeting shall be as follows:
Step 1: The head of the workplace presents a report on the following matters:
- Review of the implementation of the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State related to the functions and tasks of the workplace;
- Evaluation and review the responsibilities of the head of the workplace regarding the implementation of the annual work plan;
Step 2: The representative of the Trade Union of the workplace reports on review of the implementation of the resolution of the previous staff meeting and regulations on implementation of democracy within workplace;
The results of monitoring of implementation of democracy and support for staff members in implementation of democracy at the workplace;
Step 3: All staff members attending the meeting discusses and raise their voice of opinions, recommendations or motions (if any);
Step 4: The head of the workplace and the President of the Trade Union of the workplace receive and answer questions and recommendations of staff members on matters falling within their competence; discuss measures to improve working conditions, improve living standards of staff members at workplace, and measures to implement the work plan at workplace in the following year;
Step 5: The representative of the People’s Inspectorate reports on performance of the People's Inspectorate and the work program in the following year;
Step 6: The meeting resolves on the following matters (if any):
- Election or discharge from office of members of the People’s Inspectorate at the workplace.
- Collection, spending, management and use of contributions of staff members at the workplace, other than amounts prescribed by law.
- Content of resolutions made in meetings of staff members.
- Other self-governing work within workplaces that is not in contravention of traditional customs, practices, or conforms to social ethics.
Step 7: The meeting gives awards to entities or persons at the workplace that perform well in their assignments; announces any competition or contest;
Step 8: Agreement on participation in a contest or competition between the head of the workplace and the Trade Union is to be signed in the meeting;
Step 9: The meeting’s resolution is passed.
The 2022 Law on Implementation of Grassroots-level Democracy in Vietnam takes effect from July 1, 2023.
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