Which Individuals Are Eligible to Become Commune-Level Officials? What is the Probationary Period for Commune-Level Officials?
Which individuals are eligible for recruitment as commune-level officials?
Individuals eligible for recruitment as commune-level officials, as stipulated in Article 14 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, include:
- Public service provider employees.
- Individuals receiving salaries within the People's Armed Forces, those working in cipher organizations but not as officials.
- Individuals who have resigned from positions as commune-level officials (except those dismissed as a form of disciplinary action).
- Individuals who were previously officials (including commune-level officials) and were subsequently transferred or rotated to non-official positions in other agencies or organizations.
According to Article 15 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, the recruitment of commune-level officials falls under the jurisdiction of the Chairman of the District People's Committee.
Which individuals are eligible for recruitment as commune-level officials? How is the probation period for commune-level officials regulated?
How is the probation period for commune-level officials regulated?
According to Clause 15, Article 13 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, the probation period for commune-level officials is regulated as follows:
- The probation period for commune-level officials is as follows: 12 months for officials recruited with a university degree or higher; 6 months for officials recruited with an education level below university.
- Probation policies do not apply to the position of Commune Military Commander.
Recruited individuals holding commune-level official positions who complete the probation policies as stipulated in this clause will be proposed by the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee to the Chairman of the District People's Committee for recognition of the end of the probation period and salary placement for the recruited officials.
What policies apply to commune-level officials according to Decree 33/2023/ND-CP?
Based on Section 4, Chapter II of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, commune-level officials are entitled to the following policies:
- Salary regime;
- Salary increments;
- Seniority allowances beyond the bracket;
- Leadership position allowances;
- Concurrent position and title allowances;
- Social insurance (BHXH), health insurance (BHYT) regimes;
- Training and professional development regimes.
Specifically, these policies are as follows:
| Policy | Details || --- | --- || Salary | Salary placement is executed as with administrative officials of equivalent educational levels as specified in the salary table for specialized and professional officials in state agencies.
- During service, if commune-level officials change their educational level appropriately, the Chairman of the District People's Committee may adjust their salary based on the new educational level from the date of receiving the graduation certificate.
- If individuals elected as commune officials, recruited, or received as commune officials have mandatory social insurance periods and have not received a one-time social insurance allowance, these periods are used as the basis for salary placement (excluding probationary periods).
(Non-continuous mandatory social insurance periods are accumulated). || Salary increments | Implemented as per the Government of Vietnam's regulations on salary policies for officials, public employees, and armed forces. || Seniority allowances beyond the bracket | Implemented as per the Government of Vietnam's regulations on salary policies for officials, public employees, and armed forces. || Leadership position allowances | Leadership position allowances are as follows compared to the statutory pay rate:
- Secretary of the Communist Party Committee: 0.30.
- Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council, Chairman of the People's Committee: 0.25.
- Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee: 0.20.
- Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, President of the Women's Union, President of the Farmers' Association, President of the Veterans' Association: 0.15. || Concurrent position and title allowances | - Commune-level officials concurrently holding other commune official positions or titles receive a concurrent position allowance from the date of the competence authority's decision on concurrent positions as follows:
Concurrent position allowance = 50% of the first-grade salary + leadership position allowance (if any) of the held concurrent position; this concurrent position allowance is not used for calculating and receiving social insurance or health insurance policies.
If multiple positions or titles are concurrently held, only the highest concurrent position allowance is received, and the District People's Committee decides on the position or title entitled to the concurrent allowance if the number of concurrent titles exceeds the reduced number of commune officials as per regulations.
- Commune-level officials concurrently performing the duties of part-time workers at the commune, hamlet, or residential quarter level receive a concurrent allowance equal to 100% of the prescribed allowance of the concurrent title. || Social insurance (BHXH), health insurance (BHYT) | Implemented in accordance with the laws on social insurance and health insurance. || Training and professional development | Implemented according to the Government of Vietnam's regulations on training and professional development for officials and public employees and the regulations of the Communist Party, socio-political organizations at the central level. |
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