From July 1, 2024, Do 9 Subjects Calculated Salary Based on the New Salary Scale Continue to Receive Regular Salary Increases?
The New Salary Table from July 1, 2024, Applied to Which 9 Groups?
The Chairman of the National Assembly has signed the issuance of Resolution 104/2023/QH15 on the State Budget Estimate for 2024, which stipulates the implementation of a comprehensive reform of the wage policy according to Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018.
Based on the spirit of Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018, the new salary table from July 1, 2024, applies to the following 9 groups:
- Officials and public employees holding leadership positions;- Officials and public employees not holding leadership titles;- Police officers;- Non-commissioned police officers;- Police technical specialists;- Military officers;- Professional soldiers;- Defense workers;- Police workers.
According to Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018, there will be a system comprising 5 Salary Tables by Job Position from July 1, 2024, during the wage reform, including:
| 5 SALARY TABLES BY JOB POSITION || --- || 1 salary table for positions: applied to officials and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the political system from the central to the commune level || 1 professional and operational salary table according to the official rank and public employee career title applied universally to officials and public employees not holding leadership titles || 1 salary table for military officers, officers, and non-commissioned police officers (by position, title, and military or police rank) || 1 salary table for professional soldiers and police technical specialists || 1 salary table for defense workers and police workers |
From July 1, 2024, will the 9 groups continue to receive regular salary increases under the new salary table? (Image from the Internet)
From July 1, 2024, Will the 9 Groups Continue to Receive Regular Salary Increases Under the New Salary Table?
Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018 defines specific factors for designing the new salary table as follows:
- Abolishing the statutory pay rate and the current salary coefficients, establishing a basic salary amount specifically in the new salary table.- Unifying labor contract policies according to the Labor Code (or service provision contracts) for those performing administrative tasks and services (requiring a below-intermediate educational level), not applying the officials and public employees salary table to these subjects.- Determining the lowest salary level of officials and public employees in the public sector as the salary level of those performing tasks requiring an intermediate educational level (Grade 1) not lower than the lowest salary level of trained labor in the enterprise sector.- Expanding the salary ratio to base the determination of specific salaries in the salary system, gradually approaching the salary ratio of the enterprise sector in line with the resources of the State.- Perfecting regular and early salary increase policies for officials and public employees and the armed forces in accordance with the new salary table regulations.
It can be seen that in implementing wage reform, the 9 groups will have regular and early salary increase policies perfected to comply with the new salary table regulations.
Therefore, from July 1, 2024, the 9 groups under the new salary table will continue to receive regular salary increases.
Will Retired Officials, Public Employees, and Armed Forces Personnel Receive Pension Increases with Wage Reform?
Recently, in a speech at the meeting and spring opening ceremony on the first working day of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) after the Tet holiday, held on February 15, the Minister of MOLISA stated that wage reform in 2024 must go hand in hand with adjusting the pension policy with the spirit of "not letting retirees fall into hardship or suffer more when reforms are implemented."
When wage reform occurs, the average salary for workers nationwide increases, and if pensions are not adjusted appropriately, pension recipients will be significantly disadvantaged.
Therefore, a balanced and harmonious calculation is needed. If officials and public employees’ salaries increase by 23.5%, at least, pensions should increase by 15%.
According to the aforementioned content, if officials and public employees’ salaries, both those without leadership and those with leadership positions, increase by 23.5%, at least, their pensions should increase by 15%.
The armed forces personnel were not mentioned regarding the projected 15% pension increase like officials and public employees. However, currently, pensions are based on the number of years contributing to social insurance and the average monthly salary contributing to social insurance. Therefore, if the average monthly salary contributing to social insurance increases, the pensions of the armed forces will also increase.
Thus, if from July 1, 2024, with the implementation of wage reform, the armed forces' salaries increase, leading to an increase in the average monthly salary contributing to social insurance, the armed forces will also receive pension increases.
Therefore, based on the content mentioned above, it is expected that from July 1, 2024, when wage reform is implemented, the 9 groups of officials, public employees, and armed forces personnel may receive pension increases according to the wage reform policy. However, the exact increase level will be known once the official document is issued.
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