Vietnam: What is the latest salary coefficient in 2023 for military officers? What are the details of the 03 payrolls of military officers upon salary reform in 2024?

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• What is the latest salary coefficient in 2023 for military officers in Vietnam?
• What is the current pay rise coefficient of military officers in Vietnam?
• What are the details of 03 payrolls of military officers in Vietnam upon salary reform in 2024?
• What are the obligations and responsibilities of military officers in Vietnam?

What is the latest salary coefficient in 2023 for military officers in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Decree 204/2004/ND-CP on salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces. The current payroll of military officers is made according to Section 1 of Table 6 promulgated together with Decree 204/2004/ND-CP.

Accordingly, the salary coefficient in 2023 of military officers is determined as follows:

Thus, the salary coefficient in 2023 for 15 military ranks is determined according to the above-mentioned contents.

What is the current pay rise coefficient of military officers in Vietnam?

Based on Table 6 promulgated together with Decree 204/2004/ND-CP supplemented by Clause 4 Article 1 of Decree 17/2013/ND-CP, the pay rise coefficient of military officers in Vietnam is determined as follows:

Note:

- The pay rise time limit for the military ranks of Major General, Lieutenant General, Senior Lieutenant General, and General is 4 years.

What are the details of 03 payrolls of military officers in Vietnam upon salary reform in 2024?

On the afternoon of September 19, 2023, under the closing speech of the Vietnam Socio-Economic Forum 2023, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized the early implementation of salary policy reform as follows:

"This is reform, not a normal pay rise. If nothing changes, the salary policy reform shall be applied from July 1, 2024."

Thus, it is likely that the salary policy reform shall be applied from July 1, 2024.

According to Resolution 27/NQ-TW 2018, the formulation and promulgation of a new payroll system according to job positions, titles, and leading positions to replace the current payroll system; transfer of the old salary to the new salary must not be lower than the currently paid salary.

For the armed forces, develop 03 new payrolls as follows:

- 1 Payroll of military officers, officers, and non-commissioned officers (by position, title, and military rank or rank)

- 1 payroll of professional military personnel, police technical expertise

- 1 Payroll of defense workers and police workers (which keeps the salary correlation of the armed forces compared to administrative civil servants as at present).

Accordingly, the Army's salary structure when implementing wage reform will include:

The new salary structure includes:

- Statutory pay rate (accounting for about 70% of the total salary fund);

- Allowances (about 30% of the total salary fund);

- Bonus (bonus fund equal to about 10% of the total salary fund of the year, excluding allowances).

What are the obligations and responsibilities of military officers in Vietnam?

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 26 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 1999 as follows:

Obligations of officers

The officers shall have the following obligations:

1. To be ready to fight and sacrifice for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, to protect the Communist Party of Vietnam and the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to take part in national construction, to protect the property and interests of the State, agencies and organizations; to protect the life, property, legitimate rights and interests of individuals;

2. To regularly preserve and foster the revolutionary virtues, study and train themselves in order to raise their professional levels, knowledge, political, military, cultural and professional capabilities as well as their physical strength to fulfill their tasks.

3. To absolutely submit to their organizations and commanders; to strictly abide by the army rules, statutes, regimes and regulations; to keep the military and State secrets;

4. To constantly care for the material and spiritual interests of the army men;

5. To exemplarily observe and mobilize people to observe the Party’s lines and undertakings and the State’s policies and laws; to respect and maintain close contact with people.

At the same time, under Article 27 of the Law on Officers of the Vietnam People's Army 199 as follows:

Responsibilities of officers

The officers shall have the following responsibilities:

1. To take responsibility before law and their superiors for the orders they issue, for the obedience to the superiors’ orders and the task performance by their subordinates.

2. To lead, command, manage and organize the implementation of all tasks of their units according to their assigned responsibilities; to ensure that their units strictly adhere to the Party’s lines and undertakings, abide by the State’s laws and policies, the army’s rules, statutes, regimes and regulations and are ready to fight and well fulfill all tasks in any circumstance and under any condition;

3. Upon receipt of orders from their commanders, if officers have grounds to believe that such orders contravene laws, they shall have to immediately report such to the persons who have issued such orders; in cases where they still have to obey the orders, they shall have to promptly report to the immediate superiors of the persons who have issued such orders and shall not have to bear responsibility for the consequences arising from the implementation of such orders.

Thus, according to current regulations, military officers have 05 obligations and 03 responsibilities mentioned above.