Will there be a Promotion Examination for School Staff Positions when Implementing the 2024 Salary Reform?
Will School Staff Undergo Professional Title Promotion Exams with 2024 Salary Reform? When will the salary scale for school staff under Resolution 27 be available?
On November 7, 2023, the Minister of Home Affairs addressed the issue of school staff salaries when implementing salary reform as follows:
The salary regime for school staff is still low and does not guarantee the regional minimum wage as regulated. Therefore, during the upcoming salary policy reform process, it will propose that localities conduct a comprehensive review of the number of school staff.
The Minister also noted that current school staff do not receive a 25% public service allowance, so they will face certain disadvantages if salary policy reforms are implemented.
Therefore, the respective ministries and central authorities need to issue professional guidance on professional title promotion exams for school staff, so that when salary reform is implemented, this group can be placed in a better salary structure.
"The Ministry of Home Affairs will also report to the competent authority to consider this matter," said the Minister of Home Affairs.
Thus, school staff may undergo professional title promotion exams in order to obtain a better salary level when salary reform is implemented.
Currently, the salary reform process is still in the stage of receiving contributions and drafting, so there is no specific salary scale for school staff yet.
Will School Staff Undergo Professional Title Promotion Exams with 2024 Salary Reform?
What is the Salary Scale for School Staff under Resolution 27?
The salary scale for school staff when implementing salary reform will also be built according to the provisions of sub-section 3.1, Section 3 of Resolution 27-NQ/TW of 2018 on salary policy reform for officials, public employees, and armed forces (public sector), according to the new salary structure design, which includes:
- Basic salary (accounting for about 70% of the total salary fund).
- Allowances (accounting for about 30% of the total salary fund).
- Additional bonuses (bonus fund accounts for about 10% of the total annual salary fund, excluding allowances).
Building and issuing a new salary system based on job positions, titles, and leadership positions to replace the current salary system; transferring the old salary to the new salary, ensuring it is not lower than the current salary, including:
- Building one professional and vocational salary scale according to the ranks of officials and professional titles of public employees, applicable to officials and public employees who do not hold leadership titles; each rank of officials, professional titles of public employees have multiple salary levels according to the principle:
For the same level of job complexity, the salary level is the same; higher working conditions and job incentives are handled through job allowance policies; rearranging groups and the number of grades in the ranks of officials, professional titles of public employees, encouraging officials and public employees to improve their professional and vocational skills.
The appointment to the rank of officials or the professional titles of public employees must be linked with job positions and the rank structure of officials, professional titles of public employees managed by agencies, organizations, and units managing officials and public employees.
What are the current working regimes for school staff?
In sub-section 1, Section III of Circular 36/1999/TT-BGD&DT regulating the working policies for school staff, it states:
Content of the 40-hour workweek plan
1. For officials and employees working in education management agencies at all levels and educational research agencies:
Since October 2, 1999, education management agencies at all levels and educational research agencies have implemented a 5-day workweek policy (8 hours per day), with Saturdays and Sundays off for their officials and employees. When the work demands require working on Saturdays, the facility should arrange staff alternately to ensure work is done, and that each official and employee still has 2 days off per week. Officials, employees need to enhance their awareness and responsibility, strictly adhere to labor discipline, and utilize work time fully to complete work volume with higher efficiency and quality.
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Principally, the education sector has implemented a 40-hour workweek policy since October 2, 1999, for officials, teachers, and employees.
The Director of the Department of Education and Training can choose an appropriate implementation plan based on the local situation; principals of universities, colleges, and professional secondary schools (under central ministries and branches) choose a plan and report to the Ministry of Education and Training and the managing ministry.
Officials, teachers, and employees in educational institutions under the national education system are required to work 40 hours in 5 days and must meet the following conditions:
(1) Complete the assigned work volume, ensuring quantity, quality, and efficiency.
(2) Strictly adhere to labor discipline.
(3) No increase in administrative costs; no increase in staffing, no increase in the salary fund; except in special cases where the salary fund can increase, but the overall cost must not increase.
(4) The daily wage rate for overtime work, night work, social insurance replacement benefits, etc., should still follow current regulations.
(5) Ensure that administrative procedures are promptly resolved as required by organizations and individuals.
(6) For units working 24/24 hours, there must be reasonable shifts and shift policies based on current staffing to ensure the above conditions.
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