Does the principal of a secondary school receive overtime pay in Vietnam like other teachers?

How many teaching hours is the principal of a secondary school required to teach?

According to Article 7 of Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT (supplemented by Clause 6 Article 1 of Circular 15/2017/TT-BGDDT), the regulations are as follows:

- Principal:

Annual teaching hours = 2 hours/week x the number of weeks allocated for teaching and educational activities according to the annual school year schedule.

- Vice Principal:

Annual teaching hours = 4 hours/week x the number of weeks allocated for teaching and educational activities according to the annual school year schedule.

Thus, the principal of a secondary school has an annual teaching hour requirement = 2 hours/week x the number of weeks allocated for teaching and educational activities according to the annual school year schedule.

Does the principal of a secondary school in Vietnam receive overtime pay like other teachers?

First and foremost, the principal of a secondary school is a managerial position within the school and therefore is subject to Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC, which provides guidelines on the policies for overtime pay for educators in public educational institutions, issued by the Ministry of Education and Training - Ministry of Home Affairs - Ministry of Finance.

(Applicable subjects as defined in Article 1 of Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC)

Therefore, if the subject complies with Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC, the principal of a secondary school who teaches overtime will be compensated like a regular teacher.

Specifically, according to Article 4 of Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC, it is stipulated as follows:

* Formula for calculating overtime pay:

(1) Annual overtime pay = number of overtime hours per academic year x Overtime pay rate per hour;

(2) Overtime pay rate per hour = Regular pay rate per hour x 150%;

(3) Regular pay rate per hour:

For managerial educators, it is calculated using the above formula, where the annual teaching hours benchmark is the same as that for teachers of the same grade level and subject of that educational institution;

(4) Number of overtime hours per academic year = [Actual teaching hours per academic year + Converted teaching hours per academic year (if any) + Additional teaching hours per academic year (if any) + Reduced teaching hours per policies per academic year (if any)] - (Annual teaching hours benchmark).

* Note: When determining shortage or surplus of teaching hours (for calculating overtime pay), it will be based on the annual teaching hours benchmark.

This benchmark will be based on the regular teaching hours (standard teaching hours)/week] x (Number of weeks allocated for teaching and educational activities/academic year).

Thus, the principal of a secondary school still receives overtime pay like a regular teacher.

Does the principal of a secondary school receive overtime pay in Vietnam like other teachers? (Image from the Internet)

What are the principles for calculating overtime pay for the principal of a secondary school in Vietnam?

Since the principal of a secondary school still receives overtime pay like a regular teacher, the principles for calculating this pay follow Article 3 of Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC, as stated below:

Principle 1. The monthly salary used as a basis for calculating overtime pay for educators includes: the current salary according to their rank and grade, salary allowances, and the reservation coefficient difference (if any).

Principle 2. The annual teaching hour standard for preschool teachers; the annual teaching period standard for general education teachers; the annual teaching hour standard for vocational school teachers;

The annual teaching hour standard for vocational teachers and lecturers; the annual standard teaching hour for university lecturers, training institutions under ministries, governmental agencies, and provincial political schools is referred to as the annual teaching hour standard.

Principle 3. The academic year defined in this circular is from July of the previous year until the end of June of the following year.

Principle 4. For educators working at public educational institutions with multiple education levels, the annual teaching hour standard applies to the highest level the educator directly teaches as assigned by the head of the educational institution.

Principle 5. Budgeting, payment, and finalization of overtime pay funds are implemented following the provisions of the State Budget Law 2015.

Public educational institutions stipulated in Clause 1, Article 1 of Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC, based on specific conditions, to implement payment or provisionally paying overtime salary on a monthly or semester basis appropriately.

Principle 6. Overtime salary is only paid if the unit or subject area lacks an adequate number of educators as approved by competent authorities.

If there is no shortage of educators, overtime salary is paid only when there are educators taking sick leave, maternity leave as prescribed by the Social Insurance Law 2014, or participating in training courses, inspections, audits and other assigned tasks (referred to as other tasks) by competent authorities requiring other educators to take their place.

Principle 7. Time not directly teaching but counted as sufficient teaching hours and credited to teaching hours includes: sick leave, maternity leave as prescribed by the Social Insurance Law 2014; time spent on other tasks assigned by competent authorities.

Principle 8. The number of overtime teaching hours eligible for overtime pay as per Joint Circular 07/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BNV-BTC should not exceed the legally stipulated overtime hours.