Shall salary of teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 in Vietnam be determined according to the salary scale for public employees or the regional minimum wage?

Shall salary of teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 in Vietnam be determined according to the salary scale for public employees or the regional minimum wage?

Based on Point d, Clause 1, Article 10 of Decree 111/2022/ND-CP:

Standards, requirements, rights and obligations of parties to employment contracts​

1. Individuals concluding employment contracts for holding professional positions must fully satisfy the following standards and requirements and have the following rights:

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d) Working periods under employment contracts (excluding training periods and challenge periods) for employees signing employment contracts for holding professional positions shall be the basis for salary payment based on positions that employees hold if they are recruited to work as officials or public employees. The building of pay grades corresponding to positions that employees are recruited shall comply with regulations of law;

The Contract 111 for teachers is a employment contract for performing professional tasks under the job position titles in specialized vocational fields and common professional service provider job positions as specified in Decree 111/2022/ND-CP and is applicable or agreed upon in the employment contract for salary classification according to Decree 204/2004/ND-CP.

The salary classification for teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 is implemented according to the recruited, accepted job position in compliance with legal regulations, thus applying the salary grades and coefficients of public employees.

Shall salary of teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 in Vietnam be determined according to the salary table for public employees or the regional minimum wage?​ (Image from the Internet)

What is the latest salary scale for teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 in Vietnam?

The salary scale for teachers under employment contracts as prescribed in Decree 111 in Vietnam follows the public employee salary scale based on the new statutory pay rate of 2.34 million VND as follows:

In the 04 Circulars of the Ministry of Education and Training regulating the salary coefficients of teachers at different education levels, including Circular 01/2021/TT-BGDDT, Circular 02/2021/TT-BGDDT, Circular 03/2021/TT-BGDDT, Circular 04/2021/TT-BGDDT and amended by Circular 08/2023/TT-BGDDT.

Based on Article 3 of Circular 07/2024/TT-BNV, the salary of public employee teachers is calculated as follows:

Salary = Coefficient x Statutory Pay Rate

The salary scale for teachers at various levels calculated based on the statutory pay rate is as follows:

See the full salary scale for teachers starting from July 1, 2024

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When do public schools sign contracts for professional tasks with teachers in Vietnam?

According to the regulation in Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 111/2022/ND-CP:

Forms and types of contracts and contract requirements​

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2. Contract requirements

a) For administrative bodies and PSPs: it is required to have demands for conclusion of contracts for performance of tasks prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree and fully meet other requirements as prescribed by law;

According to Clause 2, Article 10 of Decree 111/2022/ND-CP:

Standards, requirements, rights and obligations of parties to employment contracts

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2. For PSPs

a) Conclude contracts included in total contracts decided by competent authorities;

b) Pay salaries and provide other benefits and policies to employees as agreed on or pay them according to service contracts in conformity with labor law and other relative laws;

c) Regularly monitor and evaluate specialities of employees signing employment contracts for folding professional positions;

d) Be responsible before state regulatory authorities for completion of tasks assigned;

dd) In case PSPs conclude employment contracts with individuals, they must increase contribution amounts to welfare funds in conformity with regulations of law on financial autonomy of PSPs for ensuring provision of benefits and policies in case of termination of employment contracts.

3. For service providers: Fully meet the standards and requirements as prescribed in Clause 5 Article 8 of this Decree.

Thus, public schools sign contracts for professional tasks with teachers when there is a need to sign contracts for the tasks specified in Article 4 of Decree 111/2022/ND-CP and fully meet other requirements for rights and obligations, including:

- Conclude contracts included in total contracts decided by competent authorities;

- Pay salaries and provide other benefits and policies to employees as agreed on or pay them according to service contracts in conformity with labor law and other relative laws;

- Regularly monitor and evaluate specialities of employees signing employment contracts for folding professional positions;

- Be responsible before state regulatory authorities for completion of tasks assigned;

- In case public service providers conclude employment contracts with individuals, they must increase contribution amounts to welfare funds in conformity with regulations of law on financial autonomy of public service providers for ensuring provision of benefits and policies in case of termination of employment contracts.