Is number of teaching hours that exceeds teaching hour norm considered as overtime teaching in Vietnam?

Is number of teaching hours that exceeds teaching hour norm considered as overtime teaching in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 9 of Circular 07/2017/TT-BLDTBXH stipulating the overtime teaching as follows:

1. In an academic year, if a teacher, managerial official or civil servant, or a public employee of a professional department that is qualified for teaching has number of teaching hours exceeds teaching hour norm prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 5 Article 5 and Article 8 of this Circular, it shall be considered as overtime teaching.

2. With regard to teachers: Number of overtime teaching hours may not exceed the given hours prescribed in applicable labor law.

3. With regard to managerial officials or civil servants, or public employees of professional departments: Number of overtime teaching hours may not exceed a half of teaching hour norms prescribed in Clause 5 Article 5 and Clause 2 Article 8 of this Circular.

4. The overtime teaching pay shall be calculated according to current regulations.

According to this Article, if teaching hours exceeds teaching hour norm in Vietnam, the number of hours exceeding the norm will be included in the number of overtime teaching. In addition, overtime teaching will be paid as above.

If I work as an academic consultant, can my teaching hour norms be reduced in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 10 of Circular 07/2017/TT-BLDTBXH, reduction of teaching hour norms is as follows:

1. Teachers cum managerial positions:

a) A teacher cum supervising teacher or academic consultant shall be eligible for a reduction of 15% of teaching hour norm per class;

b) A teacher cum caretaker of specialized classroom/practice workshop shall be eligible for a reduction of 10% of teaching hour norm per classroom/workshop in presence of a full time staff member, or shall be eligible for a reduction of 15% of teaching hour norm per classroom/workshop in absence of a full time staff member;

c) A teacher cum caretaker of library shall be eligible for a reduction of 15% to 30% of teaching hour norm;

d) A teacher cum subject head or equivalent shall be eligible for a reduction of 15% to 20% of teaching hour norm;

dd) A teacher cum dean, stationmaster, or equivalent shall be eligible for a reduction of 15% to 30% of teaching hour norm; a teacher cum deputy dean, deputy stationmaster, or equivalent shall be eligible for a reduction of 20 % of teaching hour norm.

The Principal or Director shall, according to actual conditions, number of teachers, number of students and scope of the library, decide the rate of reduction for positions prescribed in Point c, d of this Clause.

Thus, the academic consultant will be eligible for a reduction of 15% of teaching hour norm per class according to the above regulations in Vietnam.

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