Do managerial officials have to periodically reassign in Vietnam?
Do managerial officials have to periodically reassign in Vietnam? What are reassignment periods in Vietnam?
Hello, I have just been recruited as a civil servant in a state agency, not long ago my agency had a periodical reassignment, I don't know when I became an official. Does the managerial official have to make the periodical reassignment? Please advise.
1. Do managerial officials have to periodically reassign in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 24 of the Law on Anti-corruption 2018 stipulates reassignment rules as follows:
1. State organizations shall periodically reassign their non-managerial officials and public employees in their organizations in order to prevent corruption. Reassignment of managerial officials shall comply with regulations on official reassignment.
2. The reassignment shall be objective, reasonable and suitable for the reassigned persons’ capacity without affecting normal operation of the organizations.
3. Reassignment shall be carried out under plans and disclosed within the organizations.
4. It is prohibited to abuse reassignment for personal gain or for the purpose of victimizing officials and public employees.
5. Regulations of Clauses 1 through 4 of this Article may also be applied to the following non-managerial persons:
a) Commissioned officers, career military personnel, national defense workers and public employees of units of the People’s Army;
b) Commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers and workers of units of the People’s Police.
Thus, the periodical reassignment is carried out for non-managerial officials and public employees. For officials holding managerial positions, the regulations on cadre rotation will be followed, not periodically reassign in Vietnam.
2. What are reassignment periods in Vietnam?
According to Article 25 of the Law on Anti-corruption 2018 stipulates that positions subject to periodical reassignment and reassignment periods as follows:
1. Office holders whose positions are relevant to personnel management, management of public funds, public assets, public investment; office holders who are directly involved and have influence over the operation of the organization shall be periodically reassigned.
2. The aforementioned office holders shall be reassigned every 2 – 5 years depending on their fields.
3. In the cases where the only position subject to periodical reassignment requires special professional skills or knowledge, the reassignment shall be decided by the head of the organization.
4. The Government shall specify the positions subject to periodical reassignment and reassignment periods in Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies and local governments.
Executive judge of the People’s Supreme Court, director of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Auditor General, the chairperson of Office of the President, the chairperson of Office of the National Assembly, central authorities of political organizations and socio-political organizations shall specify the positions subject to periodical reassignment and reassignment periods in their organizations.
According to this Article, reassignment periods in Vietnam are from full 02 years to 05 years depending on the fields.
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