Vietnam: Civil servant ranks and 05 things to you should know

Vietnam: Civil servant ranks and 05 things to you should know (Source: internet)

1. What are the ranks of civil servants?

According to Clause 1, Article 42 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008) (amended by Clause 7, Article 1 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants and the amened Law on Public Employees 2019), the civil servant ranks include:

- Senior specialist and equivalent;

- Principal specialist and equivalent;

- Specialist and equivalent;

- Technician and equivalent;

- Employee.

- Other ranks as prescribed by the government.

2. Requirements for civil servant rank appointment in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 42 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008), rank appointment must ensure the following conditions:

- Appointed persons meet all professional criteria of the rank;

- Rank appointment is decided by competent persons and ensure the civil servant structure of the agency, organization or unit.

3. Case of civil servant rank appointment in Vietnam

According to Clause 3, Article 42 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008), rank appointment shall be made in the following cases:

- The recruited person has completed the probation regime;

- The civil servant has passed a rank promotion examination;

- The civil servant is shifted to an equivalent rank.

4. Shift of civil servant ranks in Vietnam

Article 43 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008) stipulates the shift of civil servant ranks in Vietnam as follows:

- Rank shift means the appointment of a civil servant holding a rank in a profession to a rank of the same specialized or professional level of another profession.

- To be shifted to another rank, a civil servant must possess all specialized or professional qualifications as required by the rank he/she is shifted to and relevant to the assigned tasks and powers.

- A civil servant who is assigned tasks irrelevant to the specialized or professional qualifications of the rank he/she is holding shall be shifted to a suitable rank.

- No rank promotion and salary raise are allowed upon rank shift.

5. Civil servant rank promotion in Vietnam

According to Article 44 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (2008) (amended by Clause 8, Article 1 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants and the revised Law on Public Officials 2019), the civil servant rank promotion is regulated as follows:

- Rank promotion must be based on working positions, suitable to the civil servant structure of the agency, organization or unit concerned, and made through examination.

- Civil servants who meet all criteria and conditions for assuming working positions of a higher rank may register for rank promotion examination.

- Rank promotion examinations shall be organized on the principles of competitiveness, publicity, transparency, objectivity and legality.

- Civil servants who have passed the rank-raising exam or considered for rank-raising will be appointed to a higher civil servant rank and considered for placement in the corresponding job position.

Diem My

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