Level of physical hardship, hazard allowance applicable to practical teachers in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Decree No. 113/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the physical hardship, hazard and danger allowance for teachers performing practical teaching duties in public educational establishments shall be calculated based on the base salary, which is categorized into the following level:

- The level of 0.1 applicable to teachers teaching academic disciplines which involve one of physical hardship, hazard or danger elements stipulated in paragraph 1 Article 10 hereof.

- The level of 0.2 applicable to teachers teaching academic disciplines which involve two physical hardship, hazard or danger elements stipulated in paragraph 1 Article 10 hereof.

- The level of 0.3 applicable to teachers teaching academic disciplines which involve three physical hardship, hazard or danger elements stipulated in paragraph 1 Article 10 hereof.

- The level of 0.4 applicable to teachers teaching academic disciplines which involve four physical hardship, hazard or danger elements stipulated in paragraph 1 Article 10 hereof.

Teachers must perform practical or integrative teaching duties in practice classrooms or facilities of public vocational education institutions or enterprises, manufacturing, trading and service business establishments associated with academic disciplines which involve one of physical hardship, hazard or danger as follows:

+ Direct contact with poisonous substances, gases or dusts; practical teaching work performed in the work environment that may easily inflict infection and infectious diseases in accordance with regulations;

+ Practical teaching work performed in the high-pressure or low-oxygen, very hot or cold work environment which exceeds the required standard;

+ Practical teaching work performed for academic disciplines that emit loud noise or at places that create constant high-frequency vibration exceeding rigorous standards of occupational safety and hygiene;

+ Practical teaching work performed in the work environment which produces radioactivity, radiation or electromagnetic field exceeding the required standard.

* The list of academic disciplines which have arduous, hazardous and dangerous attributes shall be issued by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam.

View more details at Decree No. 113/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2016.

Thu Ba

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