Vietnam: Entitlements and policies for public employees during the probationary period

According to Article 27 of the Law on Public Employees 2010 of Vietnam, a recruited public employee must undergo the probation regime, except those who have at least full 12 months of performing professional work relevant to the working positions for which they are recruited.

According to Article 22 of Decree No. 29/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, entitlements and policies for public employees during the probationary period are as follows:

- During the probation period, a probationer may enjoy 85% of the salary level for the professional title corresponding to the working position to which he/she is recruited.

For a probationer possessing a master or doctoral degree in a discipline meeting requirements of the working position to which he/she is recruited, he/she may enjoy 85% of the second salary level for such working position if possessing a master degree or 85% of the third salary level of such working position if possessing a doctoral degree. 

- He/she is also entitled to allowances provided by law.

In particular, a probationer may enjoy 100% of the salary level and allowances of the professional title corresponding to the working position to which he/she is recruited in the following cases:

- He/she works in a mountainous, border, island, deep-lying, remote or ethnic minority area or an area with exceptionally difficult socio-economic conditions;

- He/she works in a hazardous or dangerous sector or occupation;

- He/she has fulfilled the military service, the termed service in the people's public security forces, once served as a military officer, career soldier, cipher officer, youth volunteer, voluntary young intellectual team member having joined in the development of rural or mountainous areas for full 24 months or more and accomplished his/her tasks.

Moreover, probationers may also enjoy other bonus and welfare benefits (if any) as provided by the State and regulations of public non-business units.

Note: The probation period is not counted into the period for salary raise.

Nguyen Trinh

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