Vietnam: Ministries decide on the number of officials positions under their management

According to Article 73 of the Decree No. 138/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, tasks and powers of ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the management of officials are as follows:

- Manage the quantity, standards, recruitment and use of officials under their management according to assignment and decentralization; decide on rank appointment and salary arrangement for officials with the rank of senior expert or equivalent after obtaining the consent of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam; decide to raise the salary level on a regular basis, raise the salary level ahead of time for officials with the rank of senior specialist and the equivalent; decide on rank appointment, salary arrangement, regular salary increase, advance salary grade increase for officials with main expert rank or equivalent or below;

- Organize the recruitment and assignment, decentralization of recruitment, employment and training and retraining of officials under their management;

- Decide on the list and number of job positions; manage employment positions and payrolls of officials according to assignment and decentralization and according to the Party's regulations and laws;

- Manage training programs on specialized knowledge and skills in the field of management;

- Assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant agencies in, formulating regimes and policies for officials in particular branches and domains, and submit them to the Government and the Prime Minister of Vietnam;

- Organize examinations for promotion of the rank of specialized officials equivalent to the ranks of senior specialists assigned to manage, and to organize examinations or consider raising the rank of officials under their management;

- Organize the implementation of the salary regime and other remuneration policies for officials under its management;

- Perform commendation and discipline work for officials or propose competent authorities to reward and discipline according to regulations;

- Make statistics and report on statistics of officials according to regulations;

- Instruct, inspect and examine the implementation of laws on officials under their management;

- Settle complaints and denunciations according to decentralization and according to the provisions of law on complaints and denunciations.

View more details at the Decree No. 138/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 01, 2020. 

Le Vy

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