Guidance on salary ranking for commune-level cadres and civil servants from August 1, 2023 in Vietnam

Guidance on salary ranking for commune-level cadres and civil servants from August 1, 2023 in Vietnam

- Commune-level cadres and civil servants in Vietnam who have graduated from a training level according to the standards of professional qualifications specified in Decree 33/2023/ND-CP are entitled to pay salaries as administrative civil servants with the same training level as specified in the professional and professional salary table for cadres and civil servants in state agencies promulgated together with the Government's Decree on the salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces.

The graduation diploma at the training level shall comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and of the agency or organization competent to grant the degree.

- In case, during the working period, commune-level cadres and civil servants have changes in their training qualifications suitable to their current positions and titles, then request the district-level People's Committee chairperson to arrange salary according to the new training level from the date of granting the diploma.

- In case the person elected as a commune-level cadre, is recruited and accepted as a commune-level civil servant according to the provisions of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, if they have worked for a period of time with compulsory social insurance payment and have not yet received a lump-sum social insurance allowance, the working period with payment of compulsory social insurance shall be counted to serve as a basis for salary arrangement (except for the probationary period and probation period), and the working time with which compulsory social insurance premium payment is not continuous shall be accumulated.

Salary increase regime for commune-level cadres and civil servants in Vietnam

Commune-level cadres and civil servants in Vietnam specified in Clause 1, Article 16 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP shall implement the regular salary increase regime, raise the salary level ahead of time, and extend the time for raising the salary grade according to the Government's regulations on the salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and the armed forces.

More details can be found in Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, effective from August 1, 2023.

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