Vietnam: Guidelines for categorizing, upgrading, and promoting ranks of national defense workers

Guidelines for categorizing, upgrading, and promoting ranks of national defense workers (Image from Internet)

1. Regulations on selection and recruitment of national defense workers

According to Article 28 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official of Vietnam, the selection, recruitment of national defense workers and officials are as follows:

* Subjects to be selected:

- Officers of Vietnam People’s Army, professional servicemen with current job positions no longer needed;

- Non-commissioned officers, soldiers no longer on active service;

* Subjects to be recruited:

Vietnamese citizens outside the scope as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 28 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official, permanently residing in Vietnam, aged from 18 and over.

* Requirements for selection and recruitment:

- Have political and ethical credentials, good health, clear curriculum vitae and volunteer to serve in the army;

- Have technical and professional degrees, diplomas, or skills appropriate to job positions (with respect to national defense workers) or titles (with respect to national defense officials).

* Manner of selection, recruitment is examination. Those who have had excellent university degrees or high technical and professional levels, won prizes in national and international workmanship contests shall be selected, recruited via examinations.

2. Guidance on grading, promotion for national defense workers

According to Clauses 1 and 2 Article 29 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official, grading, promotion for national defense workers are prescribed as follows:

- National defense workers are graded as follows:

+ Type A composed of national defense workers having college degrees and accredited as Practical Bachelor or Practical Engineer;

+ Type B composed of national defense workers having intermediate professional degrees and corresponding occupational skill levels;

+ Type C composed of national defense workers having primary certificates and corresponding occupational skill levels;

- If required by armies, national defense workers shall be examined for promotion if having successfully completed assigned duties; have political and ethical credentials; have capacity to undertake jobs of higher level in the same profession and occupation; have appropriate degrees.

3. Benefits and policies for national defense workers retiring from military service

Benefits and policies for national defense workers and officials retiring from military service according to Article 41 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official are as follows:

- Retired national defense workers and officials:

+ Retirement pension is instructed in the Law on Social Insurance and the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official;
+ In case of retirement ahead of maximum age limit as prescribed in Article 31 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official due to changes of personnel structure and being no longer be needed by the army, retired professional servicemen shall be entitled to one-time benefit in addition to social insurance benefits as prescribed by laws.

+ Favored by local authorities with conditions for stabilizing living; be entitled to social housing according to laws if residency is not available;

- National defense workers and officials changed to other occupations:

+ Be entitled to seniority pay upon retirement based on active service period and existing pay level; In case existing pay is lower than pay level of national defense workers and officials at the time of change of occupation, retirement pension shall be based on pay level at the time of change of occupation according to laws;

+ In case of returning to military service due to pressing duties, the time of changing occupations shall be included in the continuous working time as foundations for reviewing pay raise and seniority.

- National defense workers and officials resigning:

+ Be entitled to severance pay according to laws;

+ In case of resignation while requirements for entitlement to retirement pension or one-time social insurance benefit are not met, the time of participation in social insurance shall be reserved or one-time benefits from social insurance fund be granted according to laws.

+ Be entitled to benefits and policies as prescribed in Point c, Clause 1, Article 41 of the 2015 Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and official;

+ National defense workers and officials who resign within working age shall receive favor in examinations to select officials and civil servants.

- The time of joining the fight, serving the fight or working in the areas of hardship, or in the areas of special nature shall be based on to determine benefits for retirement from the army.

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