According to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang, by July 31st, nearly 90.000 officials, civil servants, and public employees nationwide had been restructured and streamlined.
Based on the practical implementation of tasks in localities, ministries and agencies should assign civil servants to strengthen support for localities, ensuring effectiveness and avoiding formality.
In some countries, talented officials go to work in the private sector and still manage to return to the public sector. In our country, it is very difficult for people from the private sector to return to working as civil servants, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly said.
The Ministry of Interior plans to implement a job structure for commune-level civil servants with 8 leadership and management positions and 20 professional positions.
The Minister of Finance proposed developing a set of tools to evaluate job performance, as a measure of the quality of civil servants and public employees, to be completed before August 31st.
For a proposal to extend the term of office of a leading or managerial civil servant until retirement age, the approval of more than 50% of the total members of the leadership team is required.
This situation was highlighted by the Ministry of Education and Training, as well as many localities, at a seminar on the organization and management of education at the commune level after the reorganization of local government structures.
The Ministry of Interior has requested that ministries, departments, and localities urgently review, compile, and report data on the number of civil servants and public employees after the restructuring.
According to Deputy Minister Truong Hai Long, the total number of people who have received termination notices is 85.447; the number of people who have actually left their jobs is 77.278 (retirement and resignation).
The Ministry of Interior proposes that officials and civil servants selected to be chief engineers should be classified at the senior expert salary level 3 (equivalent to the position of Minister).
The Ministry of Interior will review, amend, and supplement regulations on regimes, policies, salaries, and responsibility allowances for officials, civil servants, and public employees before October 31st.
The Ministry of Interior has responded to questions regarding regular and early salary increases following the merger of administrative units effective July 1st.
To date, 43.207 officials and civil servants have retired or resigned as part of the organizational restructuring plan; of which 25.611 have received severance pay totaling 26.947 billion VND.
Civil servants pursuing postgraduate training are required to commit to working at least three times the duration of their assignment and must compensate for the costs if they voluntarily drop out, quit their jobs, or are dismissed due to disciplinary action.
The government stipulates that if officials and civil servants voluntarily return assets obtained through corruption, compensate for damages, and remedy the consequences of their actions, their disciplinary measures will be mitigated.
As of July 3rd, only 25 officials in Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau (formerly) were using the free shuttle service to Ho Chi Minh City for work after the province merger.
The Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (amended) stipulates the evaluation and classification of civil servants according to criteria linked to progress, quality, and output based on job positions (KPIs).
The government stipulates that disciplinary action will not be considered against officials and civil servants who are undergoing treatment for a serious illness or who are incapacitated.
From July 1st, Ho Chi Minh City will organize free bus services for officials commuting between Ho Chi Minh City and the administrative centers of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces following the merger.
Former commune-level civil servants who meet the standards and conditions will be assigned to civil servant positions at the new commune level without having to go through the civil servant recruitment procedure.
Officials, civil servants, and employees who become redundant after organizational restructuring in Ho Chi Minh City can borrow up to 300 million VND per person.
The Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (amended) stipulates that cadres and civil servants who do not use all of their annual leave days will be paid an additional amount for the unused days.
Civil servants who retire early due to downsizing will not have their pension reduced and may receive two allowances based on the number of years they retire early and their length of service.
According to the Minister of Home Affairs, restructuring the administrative apparatus inevitably involves sacrifices and officials will have reservations; however, policies cannot exceed the country's conditions and capabilities.
The amended Law on Enterprises stipulates that those prohibited from establishing, contributing capital to, and managing enterprises include civil servants and public employees.
The government stipulates that officials, civil servants, and public employees who, in the preceding year or in the year of consideration for downsizing, were rated as failing to complete their duties will be subject to downsizing.
According to the Hanoi Department of Internal Affairs, 9.536 officials and civil servants have been assigned to 126 communes and wards; currently, districts, counties, and towns have a surplus of 253 officials and civil servants who have not yet been assigned positions.