The salary policy for civil servants is an issue of concern for local authorities, who have reflected and proposed suggestions to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Salary increases for civil servants are based on their performance and achievements (Illustrative image)
Regarding salary and bonus schemes for civil servants, Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces have requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide guidance on the authority and form of issuance of regulations on bonus schemes. They also inquired whether the bonus fund includes labor contracts as stipulated in Decree No. 111/2022/ND-CP, which are currently subject to salary scales according to Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP.
In response, the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified that the bonus scheme is specified in Article 4, Clause 2 of Decree No. 73. According to this decree, the heads of agencies and units managing civil servants are responsible for developing specific regulations to implement the bonus scheme for individuals on the salary list of their respective agencies or units.
Additionally, the heads of agencies and units are responsible for sending these regulations to their higher-level management authorities for supervision and transparency within the agency or unit.
Regarding bonuses, the Ministry of Home Affairs cited Clause 4, Article 4 of the aforementioned decree, which states that the annual bonus fund is determined as 10% of the total salary fund (excluding allowances) based on positions, ranks, levels, and military ranks of individuals on the salary list of the agency or unit.
Criteria for Early Salary Increases for Civil Servants
Binh Phuoc Province has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs for guidance on preferential allowances, hazard allowances, and achievements for salary increases for civil servants who are seconded to state administrative agencies.
In response, the Ministry of Home Affairs referred to Decree No. 115 of the Government, which was amended and supplemented by Decree No. 85, for regulations on the recruitment, employment, and management of public employees. According to these decrees, the hazard allowance for civil servants is implemented as per Circular No. 07 of the Minister of Home Affairs. This allowance is calculated based on the actual time spent working in hazardous and dangerous conditions and is paid along with the monthly salary.
Regarding preferential allowances for civil servants, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that this is implemented according to legal documents stipulating preferential allowances for specific sectors, such as healthcare, education, forest rangers, plant protection, veterinary, and dike management.
Achievements and criteria for early salary increases for civil servants are outlined in Circular No. 08 of the Minister of Home Affairs. This circular provides detailed guidance on implementing regular salary increases and early salary increases for civil servants and employees. Specifically, Circular 08 sets out the standards and levels of outstanding achievements in task performance and the corresponding time frames for early salary increases.
These regulations are determined through discussions between the head of the agency or unit and the Party committee and the Executive Committee of the trade union at the same level. They are then specified in the agency’s or unit’s regulations on early salary increases.
“Therefore, in addition to the provisions of Circular 08, early salary increases for civil servants and employees also depend on the regulations of the agency or unit, specifically the levels of achievements stipulated in those regulations,” the Ministry of Home Affairs emphasized.
