Clause 3, Article 4 of Decree 73/2024/ND-CP stipulates the bonus regime as follows:
3. The bonus regulations of the agency or unit specified in Clause 2 of this Article must include the following contents:
a) Scope and subjects of application;
b) Bonus criteria based on outstanding work achievements and based on the results of assessment and classification of annual task completion level of salary earners in agencies and units;
c) The specific bonus level for each case, not necessarily linked to the salary according to the salary coefficient of each person;
d) Award consideration process and procedures;
d) Other regulations as required by the management of the agency or unit (if necessary).
In addition, Official Dispatch 7585/BNV-TL of 2024 guiding the implementation of the bonus regime also mentioned the following:
2. In the process of implementing the bonus regime, it is recommended that the head of the competent authority managing or being delegated the authority to manage cadres, civil servants and the head of the public service unit develop the Bonus Regulation of the agency or unit in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3, Article 4 of Decree No. 73/2024/ND-CP, noting the following contents:
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c) The bonus level for cases of bonuses based on outstanding work achievements and cases of bonuses based on the results of annual task completion assessment and classification does not necessarily have to be linked to the salary level according to the salary coefficient of each person.
Thus, according to the above regulations and instructions, the bonus level of cadres and civil servants does not necessarily have to be linked to the salary level according to the salary coefficient (ie not linked to the salary coefficient).