Youme Law Firm LLC said that according to Point b Clause 3.1 Section 3 of Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018, salary reform will build and issue a new salary system according to job positions, titles and leadership positions to replace the current salary system; convert old salary to new salary, ensuring that it is not lower than current salary, 5 new salary tables include:
- Develop a salary table for positions applicable to cadres, civil servants, and public employees holding leadership positions (elected and appointed) in the political system from the central to communal level according to the following principles:
(1) The salary level of a position must reflect the rank in the political system; the salary of a leader holding a position must be based on that position; if a person holds many positions, he/she must receive the highest salary level; if a person holds equivalent leadership positions, he/she must receive the same salary level; the salary level of a superior leader must be higher than the salary level of a subordinate leader;
(2) Prescribe a salary level for each equivalent position; do not classify ministries, branches, departments, committees and equivalents at the Central level when developing the salary table for positions at the Central level; do not distinguish different salary levels for the same leadership position according to the classification of administrative units at the local level but implement it through the allowance system. The classification of equivalent leadership positions in the political system to design the salary table for positions is decided by the Politburo after reporting to the Central Executive Committee.
- Develop a professional and technical salary table according to civil servant ranks and professional titles applicable to civil servants and public employees who do not hold leadership positions; each civil servant rank and professional title has many salary levels according to the following principles:
For the same level of complexity of work, the salary is the same; working conditions are higher than normal and career incentives are implemented through a career-based allowance regime; rearrange the group of ranks and the number of levels in civil servant ranks, professional titles of public employees, and encourage civil servants and public employees to improve their professional qualifications and skills.
Appointment to a civil servant rank or professional title of a public employee must be linked to the job position and structure of the civil servant rank or professional title of a public employee carried out by the agency, organization or unit managing civil servants and public employees.
- Develop 3 salary tables for the armed forces, including: 1 salary table for military officers, officers, and professional police non-commissioned officers (according to position, title, and military rank or rank); 1 salary table for professional soldiers, police technical specialists, and 1 salary table for defense workers and police workers (in which the salary correlation of the armed forces compared to administrative civil servants is maintained as at present).
The Politburo issued Conclusion 83-KL/TW in 2024, requesting the Central Economic Commission to preside over the preliminary review and propose the implementation of 5 new salary scales of the Central construction sector for consideration after 2026.
The new salary table will no longer apply the current basic salary and salary coefficient, instead, the basic salary will be built using a specific amount in the new salary table (Point c, Clause 3.1, Section 2, Resolution 27-NQ/TW in 2018).
