Resolution No. 37/2026/NQ-CP specifically stipulates the regime of preserving position allowances for principals, directors, vice principals, and deputy directors after the merger of educational institutions.
Accordingly, after arrangement, the remaining number of principals, directors, vice-principals, and deputy directors after arrangement, if they wish to resign, will implement the settlement of staff streamlining policies according to Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP of the Government on staff streamlining.
Principal may retire early
Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP stipulates 4 groups of early retirees subject to staff streamlining, including:
1. People who are still 2 years old to 5 years old to retire according to the provisions of Decree No. 135/2020/ND-CP and have enough working time with compulsory social insurance to receive a pension. This group has 15 years or more of working in heavy, hazardous, dangerous or especially heavy, hazardous, dangerous professions and jobs on the prescribed list or has 15 years or more of working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, including working time in areas with regional allowances with a coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021.
In addition to enjoying the pension regime according to the provisions of the law on social insurance, the above group also enjoys 3 regimes including: not being deducted the pension rate due to early retirement; receiving a 5-month allowance for the current salary for each year of early retirement.
Regarding allowances according to the working time with compulsory social insurance contributions, people with 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions or more are entitled to a 5-month current salary allowance for the first 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions; for the remaining years (from the 21st year onwards), each year is entitled to an allowance equal to 0.5 months of current salary. People with 15 years to less than 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions are entitled to a 5-month current salary allowance.
2. People who are still 2 years old to 5 years old to retire age and have enough working time with compulsory social insurance contributions to receive a pension.
In addition to enjoying the pension regime according to regulations, principals and vice-principals who streamline staff with the above age are also not subject to pension rate deductions due to early retirement; they are entitled to a 5-month allowance for their current salary for each year of early retirement compared to the retirement age.
Regarding allowances according to the working period with compulsory social insurance contributions, people with 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions or more are entitled to a 5-month current salary allowance for the first 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions; for the remaining years (from the 21st year onwards), each year is entitled to an allowance equal to 0.5 months of current salary. For people with 15 years to less than 20 years of working with compulsory social insurance contributions, they are entitled to a 5-month current salary allowance.
3. Subjects who are under 2 years old to retire age and have enough working time with compulsory social insurance contributions to receive a pension. This group has enough 15 years of working in heavy, hazardous, dangerous or especially heavy, hazardous, dangerous professions and jobs on the prescribed list or has enough 15 years of working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, including the time working in places with regional allowances with a coefficient of 0.7 or higher before January 1, 2021, are entitled to pension benefits according to the provisions of the law on social insurance and are not deducted from the pension rate due to early retirement.
4. Subjects who are under 2 years old to retire age and have enough working time with compulsory social insurance contributions to receive pensions according to regulations are entitled to retirement benefits and are not deducted from the pension rate due to early retirement.
Dismissal policy
Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP also stipulates the severance regime. Specifically, beneficiaries will receive a 3-month salary allowance to find a job; A 1.5-month salary allowance currently received for each year of work with compulsory social insurance contributions.
In addition, this group is also entitled to preserve the time of compulsory social insurance contribution or enjoying one-time social insurance benefits according to the provisions of the law on social insurance.
The Decree also stipulates vocational training regimes for specific cases. In addition, also related to vocational training policies, this group is also subsidized 0.5 months of current salary for each year of work with social insurance contributions. During the vocational training period, they are counted for continuous working time but are not counted for seniority to regularly increase salary grades annually.
