Mr. Ngo Van Quang (name of the character changed) said that in 2019 he was a civil servant in the Party bloc and was issued a decision recognizing him as a civil servant on June 29, 2020, specialist rank 01.003, salary coefficient 2.67.
After many rotations, Mr. Quang currently holds the position of Deputy Director of the Ward Public Service Supply Center, enjoying a salary coefficient of 3.33 and an allowance of 0.2.
Mr. Quang wants to clarify whether, in his case, the promotion will be implemented according to Decree No. 361/2025/ND-CP of the Government regulating civil servant positions or according to Decree No. 259/2026/ND-CP of the Government regulating the recruitment, use and management of public employees.
In addition, Mr. Quang asked, with the appointment to the position of Deputy Director of the Ward Public Service Supply Center, will he be transferred to the rank of principal specialist and equivalent (level 4 civil servant) or not?.
Regarding Mr. Quang's proposal, the Ministry of Home Affairs has responded on the Electronic Information Portal.
The Ministry said that his case is currently an official, so the provisions of Decree No. 259/2026/ND-CP dated June 30, 2026 of the Government stipulating the recruitment, use and management of officials and Decree No. 232/2026/ND-CP dated June 26, 2026 of the Government stipulating the position of officials will be applied.
According to Decree No. 232/2026/ND-CP, during the period before implementing the new salary regime according to the regulations of competent authorities, public employees recruited and received according to the provisions of the Law on Public Employees are applied the Professional and Professional Salary Table for officials and public employees in state-owned non-business units (Table 3) issued together with Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on salary regimes for officials, civil servants, public employees and armed forces.
The application of the salary scale is regulated as follows: Level 1 applies salary for type B civil servants; level 2 applies salary for type A0 civil servants; level 3 applies salary for type A1 civil servants; level 4 applies salary for type A2 civil servants, group 1 (A2. 1); level 5 applies salary for type A3 civil servants, group 1 (A3. 1).
Civil servants assigned to management positions specified in this Decree are ranked according to the professional rank of the professional, nghiệp vụ position or supporting job position they hold and receive leadership and management position allowances corresponding to the position assigned according to the provisions of current salary law.
Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs requests him to study the above regulations and contact the civil servant management agency where he works for guidance according to their authority.
