Ms. Nguyen Thi Khanh (character's name has been changed) learned about Decree No. 116/2024/ND-CP of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 138/2020/ND-CP dated November 27, 2020 regulating the recruitment, use and management of civil servants and Decree No. 06/2023/ND-CP dated February 21, 2023 regulating the quality control of civil servant input.
"So cadres and civil servants who are leaders and managers at the department, district and provincial levels are mobilized and rotated to the commune level to hold the positions of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level and are holding the rank of specialist, have sufficient achievements in public service activities, will they be considered for promotion to the rank of main specialist?" - Ms. Khanh wondered.
Regarding Ms. Khanh's reflection and recommendation, the Ministry of Home Affairs responded on the Electronic Information Portal.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that, according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 31 of Decree No. 138/2020/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 116/2024/ND-CP), the review of rank promotion for civil servants with achievements in official duty activities "must be in accordance with the rank structure of civil servants approved by competent authorities; The job position in accordance with the rank considered ”.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked Ms. Khanh to contact and discuss with the management agency where she works for resolution.
Official dispatch 03/CV-BCD in 2025 of the Steering Committee for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the development of a model of organizing local government at both levels also clearly states the regulations on regimes and policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers when implementing the arrangement of administrative units as follows:
When assigned to work in a new administrative unit, civil servants and public employees receiving salaries from the state budget will continue to receive salaries according to the rank, level and current salary allowance regimes for a period of 6 months; then implement according to the new regulations of the Government.
Previously, informed at the recent press conference of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the first quarter of 2025, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tu - Deputy Director of the Department of Civil Servants and Public Employees (Ministry of Home Affairs) - said that the draft Law on Cadres and Public Employees (amended) has 7 chapters, 52 articles, a reduction of 35 articles compared to the current law.
The Deputy Director of the Department of Civil Servants and Public Employees mentioned the conversion of management methods for cadres, civil servants and public employees according to job positions.
Accordingly, clarify regulations on assessment, arrangement and use of cadres, civil servants and public employees, based on job requirements, capacity, and performance results of cadres, civil servants and public employees. Remove the regulation on promotion exams, instead, there is a mechanism for appointing to positions corresponding to assigned job positions, ensuring tasks according to abilities.
