Accordingly, senior experts are cadres, civil servants, public employees or retired people, people working outside the political system who meet the standards and conditions appointed by competent authorities.
Regarding the regime, for senior experts who are civil servants and public employees holding leadership and management positions with a position allowance coefficient of 0.9 or lower or not holding leadership and management positions, they are entitled to the regime and policies, including: Salary is arranged at level 1, salary coefficient 8.80 of the Senior Expert Salary List issued with Decree 204/2004; are entitled to the regime and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the title of Assistant to senior leaders of the Party and State.
In case of holding a leadership or management position with a position allowance coefficient of 1.0 to 1.25, they will enjoy the following regimes and policies: Salary level 2, salary coefficient 9.40 of the Senior Expert Salary Table; enjoy regimes and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the position of Deputy Minister.
In case of holding a leadership or management position with a position allowance coefficient of 1.30 or higher, they will enjoy the regime and policies, including: Salary classified as level 3, salary coefficient 10.0 of the Senior Expert Salary Table; enjoy the regime and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the position of Minister.
Regime and policy for senior experts who are retired, for those working outside the political system, the head of the agency will negotiate with the person expected to be selected and appointed as senior expert.
The salary and regime, policies depending on each specific case within the scope of the regime and policies for senior experts who are cadres, civil servants, and public employees, is the maximum level applicable to cases with a position coefficient of 1.3 or higher (as stated above) before submitting to the competent authority to appoint them as senior experts as a basis for signing a work contract.
