The Ministry of National Defense is seeking opinions on a draft Circular on leave for officers, professional soldiers, workers and defense officials.
Accordingly, the Circular stipulates the leave regimes, the authority to resolve, register, manage, and suspend the leave regime for officers, professional soldiers in active service, defense workers, and defense officials in agencies, units, and organizations under the Ministry of National Defense.
This Circular applies to officers and professional soldiers in active service; defense workers, defense officials; relevant agencies, units, organizations and individuals.
Soldiers, workers and defense officials are entitled to the following leave: Daily leave outside of working hours; Weekly leave; Annual leave; Special leave; Holidays and Tet; Nursing leave; Retirement leave.
Notably, in addition to the annual leave, soldiers, workers and defense officials are entitled to special leave for no more than 10 days each time if they fall into one of the following cases:
Married or fathered or adopted children legally married.
The family encounters sudden difficulties due to the wife or husband; biological or legally adopted children; father, mother, legal guardian of the wife or husband who is seriously ill, has an accident, died, passed away or suffered heavy property damage due to natural disasters, fires, or dangerous epidemics.
Regarding holiday and Tet:
Every year, soldiers, workers and national defense officials are given holidays and Tet holidays according to the provisions of the Labor Code and the founding day of the Vietnam People's Army - National Defense Day (December 22).
For units performing training, combat readiness or due to task requirements, the leave from the regime is prescribed by the regimental commander and equivalent or higher, based on the unit's task situation and performance accordingly.
