The Government has issued Decree No. 170/2025 on recruitment, use and management of civil servants, effective from July 1, 2025.
The Decree has abolished relevant regulations on commune-level civil servants in Decree No. 33/2023/ND-CP dated June 10, 2023 of the Government.
Accordingly, regulations related to part-time workers at the commune level, in villages and residential groups will remain the same until new regulations are issued.
According to Clauses 6, 7 and 8, Article 33 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP, the number of non-professional workers in villages and residential groups is regulated as follows:
Part-time workers in villages and residential groups with no more than 3 positions (including Party cell secretary, village chief or residential group leader, head of the Front Working Committee) are entitled to monthly allowances. In case the law has other provisions, it shall be implemented according to the provisions of that law.
Encourage the concurrent holding of the position of Party Cell Secretary as both Village Head, Head of Residential Group or Head of the Village Front Working Committee, Residential Group.
People directly participating in activities in villages and residential groups in addition to the 3 positions specified in Clause 6, Article 33 of Decree 33/2023/ND-CP are entitled to receive monthly support.
Also Article 19 of this Decree clearly states the funding source to implement the regime and policies for commune-level cadres, civil servants and part-time workers at the commune level, in villages and residential groups, people directly participating in activities in villages and residential groups; elderly and weak commune-level cadres who retire as prescribed in Clause 6, Article 38 of this Decree are guaranteed by the state budget according to the current budget decentralization.
