4 cases of civil servants not being dismissed according to personal wishes from August 2026

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 2, Article 27 of Decree 300/2026/ND-CP (effective from August 1, 2026) stipulates supplementing Article 56a after Article 56 of Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CР stipulating cases where resignation of civil servants according to personal wishes has not been resolved as follows:

a) Civil servants who are under consideration for disciplinary action or are being prosecuted for criminal liability, except for cases permitted by competent authorities or according to decisions of competent authorities;

b) Civil servants who are in the process of resolving complaints and denunciations (who have decided to establish a verification team), inspecting when there are signs of violations, being proposed to handle violations according to inspection and audit conclusions, except for cases permitted by competent authorities or according to decisions of competent authorities;

c) Due to work requirements of agencies and organizations or failure to arrange replacements;

d) Other reasons as prescribed by law or according to decisions of competent authorities for dismissal.

Thus, from August 1, 2026, there are 4 cases where civil servants have not been dismissed according to personal wishes as prescribed above.