Security protection at the grassroots level is not allowed to take a leave according to Decree 178

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 2, Article 2 of the Law on Forces Participating in Security and Order Protection at the Grassroots Level stipulates: Forces Participating in Security and Order Protection at the Grassroots Level are forces established by local authorities on the voluntary basis of the people to support the Commune, Ward and Town Police (hereinafter referred to as the Commune-level Police) to assist the People's Committees at the same level in protecting security and order and building a movement for the entire people to protect national security.

Article 2 of Decree 178/2024/ND-CP stipulates the subjects of application as follows:

1. Cadres, civil servants, public employees, and people working under labor contracts in agencies, organizations, units and armed forces due to the reorganization of the apparatus and administrative units at all levels (hereinafter referred to as the reorganization of the apparatus) as prescribed in Article 1 of this Decree, including:

a) Cadres, civil servants, public employees in leadership, management and civil servants, public employees;

b) Commune-level cadres and civil servants;

c) People working under labor contracts according to the provisions of labor law before January 15, 2019 and people working under labor contracts are subject to the same policy as civil servants (hereinafter referred to as employees);

d) Officers, professional soldiers, workers and defense officials of the Vietnam People's Army;

d) Officers, non-commissioned officers receiving salaries, police workers and contract workers receiving salaries from the state budget under the People's Public Security;

e) People working in key organizations.

2. Cadres who are not eligible for re-election or reappointment to hold positions and titles according to their terms in agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State, socio-political organizations and cadres who resign at will shall comply with the provisions of other Decrees of the Government.

Thus, people participating in security protection at the grassroots level are not subject to the provisions of Decree 178/2024/ND-CP.