How to terminate contracts with civil servants from July 2026?

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Article 22 of the 2025 Law on Civil Servants (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulates the termination of contracts as follows:

1. The termination of working contracts, labor contracts, service contracts, rights and obligations of relevant parties shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Law, labor law, civil law and other relevant legal regulations.

2. Public employees, people who sign labor contracts, service contracts with public non-business units have the right to unilaterally terminate contracts. Regulations related to unilateral contract termination shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of labor law, civil law and other relevant provisions of law.

3. Public non-business units are only allowed to unilaterally terminate working contracts, labor contracts, service contracts with public employees, people signing labor contracts, service contracts in the corresponding cases according to the provisions of labor law, civil law and other relevant legal regulations.

4. In addition to cases of termination of working contracts as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, working contracts terminate in the following cases:

a) Officials who are disciplined by dismissal;

b) Civil servants who are classified as having not completed their tasks due to professional or nghiệp vụ reasons or not meeting the requirements of the job position;

c) Other cases according to the provisions of law on industry, field or according to agreement.

Thus, from July 1, 2026, the termination of contracts with public employees will be implemented according to the above regulations.