Seniority allowance regime of the Commander of the Commune-level Military Command

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 5, Article 5 of Decree 220/2025/ND-CP (effective from August 7, 2025) stipulates the amendment of the articles' names and amending and supplementing Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 10 of Decree No. 72/2020/ND-CP, amended in Clause 3, Article 1 of Decree No. 16/2025/ND-CP as follows:

Article 10. Seniority allowance regime for command and assistant positions of the Commune-level Military Command:

1. Commanders, Political Commissars, Deputy Commanders, Deputy Political Commissars, and assistants of Commune-level Military Commands with a working period of 60 months or more are entitled to seniority allowances. The allowance level is as follows: After 05 years (fully 60 months) of work, seniority allowance is equal to 5% of current salary and position allowance, seniority allowance exceeding the framework (if any) or current monthly allowance; from the sixth year onwards, each year (fully 12 months) is calculated by 1%.

2. Commanders, Political Commissars, Deputy Commanders, Deputy Political Commissars, and assistants of Commune-level Military Commands who have worked in other professions and are entitled to seniority allowances will be added to the time holding the positions of Commanders of Commune-level Military Commands to calculate seniority allowances. The seniority allowance calculation period prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if there is a gap, will be accumulated.

3. The seniority allowance regime for Commanders, Political Commissars, Deputy Commanders, Deputy Political Commissars, and assistants of the Commune-level Military Command is calculated at the same salary and monthly allowance.

Seniority allowances for Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and assistants of Commune-level Military Commands are calculated for social insurance and health insurance contributions and benefits".

Thus, from August 7, 2025, the Commander of the Commune-level Military Command will be entitled to the above seniority allowance regime.