Regulations on termination of contracts with civil servants from 2026

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

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

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

2. Civil servants and people who sign labor contracts and service contracts with public non-business units have the right to unilaterally terminate contracts. Regulations related to unilateral termination of contracts 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 work contracts, labor contracts, service contracts with public employees, people signing labor contracts, service contracts in corresponding cases according to the provisions of labor law, civil law and other relevant provisions of law.

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

a) Civil servants who are disciplined in the form of forced dismissal;

b) Public employees who are classified as having poor quality at the level of not completing tasks due to professional or nghiep vu reasons or not meeting the requirements of the job position;

c) Other cases according to the provisions of law on industries, fields or under agreement.

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

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