Mr. Phan Van Quynh (character's name has been changed) sent a question to the Ministry of Home Affairs, requesting clarification: In case a commune-level cadre or civil servant quits his/her job and benefits according to Decree 178/2024, how long will it take to return to work in a state agency, for example at the commune level.
Responding on the Electronic Information Portal, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that Decree No. 178/2024 and Decree No. 67/2025 do not have regulations to limit the return to work in the public sector in general and at the commune level in particular.
According to Lao Dong reporter's research, Decree 170/2025 regulates the recruitment, use and management of civil servants, effective from July 1, 2025.
Clause 3, Article 13 of Decree No. 170/2025 clearly states that, based on the rate of civil servants who need to be arranged for each job position in the agency employing civil servants, the assigned staffing quota and the requirements of the job position to be recruited, the head of the competent recruitment agency or the head of the management agency considering and accepting to work as civil servants for the cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article if they meet the conditions for registration for civil servant recruitment prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants, except for cases specified in Clause 3, Article 19 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants or during the disciplinary period, during the period of implementing the disciplinary decision, during the period of implementing regulations related to discipline according to the provisions of the Party and the law.
In cases specified in Points b, c, d, e, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article, he/she must have worked for 5 years or more in accordance with the provisions of law, and have paid compulsory social insurance (if not continuous and has not received a one-time social insurance subsidy, it will be accumulated, including working time if he/she previously held the job position specified in Points b, c, d, dd, e, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article), doing a job with professional and technical requirements suitable for the job in the job position expected to be received.
