Sending a question to the Ministry of Health, reader H.A said: "I am a Grade III Engineer with the code V.05.02.07 at the Infection Control Department of the Provincial General Hospital. My agency implements the preferential allowance regime according to the profession according to Decree No. 56/2011/ND-CP. Can I ask, am I entitled to a 20% or 40% allowance? ".
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Health responded as follows:
The implementation of preferential allowances according to occupation for civil servants and public employees working at public health facilities is implemented according to the provisions of Decree No. 56/2011/ND-CP dated July 4, 2011 of the Government, Joint Circular No. 02/2012/TTLT-BYT-BNV-BTC dated January 19, 2012 of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of Decree No. 56/2011/ND-CP.
Implement the Law on Civil Servants and guiding documents, regulations on ranks and rank codes that have expired after receiving consensus from the Ministry of Home Affairs in Official Dispatch No. 2218/BNV-TL dated May 20, 2016 on the implementation of preferential allowances according to occupation and the Ministry of Finance in Official Dispatch No. 9102/BTC-HCSN dated July 4, 2016 on preferential allowances according to occupation for civil servants and public employees working in public health facilities; the Ministry of Health issued Official Dispatch No. 5845/BYT-TCCB dated July 29, 2016 guiding localities and units to implement preferential allowances according to occupation.
Accordingly, civil servants appointed to the professional title of Grade III Engineer with code V.05.02.07 are not eligible for preferential allowances according to the profession at the rate of 40%.
The Ministry of Health also said that the content of Ms. H.A's question did not provide enough information, so it could not give a specific answer on the level of preferential allowances according to the profession.
