Ho Chi Minh City will pilot a model of hiring management personnel to reduce pressure on civil servants in state organizations who will concentrate on their important duties.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is building a national strategy on attracting talents for important posts by 2030 with a vision towards 2045, which is expected to be submitted to the government for issuance in 2023.

One commune in Binh Chanh district in HCM City has a population of 130,000, while a commune in Lang Son province only has 400 people. But the number of civil servants in the two communes is nearly the same.

The report shows that State agencies are struggling to recruit due to the lucrative deals graduates and scientists are offered to either continue their education through scholarships, either at home or abroad, or to join the private sector.

Many civil servants don’t dare try to innovate or be creative, and just try to keep themselves safe.

The Vietnamese government plans to allocate VND60 trillion to increase salaries for public employees and expenditures for social security purposes.

National Assembly deputies, noting that low monthly salaries are eroding the integrity and dignity of some civil servants, have urged an increase in the minimum wage.

Fear of taking responsibility has become commonplace among cadres and civil servants.

Though agreeing on a delay of wage reform, many National Assembly Deputies have asked the Government to prepare solutions to increase salaries for cadres, civil servants and public employees.

The total number of civil servants who are paid by the state budget in 2022 will be 256,685, an increase of 7,035 people compared to 2021.

Dinh Van Minh, Director of the Legal Department under the Government Inspectorate supports the Ministry of Home Affairs' decision on banning civil servants from going to the office in jeans, T-shirts without lapels, shorts and high-cut skirts.

The codes of conduct previously released by other ministries and local authorities do not include detailed requirements on dressing at work or a ban on wearing jeans that was recently issued the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

In February, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) released several circulars on teacher appointments and rankings, and necessary certificates. 

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said the number of required certificates will be reduced to ease the burden on civil servants and public employees.

Associate Professor Dinh Trong Thinh, a senior lecture of the Academy of Finance speaks about the Government’s proposal to not increase the monthly basic salary for civil servants and public employees next year.

National Assembly Deputy Bui Thi An speaks about the Government’s efforts to improve the quality of cadres, civil servants and public employees.

The basis salary is the reference for calculating salaries of state employees by multiplying it with their corresponding coefficient.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a foreign language programme for state officials and civil servants from 2019-2030.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is drafting a national programme on foreign language training for cadres and civil servants to help them improve their language proficiency and performance at work.