Many NA deputies proposed implementing an appropriate wage policy to ensure civil servants and public employees can work with peace of mind, and a mechanism for evaluating and filtering out those who do not meet the requirements of their tasks.

National Assembly deputies said many public officials had expressed hope for early wage reform in early 2026 so their incomes would match their efforts.

Various experts brought up the issue of recruitment and utilization of public employees at a workshop on October 16 to gather feedback on the draft amended Law on Public Employees, organized by the Vietnam Association for Administrative Sciences.

Persistent underpayment of public workers continues to weaken state capacity and morale.

The proposed minimum wage increases of 8.3 percent and 9.2 percent are higher than the 2024 adjustment, but compared to the rising costs of childcare, housing and healthcare, they remain insignificant.

Special allowances allow many teachers to earn more than double their base salaries in Ho Chi Minh City.

It aims contributing to improved educational quality, workforce retention and the sustainable development of Vietnam’s education sector, the Ministry of Education and Training said.

Vietnam’s minimum wage may be adjusted in 2025 to better reflect living costs and economic growth. With inflation and expenses rising, labor unions are pushing for a significant increase.

A new proposal by the Ministry of Home Affairs seeks to elevate the status of senior experts in government agencies.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra affirmed that the Government ensures the total funding demand increases to VND913,300 billion when increasing the basic wage by 30% and related policies.

After two negotiation sessions, the National Salary Council on December 20 reached a consensus to finalise the proposal to increase the regional minimum wage by 6% starting from July 1, 2024, to submit for Government for approval.