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

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra earlier this year answered National Assembly Deputies’ queries about the high number of resignations of public servants.

The National Assembly (NA) has decided to raise the base salary for cadres, civil servants, and public employees to 1.8 million VND (72.5 USD) per month from July 1, 2023.

Reforming non-business service units is among the important tasks in the 12th Central Party Committee Resolution, said Le Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics at a recent seminar.

Deputy Chair of the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa said many talented officials at state agencies cannot grasp opportunities, leading to a waste of talent.

Under the current wage scheme, a new university graduate working at state agencies would be paid a base rate of VND3.5 million (US$140), which is only enough to pay rent for a room in Hanoi or HCM City.

The thousands of resignations of medical staff at public hospitals and large hospitals under the autonomy policy have reflected a failure in the management of public hospitals.

The resignation of 40,000 public employees is an alarm bell for agencies that make policies, especially on wages.

The Government proposes that the NA will not implement salary reform under Resolution No.27-NQ/TW in 2023, but from July 1, 2023, the base salary for officials, civil servants, and public officials will be raised to the level of VND1.8 million/month.

The HCM City People’s Committee has sent a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on reviewing the 5-year implementation of the Party Central Committee on restructuring the apparatus.

The city’s Vice Chair Vo Van Hoan has signed a decision on organizing exams to select leaders and managerial officers for local public agencies.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) suggested improvements must be made in the working environment regarding professionalism, modernity, competition, and opportunities for professional development.

Former Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Tran Dinh Hoan once said that Vietnamese ministers would be paid US$1,000 a month by 2000 (VND20 million at that time). However, the current pay (in 2022) is only over VND10 million.

Acting Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has released a written response to voters’ questions on many issues, including wages and allowances for medical workers and health insurance.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Ninh, Head of the Cadres and Civil Servants Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs, said that the Department has developed a strategic project to attract talents and submit it to Ministry's leaders for consideration.

Carrying out wage reform is one of the urgent solutions National Assembly Deputy Ta Thi Yen has proposed to retain staff amid the mass departure of state officers for the private sector.

A report shows that 6,000 civil servants and public employees in HCM City resigned from their posts from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.

A total of 74,443 State employees were laid off between 2015 and 2021 following the policy of the Party and Government to downsize the number of public employees.

Many public employees have recently quit their jobs and taken a job in the private sector. This indicates that the public sector is not attractive and that many problems need to be addressed.