End the use of full-time union officials under contract before November 1

On October 22, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor informed that this agency has provided detailed instructions on the remaining issues regarding determining the time and salary for enjoying policies; the time for paying benefits for full-time union officials who quit their jobs due to organizational restructuring so that grassroots levels have a basis for implementation.

Instructions for resolving salary and benefits issues with union officials. Illustration: Van Phuc.

Specifically, full-time union officials are subject to Article 5 of Resolution No. 07, Section II of Instruction No. 09 when they meet all of the following conditions:
Full-time trade union officials are those who are elected, recruited, appointed, and designated to regularly undertake work in the Trade Union organization (according to Article 4 of the Charter of Vietnam Trade Union); Working under a labor contract before January 15, 2019.

Specifically, being recruited through signing a labor contract, or other written forms with other names, but satisfying the content of paid work, salary and management, operation and supervision of one party in the spirit of Article 13 of the 2019 Labor Code on labor contracts; receiving salary and allowances from trade union financial sources; immediately quitting due to reorganization of the apparatus, implementing the 2-level local government organization model.

Cases not subject to Resolution No. 07 include: Officials of non-state enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises (Deputy Director of Human Resources; Head, Deputy Head of Organization - Human Resources Department...) who concurrently hold positions at grassroots trade unions (chairman, vice chairman...). Full-time trade union officials of non-state enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, but receive salaries and pay social insurance from the enterprise's budget...

The Standing Committee of the Provincial and Municipal Labor Federations must review and terminate according to their authority, or submit to competent authorities for decision on terminating the use of full-time trade union officials working in professional and technical fields under the labor contract regime in specialized trade union agencies before November 1, 2025. This number does not include full-time trade union officials working at grassroots trade unions in non-state economic sector enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and non-public service units.

Full-time union officials whose labor contracts have terminated since June 30, 2025 due to the reorganization of the apparatus and the implementation of the 2-level local government organization model, but the Provincial or Municipal Labor Federation continues to sign labor contracts at the working departments of the Provincial or Municipal Labor Federation, or commune or ward unions (including cases where the Provincial Party Committee or Municipal Party Committee has approved the policy for signing labor contracts), the Standing Committee of the Provincial or Municipal Labor Federation shall issue a decision to terminate employment and pay benefits and policies according to Resolution No. 07.

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