PM highlights Government’s response to mass resignations among public sector workers
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the moves taken by the Government in response to a recent wave of resignations among public sector workers.
PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a plenary sitting of the National Assembly. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the movestaken by the Government in response to a recent wave of resignations among publicsector workers.
Ina document replying to a National Assembly deputy’s question about this issue,the PM acknowledged the increasing resignations among civil servants and publicemployees, especially in health and education establishments, and their transferfrom the public to the private sector over the last three years.
Heshared the legislator’s view that blamed this fact on certain objective andsubjective reasons, including modest benefits and wages in the public sectorcompared to workers’ needs.
TheGovernment has ordered ministries, sectors, and localities to grasp the situationand take concerted solutions, including overhauling mechanisms and policies toattracting, treating and utilising civil servants and public employees; reformingthe wage policy in line with the set roadmap; clarifying each agency leader’sresponsibility towards managing, using, training, and rewarding personnel;devising policies for discovering and training capable cadres for leadershipand management positions; creating conditions for civil servants and public employeesto study and improve their capacity at home and abroad; and creating a fair,democratic, friendly, united, professional, and modern working environment,according to PM Chinh.
He pointed out that due to various factors, especially impacts of the COVID-19pandemic, reforms of the wage policy for cadres, civil servants, publicemployees, and personnel of armed forces need to be considered and carried outin a prudent manner and an appropriate roadmap to achieve the consistent targetof stabilising the macro-economy and controlling inflation while graduallyimproving public sector workers’ living standards.
Atthe sixth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee in early October,the Party delegation to the Government reported to the Party CentralCommittee a draft plan to raise the monthly base salary by 20.8% to 1.8million VND (72.5 USD), from 1.49 million VND, for cadres, civil servants,public employees, and personnel of armed forces in 2023, and to align pensions,social insurance benefits, and allowances for nation contributors with the wagehike.
The Government has finalised the dossier on the adjustments, which will besubmitted to the NA at the ongoing fourth session, the PM said, adding that ithas also requested relevant ministries and agencies to continue fine-tuningdetails of the new wage policy to be submitted for consideration./.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a plenary sitting of the National Assembly. (Photo: VNA) 
