Decree No. 92/2025/NĐ-CP on the treatment and policies for senior experts

DECREE

Regulations on treatment and policies for senior experts

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Pursuant to the Government Organization Law on February 18, 2025;

Pursuant to the Civil Servants Law dated November 13, 2008; the Public Servant Law dated November 15, 2010; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of the Civil Servants Law and the Public Servant Law dated November 25, 2019;

||| Based on the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs;

The Government promulgates this Decree stipulating regulations on treatment and policies for senior experts.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Decree stipulates regulations on treatment and policies for senior experts; guides the use of foreign senior experts and overseas Vietnamese at central Party and State agencies including:

1. Central Organization Department.

2. Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department.

3. Central Internal Affairs Commission.

4. Central Policy and Strategy Commission.

5. Central Inspection Commission Office.

6. Central Party Office.

7. Office

8. Government Office.

9. National Assembly Office.

Article 2. Applicability

Senior experts as defined in Article 1 of this Decree are individuals meeting the criteria and conditions for appointment by competent authorities according to Resolution No. 180-QĐ/TW dated July 11, 2024 of the Politburo on senior experts, including:

1. Civil servants and public servants.

2. Retired persons or those working outside the political system (persons not included in the establishment of political agencies and organizations, including both Vietnamese and foreigners).

Article 3. Treatment and policies for senior experts who are civil servants and public servants

The object specified in Clause 1 of Article 2 of this Decree, currently holding leadership or management positions with salaries based on civil servant ranks and grades or public servant job titles and leadership position allowances, or not holding such positions but appointed as senior experts, shall cease to hold their previous positions from the date of appointment as senior experts, be classified under the senior expert salary scale issued together with Decree No. 204/2004/NĐ-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on salary systems for civil servants, public servants, and armed forces personnel (hereinafter referred to as the Senior Expert Salary Scale), and enjoy the following treatment and policies:

1. In cases where they are currently holding leadership or management positions with leadership position allowances up to 0.9 or not holding such positions, they shall enjoy the following treatment and policies:

a) Classified at grade 1 with a coefficient of 8.80 of the Senior Expert Salary Scale;

b) Enjoy treatment and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the Deputy Assistant to high-level leaders of the Party and State.

2. In cases where they are currently holding leadership or management positions with leadership position allowances from 1.0 to 1.25, they shall enjoy the following treatment and policies:

a) Classified at grade 2 with a coefficient of 9.40 of the Senior Expert Salary Scale;

b) Enjoy treatment and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the Deputy Minister level.

3. In cases where they are currently holding leadership or management positions with leadership position allowances of 1.30 or higher, they shall enjoy the following treatment and policies:

a) Classified at grade 3 with a coefficient of 10.0 of the Senior Expert Salary Scale;

b) Enjoy treatment and policies related to public service activities equivalent to the Minister level.

4. In cases where the new salary coefficient is lower than the total old salary coefficient (including the rank and grade coefficient plus leadership position allowance and excess tenure allowance, if applicable), they shall enjoy the difference coefficient retained to equal the total old salary coefficient.

5. Agencies using senior experts may, based on the effectiveness of the work of senior experts and the agency's resource capacity, implement additional treatment and policies (bonuses, working conditions...) suitable to the actual situation of the agency.

6. In cases where they cease to serve as senior experts and the competent authority managing the appointment of civil servants and public servants assigns them to a new position, they shall be classified at a higher grade in the civil servant rank or public servant job title based on the grade of the civil servant rank or public servant job title they were enjoying before being appointed as a senior expert and the time served as a senior expert; they shall enjoy the attached allowances (if any) linked to the new position according to regulations.

Article 4. The regime and policies for retired persons and those working outside the political system as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 2 of this Decree.

1. The head of the agency shall agree with the person proposed to be selected and appointed as a senior expert on the salary level and regime and policies, depending on each specific case within the scope of the regime and policies for senior experts who are civil servants, public officials, and employees, not exceeding the level prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 3 of this Decree before submitting to the competent authority for the appointment as a senior expert to serve as the basis for signing the work contract.

2. The agency using foreign senior experts and overseas Vietnamese senior experts as provided in this Article must ensure compliance with labor laws, state secrets regulations, relevant laws, and the operational rules of the agency.

Article 5. Funding Implementation

1. The funds for implementing the regime and policies for senior experts shall be allocated from the state budget according to the current classification.

2. The Ministry of Finance shall submit to the competent authority for the allocation of funds to implement the regime and policies for senior experts as prescribed in this Decree in accordance with the State Budget Law.

Article 6. Responsibilities for Implementation

Within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks, the agencies using senior experts shall be responsible for utilizing and implementing the regime and policies for senior experts as prescribed in this Decree.

Article 7. Effective Date

This Decree takes effect from June 15, 2025.

Article 8. Responsibility for Implementation

The agencies specified in Article 1 of this Decree and related organizations and individuals shall be responsible for enforcing this Decree.