The government has issued Resolution 07/2025, outlining benefits for those affected by the restructuring of administrative units at all levels.

The resolution applies to several groups, including public sector employees and armed forces personnel who have reached retirement age; officials from the commune level and above who have reached retirement age or are currently receiving retirement, disability, or war invalid benefits; contract workers in public service units; those working beyond the payroll quota in associations assigned tasks by the Party and State at the provincial and district levels before 1/7/2025; and full-time trade union officials working under contract.

Public sector employees and armed forces personnel with 15 years or more of social insurance contributions who leave their jobs due to streamlining will receive a retirement pension as regulated, along with a one-time severance payment. Those with up to 15 months of service remaining will receive 15 months' salary; those with more than 15 months will receive an additional 0.5 months' salary for each month from the 16th month onwards, up to a maximum of 24 months' salary.

Officials from the commune level and above who have reached retirement age or are receiving retirement, disability, or war invalid benefits will also receive similar benefits upon leaving their positions. The calculation will be based on the time from when they became eligible for retirement or started receiving the aforementioned benefits until their departure, with a maximum of 24 months' salary.

Hanoi Public Administrative Service Center. Photo: Tung Dinh

Contract workers in public service units younger than retirement age will be eligible for early retirement or termination of employment policies as stipulated in Decree 178 (amended by Decree 67). Those who have reached retirement age will receive the same benefits as public sector employees.

Individuals working beyond the payroll quota in associations tasked by the Party and State at provincial and district levels before 1/7/2025 will receive a one-time severance payment from their local government, up to a maximum of 24 months' current salary or remuneration upon leaving. They will also retain their social insurance contribution period or receive a one-time social insurance payment, along with unemployment insurance.

Full-time trade union officials working under contract before 15/1/2019 will have their severance pay calculated based on the remaining years until retirement. If less than two years remain, they will receive 0.8 months' salary multiplied by the number of months of early retirement. If two to five years remain, in addition to the above, they will receive four months' salary for each year of early retirement, plus three months' salary for the first 15 years of service, and an additional 0.5 months' salary for each year from the 16th year onwards. Those with five to 10 years remaining before retirement will receive 0.7 months' salary multiplied by the number of months of early retirement, along with the aforementioned benefits.

Trade union officials not eligible for early retirement will receive termination benefits, including a one-time payment of 0.6 months' salary for each month calculated for severance, plus 1.5 months' salary for each year of service. They will also retain their social insurance contribution period and receive unemployment insurance. If they have reached retirement age, they will receive the same benefits as retired public sector employees and armed forces personnel.

Vu Tuan