In July and August, part-time workers in communes, wards and towns (referred to as commune-level part-time officials) received good news when their salaries were increased twice.
For the first time, the allowance of non-specialized officials at commune level is increased by more than 20% when increasing the base salary from 1,490,000 VND/month to 1,800,000 VND/month from January 1. 7.
According to Decree 34/2019/ND-CP, the allowance fund for part-time officials at a commune-level administrative unit is calculated based on the base salary From July 1, this level will also be increased.
For the second time since August 1, Decree 33/2023/ND-CP regulates commune-level civil servants and part-time workers. At the commune level, residential groups have taken effect, pushing up the level of allowance funds for non-specialized officials at the commune level once again.
Accordingly, the level of allowance funds for non-specialized officials at the commune level has increased. communes in commune-level administrative units of type I increased from 16 times to 21 times the base salary; in commune-level administrative units of type II increased from 137 times to 18 times the base salary; Class III commune-level administrative units increased from 114 times to 15 times the base salary.
In the near future, non-specialized commune-level officials will receive additional benefits social insurance (social insurance). Specifically, the draft Law on Social Insurance amends and supplements benefits for this group of people when participating in insurance to enjoy 2 additional social insurance regimes: sickness and maternity.
According to current regulations, compulsory social insurance covers includes 5 modes: sickness; maternity; occupational accidents and occupational diseases; retirement and death. However, non-specialized commune-level officials can only apply two regimes: retirement and death benefits.
In the report assessing the impact of the policy in the Social Insurance Law project (amended) presented The National Assembly, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs said: “In the process of summarizing the implementation of the 2014 Social Insurance Law, many opinions of National Assembly Delegates and recommendations to voters suggested implementing all 5 compulsory social insurance regimes for groups of people. The image of non-professionals working at the commune level mentioned above.”
Practical surveys of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs also show that most non-specialized officials at the commune level have a need to participate in all 5 mechanisms. Compulsory social insurance.
According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the increase in two additional sickness and maternity benefits meets the wishes of non-specialized officials at the commune level; Increase protection for employees when they are unfortunately sick or encounter an insurance event (pregnancy, childbirth…).
When participating and enjoying additional benefits Social insurance workers will feel more secure and committed to their work, thereby improving labor productivity and work efficiency.
This plan also creates positive impacts for women. Because sickness and maternity are two very important regimes for women to ensure they exercise their motherhood rights.
In particular, paying social insurance to the sickness and maternity fund is completely your responsibility. of the employer, so non-specialized commune-level officials will enjoy these two additional benefits without having to pay additional costs. Here, the employer is the state, so the additional payment costs will be paid by the state budget.
Therefore, when implementing this regulation, only the state budget will incur additional payment costs. into the sickness and maternity fund. Currently, there are about 86,000 people who are part-time officials at the commune level participating in compulsory social insurance with two regimes.
When adding sickness and maternity benefits, the state budget funding increases. an additional more than 73 billion VND/year.
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