| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence– Freedom – Happiness --------------- |
| No. 29/2012/ND-CP | Hanoi, April 12, 2012 |
DECREE
ON RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 15, 2010 Law on Public Employees;
At the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs;
The Government promulgated this Decree on recruitment, employment and management of public employees,
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
This Decree provides the recruitment, arrangement, assignment, change and professional title rank promotion; training, retraining; secondment, appointment, relief from duty; evaluation; resignation, retirement and competence for management of public employees in public non-business units.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Probation regime means regulations relevant to the process for a newly recruited public employee to get acquainted with the working environment and learn to perform jobs of his/her working position associated with the professional title to which he/she will be appointed as stated in his/her working contract.
2. Change of professional title means the appointment of a public employee to another professional title to better suit the professional requirements of his/her current working position.
3. Professional title rank means the level showing professional qualifications and capability of a public employee in each sector or field.
4. Professional title rank promotion means the appointment of a public employee to a higher professional title rank in the same sector or field.
Article 3. Classification of public employees
1. By working position, public employees are classified as follows:
a/ Managerial public employees, including persons defined in Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Public Employees;
b/ Non-managerial public employees, including persons performing only professional jobs according to their professional titles in public non-business units.
2. By professional title, public employees in each professional field are classified into the following ranks in descending order:
a/ Public employees holding professional titles of rank I;
b/ Public employees holding professional titles of rank II;
c/ Public employees holding professional titles of rank III;
d/ Public employees holding professional titles of rank IV.
Chapter II
RECRUITMENT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Section 1: RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS AND COMPETENCE
Article 4. Conditions for registration for public employee recruitment
1. A person wishing to register for recruitment must possess all qualities, professional qualifications and capabilities as required by working positions and professional titles and have all the conditions for recruitment registration specified in Article 22 of the Law on Public Employees.
2. Public non-business units may add other conditions as required by working positions specified at Point g, Clause 1, Article 22 of the Law on Public Employees, provided these conditions are not contrary to law and are approved by competent agencies managing these units before application.
Article 5. Competence to recruit public employees
