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Contract employees in Khanh Hoa have received bonuses according to Decree 73. Photo: Huu Long
Contract employees in Khanh Hoa have received bonuses according to Decree 73. Photo: Huu Long

Contract employees in Khanh Hoa received bonuses after Lao Dong's reflection

Hữu Long (báo lao động) 03/02/2026 15:25 (GMT+7)

Khanh Hoa - After Lao Dong Newspaper reflected on bonus payments according to Decree 73, many contract employees have been paid bonuses.

On the morning of February 3, contract employees said they had received bonuses according to Decree 73 of the Government.

This is the latest result after the article "Contracted teachers in Khanh Hoa are concerned about bonus payment according to Decree 73" implemented by Lao Dong Newspaper.

According to reports, contract employees all sign labor contracts, indefinite-term employment contracts, are paid salaries according to State regulations and annually complete their tasks well.

However, when Decree 73 took effect, many people expressed concern and hesitation about whether they would receive bonuses or not.

Ms. D - an employee working at a primary school in Bac Nha Trang ward - said that in this area, 5 contract employees have been paid bonuses according to Decree 73.

According to the guidance of the Department of Finance, schools in Bac Nha Trang ward use from the state budget estimate assigned (including the annual bonus fund of agencies and units according to internal spending regulations) to pay to subjects in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 73 of the Government.

After receiving the bonus, many contract employees expressed their excitement and thanked Lao Dong Newspaper for promptly reflecting their thoughts and legitimate aspirations to state management agencies.

We also thank local leaders and leaders of Khanh Hoa province for promptly listening and issuing detailed guidance documents, helping to implement bonus payments before Tet, so that everyone has more funds to cover their families" - Ms. D shared.

Some contract employees also proposed that in the coming years, schools should include the content of rewards for contract workers in the Internal Expenditure Regulations right from the beginning of the year.

This will help to be proactive in spending sources, ensuring that contract workers enjoy benefits in accordance with the provisions of Decree 73.

Bonuses for Decree 73 are paid flexibly according to assessments

According to research, bonuses according to Decree 73 are often called "Tet bonus" or "13th month salary" by many teachers and staff, due to the payment time before December 31, 2025, close to the Lunar New Year 2026.

Decree 73 stipulates that bonuses are no longer spent in a egalitarian or rigidly attached to salary coefficients.

Units can plan to pay bonuses according to the first 6 months of the year and the last 6 months of the year, based on the results of assessing the level of task completion to create additional income for employees.

The annual bonus fund is determined separately, not included in the commendation fund according to the Law on Emulation and Commendation, with a level equal to 10% of the total salary fund according to positions, titles, ranks, grades and military ranks of subjects on the payroll of agencies and units, excluding allowances.

In addition to tenured teachers, Decree 73 also includes contract teachers under category 111 in the group considered for bonus payment.

However, according to the guidance of the Ministry of Finance, schools base on the number and salary coefficient of tenured teachers to determine the source of bonuses from the budget; for the group of contract workers, bonus payments are made from the assigned budget and other legal revenue sources.

The organization of policy implementation for cadres, civil servants, and public employees is under the authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Therefore, the bonus level at each unit and each school is different.

In fact, in the same province, there are schools where teachers ranked as excellently completing tasks receive a bonus of more than 16 million VND, teachers who complete tasks well receive about 13 million VND; while in some other schools, the bonus for excellent teachers is only at the level of more than 10 million VND.

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